Wampler Faux Tape Echo Manual

Faux Tape Echo

The Faux Analog Echo and Faux Tape Echo delay pedals are now extremely well 

established in Nashville and beyond, from masterful session guitarists to studio 

"house sound" collections and of course as the key delay tone for many pros! 

From New York to France to Italy to Japan and anywhere else there's a music 

scene looking for some killer delay tone, you'll find them. Based around very 

carefully selected and very rigorously tested PT2399 delay chips, the Faux 

AnalogEcho and Faux Tape Echo circuits allowed Brian to combine the note 

clarity of a sophisticated digital delay with an all-analog dry path (unaffected 

signal) and magnificent all-analog tone-shaping and modulation circuitry. What 

that means to you is that you get a true hybrid pedal with the best of both 

worlds: exquisite note clarity in perfect harmony with beautiful analog warmth. 

From country slap-back to ambient washes to straight-ahead rock and metal 

delay needs, the Faux Analog Echo and Faux Tape Echo pedals are famous for 

their awesome tone.

But we wouldn't be Wampler Pedals if we didn't listen to our users, artists, and 

dealers, and take into account feature requests. Brian Wampler wouldn't be who 

he is if he weren't always thinking of a better way to accomplish something cool. 

This new version of the Faux Tape Echo takes everything great about the original, 

and adds to it the much-requested tap tempo functionality users have wanted 

for a long, long time, as well as a new way of emulating the elusive and beautiful 

character that people look for in classic tape echo units. The time has come for 

the Faux Tape Echo that everyone has been waiting patiently for – and Brian's 

worked hard to make sure you're going to love it!

To get the most out of your new pedal, you'll want to become very familiar with the controls. The new Faux Tape Echo features Level, 

Repeats, Shade and Delay controls, in addition to a Tap Tempo footswitch located on the bottom right which overrides the Delay control 

as long as the pedal is powered. The modulation section is appropriately called the "Faux Tape Reel," and can be engaged or bypassed 

with a toggle switch.

When engaged, you have access to two controls, Movement and Sway, which allow you to dial in the precise modulation amount and 

character that you want. Continuing a proud tradition, the pedal features an all-analog dry path, ensuring that your fundamental tone is 

just as pure coming out as it was going in. As with all Wampler Pedals products, the Faux Tape Echo includes high-quality true-bypass 

switching which takes it completely out of the signal path when bypassed. Experiment and enjoy!

Bypass – A true-bypass footswitch ensures solid, mechanical removal of the circuit when it isn't wanted, meaning you don't lose any 

tone when the pedal is off.

Level – Controls the level of the delayed signal. At low settings, this can be quite subtle, and it is strongly interactive with the Shade and 

Repeats controls. Where it begins to equal or even overtake the dry signal depends on how loud your guitar's output is, but it has a very 

thorough range of adjustment which allows you to dial in precisely how much wet signal you want.

Repeats – This controls the level of feedback into the delay line. Up to a certain point, which depends on other factors (where the Shade 

knob is set, and how hot your guitar's output is among them), this will just mean more repeats. However, dialed in high enough for your 

particular setup, you can get very pleasing oscillation, or feedback that continues on and on once you've played the initial note. There 

are a lot of neat sounds that you can achieve with oscillation, from a building swell at higher Level settings, to an ambient background 

you can create with lower Level and Shade settings and Repeats just at the point of oscillating. This can give you a beautiful undertone 

to play over that doesn't get in the way of anything. There's a huge range to be explored on the Repeats knob, and like the Level control 

it is setup-dependent as to where the first repeats, pre-oscillation, oscillation, etc. can be found.

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