Review Demo - TC Electronic Alter Ego X4 Vintage Echo

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Captain Ahab had his whale. Stompbox developers, it seems, obsessively pursue the sounds and colors of vintage delays. It’s easy to fathom the obsession. Tape delays, oil can echoes, and bucket brigade devices embody everything that is wonderful about analog-deep, multi-hued tones and inexplicable wobbles and irregularities. Even though good digital modelers can nail a lot of these analog idiosyncrasies, duplicating analog intricacies at the affordable end of the spectrum is tough.
Thankfully, that hasn’t kept engineers from trying. And the TC Electronic gang has developed a new version of their Flashback X4 digital delay inspired by tough-to-model echoes from the Binson Echorec to the Watkins Copicat and Tel-Ray Deluxe Organ Tone.
Though the Alter Ego is relatively large, you can’t argue with the elegant simplicity of the design. TC probably could have stuffed the same functionality into a pedal a third the size, but it would have been a lot less fun to use and less practical in real-world gigging situations. The many voices of the Alter Ego are derived from hip inspirations: two different Echorecs, two Echoplex models, a Ibanez DM-2, the TC Electronic 2290 (with a touch of modulation), a Watkins Copicat, Roland Space Echo, Electro-Harmonix Echoflanger, and more.
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[@Renhjarta]

Very nice demo of this fantastic pedal!

[@brandobean]

Good sounding pedal. A little frustrating that your demo uses the tremolo bar so much (like every time?) because it totally obscures the shimmer/modulation being added by the pedal. Also, is there a delay pedal on the planet that doesn't do the Albert lee/the edge dotted eighth note delay. Why is that cool any more? Still thanks for sharing and it appears to be a great sounding the pedal.

[@TheStompboxer]

It’s hard to tell much about the modulation with the whammy on every other note.

[@mhajas725]

Nice one,thanks :)

[@karlhenrikarendt]

Better ever sounding Delay pedal!

[@FuturephonicEducation]

"Tweakery." Can I quote you on that? Great demo by the way,.

[@dshrute6622]

Oh man, you're so badass John: "when Line 6 came out with that big green thing...that had a looper." Made my day! Can I double subscribe to you?

[@NormanPeterson]

Great pedal,,,,, Oh yeah...Monster Gat Player.....Tasty riffs...Great tone..

[@-CrippledNinja-]

Excellent and tasty review, John! What a wonderful pedal, I bet it costs like an arm and a leg...

[@-CrippledNinja-]

oh my... only 249€ o.0

[@TylerMillsftw]

SGJukka1 TC stuff is top notch.

[@phillipvillafane9189]

Just got one for $155

[@banksofthethames4435]

Cool demo. Well played, gave us a very informative run down of what is in the box. Thanks for sharing. Love the PRS tone, not normally my thing those dentist's axes.

[@JCBigCat]

banks of the thames hahahaha dentist’s axes!

[@kinya001]

Good act !!!

[@ericknebel5905]

How much?

[@ledsabbath1061]

This things really cool and alot of fun.. i have a friend who got one ive taken it home and played with it for hours on end. its like $270 retail i think... im sure you can find better deals just check it out weigh your options

[@Jacksonade]

Do the strymon lex! :D

[@marianbarca10]

I LOVE YOU STEVE VAI

[@kazutite]

Tweakery.