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It's likely that components will have drifted in the 40 yers since it was built. This can be compensated somewhat by adjusting the echo and intensity trimmers on the board. And it is always wise to clean and de gauss the heads.
Might be worth checking the tape you are using too - vintage loops are usually knackered now - you need to find a good modern alternative - I used BASF LGR50 which works well. It's getting expensive nowadays which is why I recently sold the masssive stash of it that I had, If I still had it I would have sent you some.
I do still have a PDF of the service manual I can send you if you don't alreday have it?
I'd put money on the problem being a combination of shit tape (the oxide wears away), dirty heads which are partially magnetised and component drift that can be often be (partly or fully) compensated for by adjusting the trimmers labelled intensity and echo in the service manual - relevant page below.
Unfortunately ($%*!) it sounds a fair bit better than the RE20, less clean, more compressed, and just more vibey.