Blog Articles

Machines With Soul

Not a another guide to Synthi AKS, but an account of my experience encountering and using one of these remarkable instruments.

A Fairlight, a Mellotron FX & a Robot Monkey Head

In 2018 our intrepid explorer Gid ventured to Bradford to delve beneath the Science & Media Museum as part of a workshop on 'Objects of Electronic Sound...

Which Binson Echorec?

A brief guide and a few personal thoughts on some Echorec models we've had in recently, including T5E, Baby, B1/B2, T7E, PE603-T, EC 3 and some...

Tony’s Guitar Synth Premier Guitar Article is Out!

That Pedal Show meet Soundgas Space Echoes & Binsons

Dan from That Pedal Show called in at the Soundgas HQ to choose a Roland RE-201 Space Echo for their new Pedal Barn. It’s fair to...

The Future of Vintage Gear (the Quest for Techs…)

This is the story of the hunt for people who can fix all this old gear, people who really KNOW it inside out. And it’s also...

Lords Of The Springs – Tony’s Premier Guitar Article

My first piece for Premier Guitar on the subject of vintage spring reverbs, with particular emphasis on less-common units: definitely firmly in Soundgas territory. 

Buying a Binson Echorec – Modern Pedal or Vintage Machine?

Original Binson Echorecs are the classic Ferrari of electro-mechanical delays. They’re rare, expensive, require specialist restoration and servicing, parts are scarce, and they need to be...

Down To Earth: Korg Stage Echo SE-300 & SE-500

Rock Dinosaurs – T-Rex and the rebirth of the Binson Echorec

Gurus Echosex 2 T7E pedal – First Video Demo

Are Roland Tape Echoes Reliable? (Spoiler: yes, ours are…)