Boss RE202 Space Echo Delay Effects Pedal

Boss RE202 Space Echo Delay Effects Pedal from Joondalup Music Centre

The RE-202 Space Echo from BOSS is a high-fidelity pedalboard-friendly recreation of the iconic Roland RE‑201 Space Echo tape-delay unit. Built with modern DSP and design while staying deeply respectful of the original’s character, it’s designed for guitarists (and other instrumental/line-level users) who want that lush-warm, rhythmic tape-echo sound with contemporary flexibility.  

Key Features

• Faithful emulation of the original RE-201 tape echo sound: models magnetic tape behaviour, motor fluctuations, wow & flutter, saturation and preamp colour.   

• Classic multi-head echo design (three virtual heads like the original) plus a fourth virtual tape head, unlocking 12 unique echo combinations (original 11 plus one new) for extra creative flexibility.  

• Expanded delay time compared with the original: you get more headroom for longer echoes and more expansive textures.  

• Independent stereo reverb section: aside from the classic spring-reverb model, you also get hall, plate, room and ambience reverb types built in.  Saturation knob: lets you dial in magnetic-tape style compression and preamp colour for added warmth and character.  

• Wow & Flutter control: simulates the speed fluctuations and modulation inherent in real tape systems for extra authentic character.  

• Tape Age selector: choose between “new tape” and “aged tape” conditions — so you can go from pristine echoes to vintage-worn, gritty textures.  

• True stereo input & output, plus selectable input modes for instrument line-level sources. Ideal for broader rigs beyond just a mono guitar setup.  

• Modern pedalboard integration: tap tempo, presets/memory (4 onboard plus externally up to 127 via MIDI), expression pedal/footswitch control, carryover of delay when moving presets.  

• Robust build, pedalboard-friendly format: all the vintage vibe without the maintenance hassles of an actual tape-echo unit. 

Why It Stands Out
The original RE-201 Space Echo is a legendary effect, prized for its rich, warm, modulating echoes and spring reverb overs. The RE-202 doesn’t just reproduce the sound—it goes further, offering additional creative possibilities (extra head, longer delay, presets, stereo I/O) while maintaining that vintage soul. Reviewers note that while a true vintage tape-echo still has special character, the RE-202 gets impressively close in feel and sound for modern use.

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