Dunlop Echoplex All-Analog Dry Path Delay vs Strymon EC-1
The Dunlop Echoplex All-Analog Dry Path Delay and the Strymon EC-1 are both pedals sharing warm, analog warmth. The Strymon EC-1 leans slapback and ambient. Current prices: $209.99 vs $279.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.46% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- warm
- analog warmth
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$209.99via Reverb
$279via Reverb
The Dunlop Echoplex Delay is a BBD analog delay pedal from Dunlop inspired by the legendary Maestro Echoplex tape echo machine. Features an all-analog dry path (the dry guitar signal bypasses the DSP entirely) with warm, naturally degrading BBD chip delay repeats. Controls include Echo Time, Echo Volume, and Feedback. The Echoplex circuit uses genuine BBD chips for authentic analog delay warmth with pre-amp character inspired by the original Echoplex tape machine's preamp stage.
The Strymon EC-1 Single Head dTape Echo distills the core tone of the acclaimed El Capistan into a compact, gig-ready pedal focused on a single moving tape head, modeled after a specific modified Echoplex EP-2. Using Strymon's dTape DSP algorithms and SHARC processing, it captures the natural warmth, wow and flutter, and sonic idiosyncrasies of real tape echo without the maintenance of analog tape. It delivers everything from tight slapback and rhythmic repeats to warm, saturated, self-oscillating echoes, with controls for tape age, wow and flutter, and mechanisms that recreate authentic tape behavior. Streamlined yet deep, it suits players wanting classic, characterful tape delay in a smaller footprint, ideal for vintage rock, ambient, and players chasing that revered Echoplex preamp warmth and organic repeat character.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Blues
- Country
- Rockabilly
- Ambient
- Indie
- Rock
- slapback
- ambient
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Live
- Studio
- Worship