187 EUR
The Universal Audio UAFX Orion Tape Echo comes loaded with three vintage delay emulations based on original analogue circuits. That means you're looking at authentic wow/flutter, true/buffered bypass, preamp switching and analogue dry-through functions. As close as it gets to the Maestro Echoplex EP-III tape echo, the Orion Tape Echo also boasts a compact, modern design, making it easy to slap onto your pedalboard and, just like Universal Audio's Starlight Echo Station, it supplies a rich, three-dimensional effect that's hard to come by. In terms of tape echo flavours, you have the pick of Mint, Worn and Old, so the same options the Echoplex EP-III serves up.