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06 Jan Echorec Plexiglas Front Panel Polishing

We recently began restoration of a beat-up old 'B1' Echorec. It was in a right sorry state. Some Rolling Stone fan had taken it into their head to paint the machine black at some point (probably in the

22 Dec The Echorec From The Dark Side Of The Moon

Another Binson ‘Echorec’ recently landed in the Effectrode workshop for repair, this time an iconic piece of prog rock history: David Gilmour’s old T7E. Now, although we’ve accumulated a not inconsiderable

16 Dec Compare and Contrast

A picture of progress: Phaseomatic model PM-3 in the foreground and the old model PM-2 in the background. We've spent almost ten years in deep space but we're now closing in fast on releasing the all-new,

13 Dec Paying for the beat of a new drum

Or, to put it another way, things you should know when buying a new old stock (N.O.S.) 'Echorec' drum. Whether you're the proud owner of a Binson Echorec or a tech who makes a humble living repairing

16 Nov Mullard Fleetwood – The End Of The Line

The end of Blackpool's fantastic Victorian engineered, coastal, electric tram-line to be more precise: last stop 'Fleetwood Ferry'. Yes folks, another family holiday has been sidelined to pay homage to

12 Sep Coupon Code for free Effectrode Guitar Picks

We now have Effectrode Guitar Picks available to purchase in our online store, or you can get yours free when you purchase any other item from our store using the Effectrode coupon code: 3freepicks

08 Sep We have a new Website!

Our new website makes it much easier for you to find the information you are looking for, all the same fascinating articles are there and with a new search facility at the top of the page it's much easier

01 Jun Let’s talk about cryogenics and tubes

Awhile back I wrote and article titled "Cryogenics Treatment of Tubes: An Engineer's Perspective". Like politics and religion it's, ironically, one of those topics that people can get pretty hot under

27 Apr Stellar Sylvania Specifications!

I've heard stories told about fantastic Sylvania tubes with exceptionally high gain factor (mu) ratings in the order of 10% to 20% higher than nominal. Now, the practical implications of this would be

13 Apr Black dogs and black plates

During a recent stock check of the Effectrode component stores (a.k.a. 'Warehouse 13') I came across the curious old artifact shown in the photo above. The picture shows two Philips 6111 subminiature

10 Apr Synchrony: Model PM-3A Phaseomatic Deluxe Update #4

Although it's been a good few months since my last update on the Phaseomatic tube phaser I can assure you I've been steadily beavering away in the Effectrode laboratory and making headway on this pedal

21 Mar Displacement activities: Modding a Fender Champ 12 Amp

Although the Delta-Trem and Phaseomatic designs are drawing to close, there's still some head scratching needed to get the tap tempo calibrated on both these pedals. To relax I decided to tweak-up the

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