Mile End Effects Announces the MTHRFCKR=RPTR

November 4, 2020 · 3 sources

Mile End Effects announced the MTHRFCKR=RPTR, a cassette tape delay and preamp pedal built to emulate a low-fidelity tape echo¹. In the announcement, the maker described the project as a long-running pursuit:

The pedal takes the sounds players associate with vintage tape echo machines such as the Binson Echorec, Roland Space Echo and Maestro Echoplex and brings them into a modern pedalboard format, according to Pedal of the Day's review of the pre-order unit².

What the announcement covered:

• A tape delay with a built-in preamp, sold as the Cassette Tape Delay Pre Amp²
• A +dB control that engages the cassette tape preamp²
• A WAVE control, whose sine wave setting "adds a subtle seasick quality to the delay"²

Pedal of the Day found the pedal approachable despite its aggressive name, writing that "the MTHRFCKR=RPTR is actually extremely user-friendly, letting you coax out some beautiful sounds in mere seconds," and describing its sounds as "bold, powerful and in your face"².

The pedal was offered as a pre-order at the time of the announcement, and it sold out before its shipping date of February 2021³.