Emerging from our flagship Starlight Echo Station, Orion Tape Echo gives you the magical hazy delay effects of vintage ’70s Maestro Echoplex EP-III tape delays, in a classy, compact package.
Authentic emulation of a vintage Maestro Echoplex EP-III tape echo in a compact stompbox
Perfectly captured analog preamp for fat-boosted tones and effects
Selectable Mint, Worn, and Old tape types for added colour and texture
Wonk control for modulated repeats and vibey tape splice sounds
True/buffered bypass and Preamp off/on
Timeless UA design and craftsmanship, built for decades of dependable performance
Thanks to the same award-winning algorithms from our Starlight Echo Station, Orion gives you the rich, three-dimensional effects of a thoroughly emulated vintage tape echo — for tones that best all other compact tape delay pedals.
Perfect for boosting your echoes and adding punch to your entire sound, Orion's faithful emulation of the EP-III's legendary solid-state preamp gives you all the grit and attitude of the vintage effects unit, with one simple control.
Choose from three sonically distinct versions of the EP-III with Mint, Worn, and Old machine types for color and vibe, and tweak the Wonk control for subtle-to-eccentric modulated repeats and funky tape splice textures.