Watkins WEM Copicats in the US?

Jude James Shiels · Post by **Jude James Shiels** » 21 Apr 2000 4:20 pm

Are 2nd hand WEM Copicat tape echoes available in the US? Has anyone ever come across them?? I would be interested in knowing thank you.

Max Laine · Post by **Max Laine** » 21 Apr 2000 10:35 pm

Jude,

Copicats like the one in the picture were sold under the name Kent (Hagström) in Sweden, and I have seen one for sale on eBay, it was labeled Guild. I don't know if they ever were sold under Watkins/WEM -name over there in the US but the Guild echo is the same thing...hope this helps!

Max

Jude James Shiels · Post by **Jude James Shiels** » 22 Apr 2000 12:43 am

Thanks Max, that is a great help, I cannot live without a tape echo tone for my steel or my guitar, Jude.

Tele · Post by **Tele** » 24 Apr 2000 1:25 pm

Hi

I once owned a WEM copycat and I must say I was quite dissapointed, same with an Echoplex. The WEM uses quite strange tubes...
try an Binson Echorec, a Echolette or the German Dynachord "Echochord" Super !! If you can't find one, I might part with mine.

Cairo Zoots · Post by **Cairo Zoots** » 24 Apr 2000 2:59 pm

I've had a couple of 'em and wore the heads off em haha. The used ones I've seen have all had a lotta head wear. Don't see them much anymore what with all the newer digital devices out there........

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Jerry Hedge · Post by **Jerry Hedge** » 24 Apr 2000 6:12 pm

Guild was the U.S. distributor for the WEM Copycat in the 60's and early 70's.At that time they also handled the Binson Echorec from Italy. In the mid 70's they imported H-H products.

Tele · Post by **Tele** » 25 Apr 2000 2:11 am

I once had a solid-state H-H echo....I trade it for 2 sets of new strings. Do I have to say more .....

John Macy · Post by **John Macy** » 25 Apr 2000 7:59 am

The new Line 6 Modeling Delay Pedal has a couple of echoplex settings, both tube and solid-state, that are pretty scary.

It's a great box, and reasonably priced,too.

Jude James Shiels · Post by **Jude James Shiels** » 25 Apr 2000 4:56 pm

This is interesting, I wonder, are H-H Electronics amps available too in the US? You see I am thinking of heading over for a few months this year and would like to try get my current setup over there for when I need it if possible.