Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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ANOTHER tape echo from Strymon?! Let's dive into the newest sibling to the El Capistan and see what the NEW Strymon EC-1 pedal has to offer!

The EC-1 harnesses years of research and development and packs the insights gained into a compact, feature optimized single-head dTape echo that sounds GREAT. Dial in the textures and nuances of old tape sounds with the Tape Age and Mechanics controls, and choose from one of three Record Level settings to juice the input of the tape echo to tasteful saturation.

Following in the footsteps of other compact offerings, the EC-1 features top-mount jacks, stereo in/out via TRS, USB-C, and EXP/MIDI over TRS to ensure you don't sacrifice usability.

Check out the sights and sounds of EC-1 and join the conversation about what you love about these compact options or what you miss in them.

More info at strymon.net

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro track
02:53 Strymon Compact Pedals
06:58 Likes/Dislikes
10:28 Controls Overview
12:34 Rig
13:33 Sounds