Gecko Pedals - Geckoplex EP-5 - Black

From Gecko Pedals: 

Meet the Geckoplex, the no-expense-spared result of over 10 years in pursuit of our own dream delay pedal.  Inspired by 1960-1970’s era tape delays, but with some more modern digital features added in, the Geckoplex EP-5 is about as close as possible to having an actual tape delay unit on your pedalboard.  It is full-featured and versatile, handling anything from a simple slap-back, to creating dreamy, spacious science-fiction soundscapes that combine reverb with nearly endless, twisted, wavering echoes.  Pair it with an expression pedal for hands-free control of any set of controls over any range in real-time.

Mount it on your pedalboard, or put it on top of your amp stack for some hands-on action instead.  However you decide to use it, it has your delay needs covered, and is solidly hand-built to last a very long time.

Each Geckoplex is hand-crafted in small batches with genuine, quality components and individually hand-numbered.  Absolutely everything, including circuit board assembly, machining, powder coating, screen printing,  assembly, and testing, is done in-house right here in Eugene, Oregon, U.S.A.

New Version 2 Features include:

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  Full MIDI control, with up to 64 MIDI accessible presets, clock sync, and clock master mode.
  
  


• Can be fully bypassed.  The off-state output modes are user selectable(buffered with preamp active, or fully bypassed).


• User selectable max delay time (650ms, 1sec, 2sec).


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  User selectable expression pedal functions in the Sound on Sound looper mode (playback volume, playback speed, or loop degradation).
  
  


• Independent control of reverb parameters via MIDI (mix, decay time, tone).


• Over 2X higher headroom before clipping.


• Even lower overall noise floor.

Other Features include:

• Analog FET input preamp gain stage, with level adjustable from zero up to +11dB by the GAINknob.


• Super high quality 24bit/96kHz audio digital audio in the effects path.


• Up to 2 seconds max delay time.


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  Sound on Sound (SOS) looper mode, with loops of up to 40 seconds.


• Toggle switches change the SOS loop playback speed and direction (1/2, normal, 2X speeds, and backward or forward playback).


• Separate WET/DRY outputs for use with dual amp setups or other non-conventional signal routing.


• The dry signal can be switched off on the wet output for pure WET/DRY outputs (internal switch).


• 3 (or up to 64 accessible by MIDI) Fully programmable presets, with seamless switching between them.


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  Expression pedal support, allowing full control of any set of controls over any desired range on each preset.


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  Tap tempo with selectable subdivisions (eighth note, quarter note, and dotted eighth note subdivisions).


• Tap tempo hold function ramps up into temporary self-oscillation.


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  TRAILS toggle switch to control whether trailing effects are heard after the unit is switched off.


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  Buffered outputs, capable of easily driving amps with clarity, even through long cables or into Lo-Z inputs.


• Motorized delay slide control to set the delay time, similar to a tape write head position lever found on some vintage tape delay units.


• 6 effect control knobs: echo VOLUME, REPEATS, TONE, WARP, REVERB, and a Gecko Pedals original effect: SHIFT.
  


• LED level meter bar with peak indicator (6 LEDs).

Other nerdy bragging rights:

• A preposterously powerful ARM Cortex M7 core handles the DSP heavy lifting.


• The enclosure is powder coated and artwork is printed with epoxy ink for ultimate finish durability.


• Gold-plated contacts on the circuit board (ENIG finish).


• Real genuine Davies Molding knobs, made in Chicago, USA


• Real genuine Hammond Manufacturing all metal enclosure.


• Only polyester film and ceramic capacitors are used throughout.  No electrolytic or tantalum capacitors to worry about drying up or otherwise failing.


• Polyester film capacitors are used exclusively in the audio signal path.


• Silicone wire cable assemblies are used for all peripheral circuit board connections.