VOCU VTE-1600B Compact Tape Echo

Extremely rare and hard to find piece of gear

I purchased this for £1450 ($1832) in March of 2019 from Soundgas in the UK, who shipped it to me in NYC, and I truly hate to let it go. You can see the original Soundgas listing if you Google the unit's title and look for the Soundgas link.

Prior to purchase, this was serviced by the fine folks at Soundgas and is still working incredibly well.

Vocu stands for Vivid Output and Capable Unit. This is a super refined and compact tape delay that can be used in any application, from studio to live guitar rigs. This is one of my pride-and-joy pieces, and it sounds and works incredibly well.

• Uses the same loops as the Roland Space echo range – a full-featured tape echo that’s a little larger than a paperback book
• Accepts mic, instrument or line level inputs
• Has three delay modes – 150-600ms, 500-1600ms and a combination of both short and long heads
• Has mix/wet-only switch (Cue/Mix Direct) for use as an effects send, controls for Master Level, Echo Time, Repeat and Echo Level as well as Input Level
• The Flutter control engages an off-centre plastic wheel against the pinch roller to introduce extra warble and a sense of a machine that's less well-maintained
• The Flutter lever will rest at the mid point giving a sensible level of flutter, or can be pushed harder against the pinch roller for momentary bouts of extra warbliness)
• POWER: It takes a 15v centre positive power supply (not included – enquire, we may have something suitable)
• CONDITION: Excellent with only minor signs of use/age