Boss RE-20 discontinued : get your Space Echo while you can

[rfurtkamp]

If you love the thing (or the tape unit), get one while you can - Sweetwater is out, and used prices will SKYROCKET very fast.

Remember the Boss FRV-1 reverb tank pricing after discontinuation?

This is going to make this look like peanuts.

As a Space Echo (tape) owner, this is the ONLY unit I've ever played that's even remotely in the ballpark as the pre-amp is correct and that's a huge portion of the sound.

[echorec]

DD-200, DD-500?

Honestly, I could see them bringing the RE-20 back as a 2.0 with onboard presets. Considering how much Roland loves to recycle their greatest hits, it's hard to see them totally moving on from the Space Echo.

[rfurtkamp]

The DD-200/500 don't have the all-important preamp.

It's like doing an Echoplex without the 'plex preamp.

[Pepe]

Thank you for the warning!

[Dowi]

I think those were goin for about 90-100€ here when I sold mine 6 or 7 years ago. Good move Dowi, good move..

[MechaGodzilla]

i honestly thought they'd already discontinued them. i haven't seen one as cheap as mine was in ages (i paid about 100£ about five years ago). great delay. i also have and LOVE the frv1!

[aedes]

Thanks for the heads up! Only one left on amazon (I grabbed one )

[coldbrightsunlight]

Always been sort of interested, but not something I'd grab for a high price. Guess I'll never get it now

[friendship]

rip to a real one.

[Warpsmasher]

DD-200, DD-500?

Honestly, I could see them bringing the RE-20 back as a 2.0 with onboard presets. Considering how much Roland loves to recycle their greatest hits, it's hard to see them totally moving on from the Space Echo.

Waza unit on the way perhaps? Got one on craigs for $225 right now, but there's too much other great stuff in that range to justify it (ymmv).

[rfurtkamp]

I'd have hoped for a Waza 301 - put the proper analog chorus in it too, add sound on sound.

[aman74]

If you love the thing (or the tape unit), get one while you can - Sweetwater is out, and used prices will SKYROCKET very fast.

Remember the Boss FRV-1 reverb tank pricing after discontinuation?

This is going to make this look like peanuts.

As a Space Echo (tape) owner, this is the ONLY unit I've ever played that's even remotely in the ballpark as the pre-amp is correct and that's a huge portion of the sound.

Are you sure they are discontinued?…because sweetwater got bought out and are out of a lot of things. Not sure this is proof.

[aman74]

I also wonder if a Waza or 200 series is coming. I don’t think this would hold its value then?….it’s hyuuuge.

Speaking of the FRV-1, I remember Sam Ash here had a few for 99 bucks when they were being blown out. I almost bought one as I heard they were good, but not so good with dirt and kinda bright so I passed. Ugggh. I usually don’t have flipping on the mind anyhow unless it’s just to help me be able to afford on for myself by getting two of them.

[echorec]

The DD-200/500 don't have the all-important preamp.

I didn't realize they had omitted that. If I used words like sin, then that would be an egregious sin.

[friendship]

The DD-200/500 don't have the all-important preamp.

I didn't realize they had omitted that. If I used words like sin, then that would be an egregious sin.

cosin'd