The Danelectro Fab Echo is a budget delay pedal from Danelectro's FAB line, listed at $29.1
Unlike most delay pedals, it has no delay time knob: it is fixed at slapback delay mode, a very short delay that sits close behind the played note.1 For an overview of how this design fits among delay pedals generally, see Delay Pedals.
The speed knob mod
In its stock form, the Fab Echo is stuck at one speed, slapback. JHS Pedals sells a modification for the pedal: "We install an external speed knob to unlock some interesting sounds that we never dreamed were in this little plastic box."2 With the mod, the delay speed becomes adjustable from the outside of the pedal, turning a fixed slapback unit into a variable short delay.
"In its stock form, the Fab Echo is stuck at one speed, 'slapback'."
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Does the Danelectro Fab Echo have a delay time knob?
No. In its stock form the Fab Echo is fixed at one delay speed, slapback, and there is no time knob on the pedal. JHS Pedals offers a modification that installs an external speed knob, which they say unlocks sounds that were not reachable in the stock pedal.
How much does the Danelectro Fab Echo cost?
JHS Pedals' history of the FAB line lists the Echo at $29. The FAB series launched in 2005 in plastic enclosures, with prices in the line ranging from around $16.99 to $29.99, aimed at big box stores.
Sources (2)
- DANELECTRO'S GREATEST BUDGET LINE, JHS Pedals
- DANELECTO FAB ECHO SPEED KNOB MOD, JHS Pedals
