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Amtech AGE-1 Echo Rack Unit
Estimated price for orientation: 1 200 $
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Description Condition: New other (see details): A new, unused item with absolutely no signs of wear. The item may be missing the original packaging, or in the original packaging but not sealed. The item may be a factory second or a new, unused item with defects. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition Brand: Amtech Country/Region of Manufacture: Sweden Model: AGE-1
From Soundonsound.com:"Amtech are a small Swedish company whose driving passion is to recreate the vintage tape echo sound using wholly electronic means. Interestingly though, they haven't used physical modelling, or digital delays with clever filtering, but have instead gone back to CCD technology and tried to bring it up to date. The result is a 1U rackmount box that purports to emulate the warm, unfocused sound of tape echo units such as those made by Watkins, Binson, Vox and those wonderful Miazzis that had tape echo built into their PA systems.Configured as a mono-in, mono-out processor, with a choice of effect only or effect/dry mix outputs, the Age One has a high input impedance optimised, so I'm told, for use with Fender Strats, though it will of course work with any electric guitar. There are three sensitivity switch settings and an input level control along with a generous LED meter, but curiously, this only affects the delay level -- the clean sound remains stoically unchanged. A suitably retro-looking footswitch is included for bypassing the effect.There are six switchable echo modes, the first three seeming to produce roughly evenly-spaced echoes and the remaining three designed to simulate multi-head tape echo boxes. The overall delay time can be varied up to a maximum of 450mS, and there's a delay tone control as well as adjustment over wet/dry mix and a feedback knob. There's no MIDI, no programmability and no multi-effects, but there is a knob on the back panel called Flutter, which attempts to emulate the tape speed variations often associated with tape echo units that had spent too long between services. Rather than simply modulate the delay time rhythmically, this seems to have a random element to it, possibly produced by a noise-fed sample-and-hold circuit fed into an integrator. Whatever the methodology, the result is reasonably authentic with just enough range to prevent you getting silly with it."DISCLAIMER:ITEM WILL BE TESTED AND INSURED TO BE FUNCTIONAL PRIOR TO SHIPMENT. WE DO NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE IN TRANSIT OR ONCE THE ITEM IS REMOVED FROM PACKAGE. NO RETURNS OR REFUNDS. PAYMENT IS DUE WITHIN 48 HOURS OR AUCTION END OR ITEM WILL BE RE-LISTED. PLEASE CONTACT ME TO ARRANGE ALTERNATE PAYMENT OPTIONS PRIOR TO THE AUCTION’S END – OTHERWISE PLEASE DO NOT BID. NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED DURING THE MAKING OF THIS AUCTION.
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| Condition: | New other (see details): A new, unused item with absolutely no signs of wear. The item may be missing the original packaging, or in the original packaging but not sealed. The item may be a factory second or a new, unused item with defects. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition | Brand: | Amtech |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: | Sweden | Model: | AGE-1 |
From Soundonsound.com:"Amtech are a small Swedish company whose driving passion is to recreate the vintage tape echo sound using wholly electronic means. Interestingly though, they haven't used physical modelling, or digital delays with clever filtering, but have instead gone back to CCD technology and tried to bring it up to date. The result is a 1U rackmount box that purports to emulate the warm, unfocused sound of tape echo units such as those made by Watkins, Binson, Vox and those wonderful Miazzis that had tape echo built into their PA systems.Configured as a mono-in, mono-out processor, with a choice of effect only or effect/dry mix outputs, the Age One has a high input impedance optimised, so I'm told, for use with Fender Strats, though it will of course work with any electric guitar. There are three sensitivity switch settings and an input level control along with a generous LED meter, but curiously, this only affects the delay level -- the clean sound remains stoically unchanged. A suitably retro-looking footswitch is included for bypassing the effect.There are six switchable echo modes, the first three seeming to produce roughly evenly-spaced echoes and the remaining three designed to simulate multi-head tape echo boxes. The overall delay time can be varied up to a maximum of 450mS, and there's a delay tone control as well as adjustment over wet/dry mix and a feedback knob. There's no MIDI, no programmability and no multi-effects, but there is a knob on the back panel called Flutter, which attempts to emulate the tape speed variations often associated with tape echo units that had spent too long between services. Rather than simply modulate the delay time rhythmically, this seems to have a random element to it, possibly produced by a noise-fed sample-and-hold circuit fed into an integrator. Whatever the methodology, the result is reasonably authentic with just enough range to prevent you getting silly with it."DISCLAIMER:ITEM WILL BE TESTED AND INSURED TO BE FUNCTIONAL PRIOR TO SHIPMENT. WE DO NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE IN TRANSIT OR ONCE THE ITEM IS REMOVED FROM PACKAGE. NO RETURNS OR REFUNDS. PAYMENT IS DUE WITHIN 48 HOURS OR AUCTION END OR ITEM WILL BE RE-LISTED. PLEASE CONTACT ME TO ARRANGE ALTERNATE PAYMENT OPTIONS PRIOR TO THE AUCTION’S END – OTHERWISE PLEASE DO NOT BID. NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED DURING THE MAKING OF THIS AUCTION.