BOSS RE-20 Space Echo discontinued!

[Pepe]

From the I Love Fuzz forum (http://ilovefuzz.com/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=65036):

If you love the thing (or the tape unit), get one while you can - Sweetwater is out, and used prices will SKYROCKET very fast.

Remember the Boss FRV-1 reverb tank pricing after discontinuation?

This is going to make this look like peanuts.

As a Space Echo (tape) owner, this is the ONLY unit I've ever played that's even remotely in the ballpark as the pre-amp is correct and that's a huge portion of the sound.

[BearBoy]

Wonder if an RE-200 (or RE-2) is on the cards?

I've not looked into them too much but do the tape modes on the DD-200 and DD-500 cover this sort of sound?

[laurie]

I used to have both an actual vintage Boss tape echo (can't recall which model exactly - it was over 12 years ago), and an RE-20.

I ended up selling them both because I couldn't justify the cost of them - I can't recall what i bought with the cash, but it would have been something interesting

I've been using the analog mode on my DD-7 and am quite happy with it.

[Pepe]

vintage Boss tape echo

Yeah, sure!

[laurie]

vintage Boss tape echo

Yeah, sure!

OK OK... ROLAND

[chromandre]

I've not looked into them too much but do the tape modes on the DD-200 and DD-500 cover this sort of sound?

tape modes are lovely on DD-500 but you won't get the preamp or the extra spring reverb from the RE-20.

[BearBoy]

Cheers Chromandre. I wasn't sure whether that sort of stuff was buried in the menus somewhere and, weirdly, the user manual isn't available on the Boss UK website.

Pepe, did you ever do a demo of the RE-20?

[Pepe]

Sorry, I have never had an RE-20 (only the RT-20).

[BearBoy]

Ah, sorry Pepe. For some reason I thought you had one.

Do you think you might try to pick one up before the prices go crazy?

[Pepe]

Hmmm ... I doubt it. Everything above 100 EUR is a bit too much at the moment. I cannot justify purchasing a pedal in the 200 EUR range. My wife would be mad.