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Roland RE-501 Chorus Echo

Roland RE-501 Chorus Echo

Brand: Roland

Regular price £2,350.00 GBP | Inc.VAT: £2,820.00 GBP
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Roland’s “hifi” tape echo. Full Soundgas service, set up and testing. 12 month warranty.

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Product Description

The 501 was the pinnacle of Roland's tape echo tech - high fidelity with fantastic chorus and sound on sound - read more about the different Roland models here. Sounding as good as they get and tweaked for self-oscillation (Roland removed it from this model). This machine has been given our “standard” full overhaul which, in addition to the basic service, recapping and set up, includes:

  • One of our new tapes made from the same formula as Roland RT-1L,

  • One of our pinch rollers - more info to come about these, but essentially it's an original pinch roller with a new bearing and new rubber  - time consuming to produce, but only the best will give the best long term performance,

  • Heads re-lapped to bring performance to better-than Roland factory spec - they are now more even and run at low head gain (so you have the maximum amount of headroom available),

  • Motor serviced or rebuilt as required.


Every echo is also tested by a musician (test equipment: their ears!) before shipping. Every one is supplied with 12 month warranty and ongoing service support.

RE-501 VOLTAGE: This unit is ready to run on 120v. UK/European buyers will need a step-down transformer to use this - we can supply one if required.




REPLACEMENT TAPES: We recently worked out what formula Roland used for RT-1L loops and published the information. Fitting any tapes other than those from us (or Echo Fix) may invalidate the warranty on our machines. Limited stocks of our replacement loops are available now. We’ve written more about our journeys in tape, which replacement loops to use in your Roland echo, not to mention the misinformation and poor quality tapes that seem to fill the internet.

There are currently no operational issues with this machine, but please be aware that these units require looking after and that regular use and maintenance are key to keeping this in good working order.

Condition

Good cosmetic condition with some wear. There are signs of use/age to the face including some marks and a little paint spotting concentrated around the top right corner. The case is clean with some wear to the tolex, this has been re-glued and touched up where necessary. Some oxidation to handle and to cable holders at rear. Internally, this unit is excellent with minimal oxidation. Please see photos or get in touch if you require more information on condition.

Voltage Information

See description for more information.

Tax

For sales in UK the price will include 20% VAT. Buyers elsewhere may incur VAT or other local taxes on import.

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