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Danelectro Reel Echo - Sound On Sound?

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Sep 4, 2008 9:03 a.m. mark t:

Through the graciousness of mr. jonhope on the GDP, i recently acquired a Danelectro Reel Echo. The instructions are a little vague in some parts, and i'm not able to utilize the Sound on Sound feature. Can anyone tell me how it's done?

I know that you have to have the repeats up all the way for the full 1.5 second loop, but...do i have to have the echo switch on or off? Do i play the lick and hit the SOS button? Hit the SOS button, play the lick? Hit the SOS button, play the lick, hit the SOS button again? I've tried a bunch of things, but it's not working for me.
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Sep 4, 2008 9:13 a.m. dmanlow:

Is it plugged in?
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Sep 4, 2008 9:17 a.m. mark t:

No, jackass, it runs on a battery.
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Sep 4, 2008 9:18 a.m. Proteus:

I had one for awhile, and found the SOS feature not at all intuitive. I did eventually figure it out, but it was too clutzy to use, and the 1.5 sec wasn't enough to do much with either...I ended up dismissing it as a gimmick which neither added to nor detracted from the main function of the pedal.

I bet yours DOES work, and may be fun to play with.

But I don't remember how to do it either...
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Sep 4, 2008 9:20 a.m. dmanlow:

Hey jackass, does it have a battery in it?
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Sep 4, 2008 9:58 a.m. mark t:

Yes, jackass, it does have a battery in it. The echo works fine.

Proteus, disappointing! I knew that you had one and was waiting for a very descriptive response....bah.
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Sep 4, 2008 10:59 a.m. dmanlow:

Here is what I did with mine and it worked just fine. You have to turn the repeats to max and the Lo-Fi to minimum for it to work though. When you do this just play the lick and when you are done, hit the SOS button and it will play it indefinitely.

I'd think a smart guy like you shouldn't have a problem figuring that out.
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Sep 4, 2008 11:08 a.m. mark t:

You thought i was smart? What's the matter with you? I'll try it when i get home and see what happens. Thanks for the tip on the lo fi though, no mention of that in the manual.

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