Open Reel Ensemble

Fretwired · January 2019

Three reel to reel tape machines and some FX pedals .. bonkers.

boogieman · January 2019

I thought that was going to be like Frippertronics. Very clever but as you say, bonkers!

Phil_aka_Pip · January 2019

Didn't Ritchie Blackmore use an Aiwa machine for its preamp and the tape delay?

Fretwired · January 2019

Phil_aka_Pip said:

Didn't Ritchie Blackmore use an Aiwa machine for its preamp and the tape delay?

I think he did do something like that ... that sort of thing was certainly used by guitarists in the studio in the early 70s.

JezWynd · January 2019

I used to use an old 2 track reel to reel as an echo unit by feeding the output to the input. Still the lushest delay sound I've heard.

exocet · January 2019

Fretwired said:

Phil_aka_Pip said:

Didn't Ritchie Blackmore use an Aiwa machine for its preamp and the tape delay?

I think he did do something like that ... that sort of thing was certainly used by guitarists in the studio in the early 70s.

I think it was Akai. My dad used to have one.

Having said that, I just googled it and numerous reel to reel tape decks are mentioned from all the major Japanese manufacturers. My take on that approach is that the Mic Input on a tape deck would have a lower impedance than a standard valve amp (Marshall) and would load down the guitar pickups thereby changing the tone (removing a lot of high end that is naturally present in a Strat pickup. Combine that with the additional gain available and you could drive the guitar amp quite hard to get a beefy tone.

Octafish · January 2019

That's excellent!

mbe · January 2019

I've still got my old Revox. Anyone else fancy forming a similar band?

I wonder if it could be done with old cassette players.

Phil_aka_Pip · January 2019

Hey! I'd like an old Revox!

exocet · January 2019

Phil_aka_Pip said:

Hey! I'd like an old Revox!

My dad used to have 6 x A77s kicking around in his shed....don't know if he still does

Fretwired · January 2019

exocet said:

Phil_aka_Pip said:

Hey! I'd like an old Revox!

My dad used to have 6 x A77s kicking around in his shed....don't know if he still does

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exocet · January 2019

Fretwired said:

exocet said:

Phil_aka_Pip said:

Hey! I'd like an old Revox!

My dad used to have 6 x A77s kicking around in his shed....don't know if he still does

He had a couple of B77's in the house!

SRich · January 2019

Fretwired said:

exocet said:

My dad used to have 6 x A77s kicking around in his shed....don't know if he still does

Don't fret...I'm sure it is a temperature controlled, dust free man-shed and the A77's will have been individually hermetically sealed..........

exocet · January 2019

SRich said:

Fretwired said:

exocet said:

My dad used to have 6 x A77s kicking around in his shed....don't know if he still does

Don't fret...I'm sure it is a temperature controlled, dust free man-shed and the A77's will have been individually hermetically sealed..........

.....possibly....my dad was an avid user / collector of HiFi gear. He bought and sold a lot but didn't offload the Revox before the backside fell out of that market. The fact that "analogue tape" is making a comeback has surprised him somewhat.....I have my doubts that the A77's are in a serviceable condition. He still has a couple of Nakamichi Cassette decks!

maltingsaudio · January 2019

Like that but raise you this

https://youtu.be/bTLgeqCaYMY.

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