The Roland RE-2 Space Echo is a Roland delay pedal. Close alternatives include the Donner White Tape and the Strymon Magneto Four Head dTape Echo. It pairs well with the Fender Deluxe Reverb and the 1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe.
Roland RE-2 Space Echo
Roland · pedal
The Roland RE-2 Space Echo is a compact reissue of the legendary Roland RE-201 tape echo from Roland (Hamamatsu, Japan), delivering the iconic tape delay, spring reverb, and head-selection character of vintage Space Echo units in a modern pedalboard format. The RE-201 original is one of the most influential effects in music history, used in dub reggae, psychedelic rock, and ambient music. The RE-2 captures the vintage Space Echo character in a reliable modern pedal.
- echo
- tape delay
- spring reverb
- modern
- ambient
- delay
- psychedelic
- tape echo
Good for
- Live
- Studio
- Worship
Genres the Roland RE-2 Space Echo is commonly used in
- Reggae
- Rock
- Ambient
- Rockabilly
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Roland RE-2 Space Echo
Pedals that stack with the Roland RE-2 Space Echo
MXR Distortion+
MXR
10% matchWhat MXR Distortion+ brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Beetronics Swarm
Beetronics
10% matchBeetronics Swarm's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying
Electro-Harmonix Small Stone
Electro-Harmonix
9% matchPut Electro-Harmonix Small Stone after Roland RE-2 Space Echo in the signal chain, clear of Roland RE-2 Space Echo's own gain stage
Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator
pedal
9% matchRun Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator after Roland RE-2 Space Echo in the signal chain, clear of Roland RE-2 Space Echo's own gain stage
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Donner White Tape
Donner
83% similarityShared character: delay, digital, ambient
Strymon Magneto Four Head dTape Echo
Strymon
81% similarityShared character: digital, delay, ambient
T-Rex Echorec Delay
T Rex
77% similarityShared character: digital, delay, ambient
TC Electronic Gauss Tape Echo
TC Electronic
77% similarityShared character: delay, digital, ambient
Dunlop EP103 Echoplex Delay
Dunlop
77% similarityShared character: delay, reverb, analog
Dunlop Echoplex All-Analog Dry Path Delay
Dunlop
76% similarityShared character: delay, reverb, analog
Cusack Music Delay TME tap tempo mini
Cusack Music
75% similarityShared character: delay, reverb, overdrive
Roland RE-202 Space Echo
Roland
74% similarityShared character: digital, delay, ambient
J. Rockett Immortal Echo
J Rockett
72% similarityShared character: delay, ambient, overdrive
Strymon Volante
Strymon
72% similarityShared character: delay, reverb, ambient
Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man
Electro-Harmonix
71% similarityShared character: delay, ambient, analog
Carl Martin Red Repeat
Carl Martin
71% similarityShared character: delay, ambient, reverb
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Roland RE-2 Space Echo?+
The closest matches in character are the Donner White Tape, the Strymon Magneto Four Head dTape Echo, the T-Rex Echorec Delay.
What pairs well with the Roland RE-2 Space Echo?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fender Deluxe Reverb, 1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe, MXR Distortion+ — Fender Deluxe Reverb leans toward spring, and that's a real, usable character to pair with.