Artist Feature: Sound on Sound with El Capistan
A few weeks back Hugo did a blog on Sound on Sound with El Capistan. I thought it would be fun for this Artist Feature
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Ethan Tufts
Ethan Tufts left Strymon in early 2021.
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What a tease!
Pssh.
So, I know that it has tap tempo and I know that it will use the preset switch, but what is it?!?!?! Filter pedal? Phaser? Tremolo?
the color says “dirt” to me… though something phasey would be great.
If it’s an OD, maybe a Bypass button and a Favorite/wysiwyg toggle?
the script bit looks like Spanish – fortuitous, as i see Spain making it 2 tha finals
i divine a twisted delay – n’est pas?
Elusive blurriness, I don’t care what it is, I can see my pedalboard becoming dominated by Strymon pedals!!
Your camera is out of focus.
i don’t see any tubes, it probably isn’t a dirt pedal…
It’s not dirt. It has tap.
Looks like something called the “El Centro” (“El Cajon”?) which MAY be either a vibe/trem type thing….
who the heck knows? 😉
dave
Some people on TGP think it’s a tape (emulated) delay.
P.S. I own both the Blue Sky and the Orbit Flanger…both are great!
Yes! It’s a tape echo/delay…..see the facebook page…I gotta hear sample clips of this….
El Capstan???? as in the Capstan rollers used on reel to reel tape players