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The idea was to make it exactly the same, just get it through approvals
so Gibson can sell them everywhere. However, due to massive new layout changes and screening, there will be improvements
in noise immunity and overall noise. Tests so far have showed that it may have
better frequency response and distortion figures. More testing being done, The biggest difference to the whole thing is getting it out to a much
wider audience, which can only be good. Andy. -----Original
Message----- is
it really going to make any difference to it though ? and
if so what ? -----
Original Message -----
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002
9:01 PM Subject: RE:
edp + David, I guess you were the guy I
spoke to when Clive handed me the phone today. I have deliberately not
mentioned the new revision of the Echoplex on the list, as it is due to be
launched at the Nashville show next week. However, Clive is renowned throughout
the music biz for having an incredibly large mouth and he can’t help himself. So now the cat’s out of the
bag: - This new version is
identical in operation to the one currently on sale, has the same technical
specifications and should in no way deter an imminent buyer from getting one of
the current ones with the up-grade from Kim. This new model will
primarily be shipped to EDP-starved Europe in a few months. The reason for developing
it, is to get a CE approved version for sale in the UK and Europe, (previous
versions could only be sold through retail in the US and Switzerland who don’t
really recognise CE). This has cost Gibson about
$30 000 and me personally, a lot of long days and over three years to complete.
We had to totally re-lay the PCB, make it 4-layer, add loads of VHF filtering;
a filtered mains inlet and some really groovy tinned-brass screening cans for
the processor and audio codec. Kim and Matthias have been invaluable during the
long process and when we finally got that CE-certificate, it was definitely all
worth it. We settled on the name
‘Digital pro Plus’ to distinguish it from all previous non-CE models. It will ship with Loop4 installed. We reversed the colours on
the front, again to distinguish it, but this is not finalised, (I really like
Matthias’ suggestion of wine-red with cream graphics). Gibson honcho, Kevin Van
Pamel will be listening to opinions at the show, where there will be two fully
spammed-up & working prototypes on display. I’m hoping to get a huge
order for these babies out of Gibson, as Clive will finally be able to flood
all his European distributors with them. This is almost as exiting for the EDP,
or is it now EDPP, as the much-revered Loop4 upgrade. This is proof of Gibson’s
commitment to continue to expand the horizons of the Echoplex. Someday, all people will own
an Echoplex; Someday, Kim & Matthias
may actually make some money for all their hard work J Andy, Echoplex Slave, I mean
Production Manager. -----Original Message----- just talking ot a guy a trace elliot new model due out, the echopled digital pro PLUS it's the same except cosmetics, black with white writing [as
opposed to te other way round] anyone seen any pics ???? David Swain |