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Key Features
The Strymon El Capistan V2 d'Tape Delay Pedal is a machine which harkens back to the delay tones of old. Strymon have painstakingly developed the technology and innovated to bring you a plethora of vintage delay voicings, with three tape head options consisting of multi, single, and fixed. The Tape Age dial is a particular showpiece. It allows you to change between the voicing of a brand new tape delay machine, all the way to an old, semi-functioning one. This produces some truly spectacular results, giving you a crystal-clear sound all the way to a hauntingly beautiful, stuttering effect (mimicking an aged tape).
Building on the expansive control set of its predecessor, this newer version of El Capistan comes with built-in spring reverb. After all, delay and reverb are the ultimate dream team, and this reverb adds some serious spice. Full MIDI compatibility has been added, as well as a premium analogue JFET input circuit, along with a mono/stereo switch. To top it all off, the new ARM DSP chip gives this pedal even more processing power, contributing further detail to your music and consuming less energy on your pedalboard. But this is just scratching the surface of El Capistan's capabilities...
Product Ref: 234052
As vintage as it gets. Before the introduction of digital stompboxes, the delay, or slapback, effect had to be produced through actual tapes. One tape would record what was being played, and the other would play that recording moments after, producing what we now call… delay! Unlike digital stompboxes, which retain the same tone forever, old school tapes would continually wear down, which significantly altered the sound of the delay.
El Capistan pays homage to this with one of the most unique and powerful tools you'll ever see on a delay stompbox - the Tape Age dial. This beauty changes the voicing of the effect from that of a sparkling new tape, to that of one which has been used for years. The result? Possibly the most dynamic and addictive delays ever. Go from a clean, punchy voicing to a haunting warble simply by flicking the dial.
And then there's the rest of the dials. You've got your standard Time, Mix, and Repeats to help you shape the nature and intensity of the delay. This is alongside the premium new spring reverb built into this pedal. Then there's the Wow and Flutter knob, which takes all the different details and quirks of the moving parts of old tape echo machines and puts them into a single control.
So, it gives you the ability to determine how many 'wobbles' and pitch modulations you inject into the overall delay effect. This again imitates how an analogue tape echo would respond (or change its response) over time. Finally, the Tape Head and Mode switches give you the option to select how many virtual 'tape heads' you're running the effect through.
Out with the old. In with the new! This may be a vintage-style pedal, but this new version has some superb, modern improvements. Firstly, MIDI implementation through the EXP/MIDI jack means you can add further control, changing different parameters with MIDI commands - ideal for live shows. JFET circuitry has been added to the input jack to give it an even more analogue feel, as well as excellent dynamics. Finally, the ARM DSP chip adds more processing power, meaning a tighter, more fluid response and less power consumption across the board.
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