This is the latest version of the TTE. Guaranteed to work perfectly
Fulltone TTE tube tape echo..serial number 03717 excellent working and cosmetic condition comes with 2 extra new tape cartridges( in addition to the one installed( that is 3 cartridges total.
one is a Fulltone cartridge, the second is a re-taped Fulltone cartridge by Orbit( better quality tape than the Fulltone tape)
These now sell new for 1,500.00from the Fulltone website:
Tube Tape EchoFulltone Tape echoes are the best sounding and feeling echo devices you will ever play through, and if you buy one I bet that you will own it for the rest of your life. It's not easy or cheap hand-building Tape Echoes in the USA, in California, none the less. It is an intense labor of love and a source of pride because honestly no one else can do it but me...or they would.The Fulltone TubeTapeEcho is quite literally what would happen if you took a vintage EP-2 Echoplex:
*ran the preamp at over 200 volts
* put better heads on it
*improved the tape transport with ball-bearing guide posts
*gave it 2 tape speeds
*put better quality tape on it
* installed an intelligent torque (and speed) adjusting DC powered transport motor.
* got rid of the hum by running the filaments on 12VDC,
*made it stereo
*gave it true bypass
*got rid of the Ep-2's sound-robbing Echo Cancel feature and replaced it with a relay-activated cancel function allowing for any cable length to the footswitch with no degradation to the sound of the repeats.
*gave it a separate Instrument and Echo volume control
*and put a tone control on it affecting only the repeats.