Come Again?
The little-known Klemt Echolette S NG51 tape echo makes a worthy comeback on the vintage market.
BY DAVE HUNTER
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MANY TAPE ECHO–LOVING guitarists in America divide themselves between the Maestro Echoplex and Roland Space Echo, while others express affection for esoteric units like the Watkins/WEM Copicat, Binson Echorec or Meazzi Echomatic. But guitarists who have experienced yet another alternative will tell you the best tape-echo effect box on the planet was neither American, Japanese, British nor Italian, but German. The Klemt Echolette S NG51 might be obscure to many players, but that’s no reflection of its quality. Fire up one that’s in good condition and you’ll have some mighty powerful tone enhancement coming your way.