The Roland RE-301 Space Echo is a Roland effects unit. Close alternatives include the Visual Sound H2O and the Roland Analog Echo. It pairs well with the Synergy SL2 Module and the Friedman BE-Mini Head.
Roland RE-301 Space Echo
Roland · effects unit
The Roland RE-301 Chorus Echo is a 1970s tape echo unit combining a magnetic tape delay, spring reverb and a chorus section in one box. Its tape-based repeats have a warm, slightly degraded, organic character with natural wow and flutter that synthesizers and digital delays struggle to mimic. Brian Setzer adopted it as his mainstay, typically setting a fast single slapback between 60 and 120 milliseconds for his rockabilly tone. It also produces lush longer echoes, ambient washes and chorus-tinged textures. Beloved across rockabilly, dub, surf and experimental music, it offers rich, characterful, decidedly analog echo and modulation, though as a vintage tape machine it needs maintenance.
- echo
- organic
- analog
- chorus
- slapback
- spring reverb
- rockabilly
- tape echo
Genres the Roland RE-301 Space Echo is commonly used in
- Rockabilly
- Ambient
- Experimental
- Lo Fi
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Reggae
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Indie
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Roland RE-301 Space Echo
Synergy SL2 Module
Synergy
tonal matchInto a transparent tone, Synergy SL2 Module brings the high gain it's missing
Friedman BE-Mini Head
Friedman
tonal matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Friedman BE-Mini Head gives it high gain to fill it with
Vox Mini SuperBeetle Bass
Vox
tonal matchRun Vox Mini SuperBeetle Bass into that transparent platform and it finally gets some fuzzy
Marshall 2203KK Kerry King JCM800
Marshall
tonal matchMarshall 2203KK Kerry King JCM800's high gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Egnater Tweaker 88 Head
Egnater
tonal matchRun Egnater Tweaker 88 Head into that transparent platform and it finally gets some low gain
Ceriatone 2202H
Ceriatone
tonal matchInto a transparent tone, Ceriatone 2202H brings the high gain it's missing
Friedman Jose LTD
Friedman
tonal matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Friedman Jose LTD gives it high gain to fill it with
Peavey 6505 MH 20W Mini Head
Peavey
tonal matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Peavey 6505 MH 20W Mini Head gives it high gain to fill it with
Pedals that stack with the Roland RE-301 Space Echo
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2
Dr Scientist
tonal matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 gives it fuzzy to fill it with
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler
Dr Scientist
tonal matchRun Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler into that transparent platform and it finally gets some low gain
Caline CP-12 Blue Pure Sky
Caline
tonal matchRun Caline CP-12 Blue Pure Sky into that transparent platform and it finally gets some medium gain
Tone City Dry Martini
Tone City
tonal matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Tone City Dry Martini gives it medium gain to fill it with
Xotic Robotalk 2
Xotic
tonal matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Xotic Robotalk 2 gives it high gain to fill it with
Carl Martin Panama
Carl Martin
tonal matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Carl Martin Panama gives it high gain to fill it with
Dawner Prince Boonar
Dawner Prince
tonal matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Dawner Prince Boonar gives it high gain to fill it with — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Warm Audio Jet Phaser
Warm Audio
tonal matchWarm Audio Jet Phaser's high gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Alternatives
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Roland RE-301 Space Echo?+
The closest matches in character are the Visual Sound H2O, the Roland Analog Echo, the Maestro Echoplex.
What pairs well with the Roland RE-301 Space Echo?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Synergy SL2 Module, Friedman BE-Mini Head, Vox Mini SuperBeetle Bass — Into a transparent tone, Synergy SL2 Module brings the high gain it's missing.