Echo Bender V2
The V2 Echo Bender is functionally the same as V1.
Changes in the V2 are:
-Hand made steel housing with hard wood end panels
-Battery compartment
-Roll bars to protect controls<
The Echo Bender is an echo, distortion and experimental, stand alone noise generator.
It’s capable of creating smooth, clean echos as well as delving deep into screeching, noisy realms seldom heard from a traditional echo pedal. See video samples below.
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FEATURES:
-Coarse pitch
-Fine pitch
-Decay
-Wet volume
-Dry volume
-Feedback/distortion amount. SEE NOTES ON FEEDBACK BELOW
-True bypass foot switch
-Effect activation indicator LED
-9 volt DC Power jack
-9 Volt Battery compartment
-1/4″ Switching input jack (conserves battery power by switching off power when plug is empty)
-1/4″ Output jack
-External power supply included. Input 120AC, output 9Volts DC. 200mA
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FEED BACK NOTES:
This is a diverse effect which can be used to generate squealing feedback, sub-octave pitch tracking effects and harsh distortion.
Please see the videos on the Echo Bender page for some examples of how this feature can be used.
Here’s a quote from an Echo Bender owner about the feedback feature:
“What interests me most about this pedal is the feedback knob and the decay knob. When you turn these two knobs simultaneously, you get an extraordinary synth/noise sound that is beyond compare! With the rate knobs all the way up, the feedback and decay knobs become a mini version of a mod synth if used correctly. The possibilities are endless!”
the following videos were shot using the Echo Bender V1. The V2 looks slightly different but functions the same. Everything you hear in the following videos can be done using the V2.
Christian said:
October 1st, 2009 at 5:39pm #
Very neat project! I don’t suppose we could get a step-by-step on constructing the housing? I’d love to know how to fabricate with steel like that.
Jon said:
October 6th, 2009 at 10:27pm #
When’s this available and how much?
Emily said:
March 21st, 2010 at 5:05am #
I would love to build/have/buy one of these. Is there any possibility that this will become available in the near future?
casper said:
April 11th, 2010 at 1:09pm #
@Emily: I think the echo benders time has come and gone. I will try to post the schematics asap.
elric said:
April 26th, 2010 at 8:49am #
i love this effect!!
and i want to say like Emily
Why can i build/have/buy one of these?
SMSD said:
May 8th, 2010 at 8:57am #
Tasty sounds. I’m joining the queue for the schematics.
Nick said:
June 7th, 2010 at 12:21pm #
It seems a lot of the “soundscape” effect comes from turning the pots as you play. Could you make a version with slide resistors instead of pots and put them on foot pedals so you can manipulate them as you play?
fat0wl said:
June 13th, 2010 at 11:43am #
yeah, schematic!! very cool of you to offer, would love to build one. funny youre based in troy now, i left there for nyc around the time you left nyc for troy. say hi to scully for me!
–john