The Strymon Magneto Four Head dTape Echo is a Strymon delay pedal. Close alternatives include the TC Electronic Gauss Tape Echo and the T-Rex Echorec Delay. It pairs well with the Fender Deluxe Reverb and the 1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe.

Strymon Magneto Four Head dTape Echo

Strymon · pedal

The Strymon Magneto is a four-head digital tape echo from Strymon (Westlake Village, California), modeling a four-head tape echo machine with independent delay times and volumes for each head for complex polyrhythmic echo effects. The Magneto captures the character of vintage four-head tape echo machines with Strymon engineering for detailed tape echo emulation.

What stands out

  • “The Strymon Magneto delivers four-head tape echo at Strymon premium quality for ambient, experimental, and studio players who want complex multi-head tape echo from one of the most respected digital effects makers”

    — from the community notes

  • “In the signal chain delay sits after drive”

    — from the community notes

  • “Its standout strength is the four independent tape echo heads with individual delay times and volumes for complex polyrhythmic echo at Strymon premium quality”

    — from the community notes

  • “the strymon magneto is a four-head digital tape echo from strymon”

    — from the listing

  • “The Magneto captures the character of vintage four-head tape echo machines with Strymon engineering for detailed tape echo emulation”

    — from the listing

  • tape echo
  • delay
  • complex
  • echo
  • digital
  • studio
  • ambient
  • experimental

Good for

  • Live
  • Studio
  • Worship

Genres the Strymon Magneto Four Head dTape Echo is commonly used in

  • Ambient
  • Experimental
  • Lo Fi
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Rockabilly
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Post Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Electronic
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Strymon Magneto Four Head dTape Echo

Fender Deluxe Reverb

Fender

14% match

Fender Deluxe Reverb leans toward bright, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe

Fender

13% match

What 1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe brings here leans toward transparent — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Pedals that stack with the Strymon Magneto Four Head dTape Echo

Electro-Harmonix Small Stone

Electro-Harmonix

9% match
$230.39via Reverb

Run Electro-Harmonix Small Stone after Strymon Magneto Four Head dTape Echo in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Strymon Magneto Four Head dTape Echo

Comes earlier in the signal chain

ZVEX Fuzz Factory

Zvex

9% match
$199via Reverb

ZVEX Fuzz Factory leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Tech 21 SansAmp

Tech 21

9% match

What Tech 21 SansAmp brings here leans toward bright — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Electro-Harmonix Small Clone

Electro-Harmonix

8% match
$85.36via Reverb

Keep Electro-Harmonix Small Clone after Strymon Magneto Four Head dTape Echo in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Strymon Magneto Four Head dTape Echo

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

TC Electronic Gauss Tape Echo

TC Electronic

79% similarity
$75.67via Reverb

Shared character: digital, delay, ambient

T-Rex Echorec Delay

T Rex

77% similarity

Shared character: digital, delay, ambient

Donner White Tape

Donner

77% similarity

Shared character: digital, delay, ambient

Roland RE-2 Space Echo

Roland

72% similarity

Shared character: digital, delay, ambient

Keeley Eccos Neo-Vintage Tape Delay

Keeley

71% similarity
$199via Reverb

Shared character: delay, studio, overdrive

Dunlop EP103 Echoplex Delay

Dunlop

68% similarity
$170via Reverb

Shared character: delay, overdrive

Hotone Binaryeko

Hotone

67% similarity
$89via Reverb

Shared character: delay, digital, overdrive

J. Rockett Immortal Echo

J Rockett

66% similarity
$119via Reverb

Shared character: delay, ambient, overdrive

Fjord Fuzz Loke Tape Emulation

Fjord Fuzz

66% similarity

Shared character: delay, digital, overdrive

Keeley Magnetic Echo Delay v2

Keeley

65% similarity
$127.49via Reverb

Shared character: delay, overdrive

Roland RE-202 Space Echo

Roland

64% similarity

Shared character: digital, delay, ambient

T-Rex Replica Delay

T Rex

64% similarity
$139via Reverb

Shared character: digital, delay, studio

See all alternatives to the Strymon Magneto Four Head dTape Echo (cheaper + boutique) →

Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Strymon Magneto Four Head dTape Echo?+

The closest matches in character are the TC Electronic Gauss Tape Echo, the T-Rex Echorec Delay, the Donner White Tape.

What pairs well with the Strymon Magneto Four Head dTape Echo?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fender Deluxe Reverb, 1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe, Electro-Harmonix Small Stone — Fender Deluxe Reverb leans toward bright, and that's a real, usable character to pair with.

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