NPD: Strymon El Cap!

[Vedt]

So my first every Strymon product is coming in the mail tomorrow - the famed El Cap! It's going to replace my Nova delay. I mainly play at church, and keep a DD-5 on my board for dotted-eighth stuff, so the El Cap will mainly be for quarter note or washy delay with the multi-head setting.

Anyway, since the El Cap is coming tomorrow, and I have to play at church on Sunday, I won't have a ton of time to mess around with it before I'll need to use it live. (I sold & shipped my Nova this week).

So if you have any tips on settings, or if there's a special power supply requirement (I have a VL PP2+), let me know!

[Hiwatt Bob]

use the 250 mA taps on the PP2+ (pretty sure it's #5 & #6).

[10strings]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7OWVM50sBw heheheh

[cwcashiniv]

use the 250 mA taps on the PP2+ (pretty sure it's #5 & #6).

This.

CONGRATS!! Love my El Cap... it's just so great to have the tape echo (nuances and all) in a little box like this! The Sound on Sound looper makes for some serious fun as well, so spend some time tinkering with that in your spare noodling. I don't really have any sort of favorite settings, although the majority of the time I use it, it's in Single mode B. Single mode A is higher fidelity repeats with shorter delay time, mode B is a little more lo-fi/artifacts beginning to show in the trails with longer delay times. I like the repeats to roll off on some of the high end, so I increase tape age to about 10 o'clock, and add a touch of tape crinkle (secondary function on WOW & Flutter). Adjust Wow & Flutter to taste, and have fun!!! :aok

One thing about this pedal, there are always new sounds you can find just by tweaking and adjusting. Spend some time doing that when you get it!

[3 Mile Stone]

I'm hoping mine is in the mail box when I get home today. Just in time for a gig tomorrwo so I can check it out!

[StrymonRick]

As suggested, you can use the PP2+ with outlets 5 or 6 but also make sure your dip switches are all set to the normal position. We actually have an FAQ on this. Here's the link: http://www.strymon.net/?qa_faqs=can-i-use-a-voodoo-labs-pedal-power-2

Congrats on your new El Capistan! :)

Rick

[RossNRoll]

Anyone seen the video demo for the timeline that strymon has on their site? great video! I haven't played these yet, but have heard nothing but great things about them.

[cam.man67]

I'm in the same boat! My El Cap is scheduled to get here tomorrow sometime...I need it for church both Saturday and Sunday, so I really can;t wait!

[BillyDW]

I also replaced my Nova with an El Cap a while ago. I remember plugging it and and strumming a few chords and playing a few notes then letting out a huge sigh and thinking....finally I'm hearing the delay I've been searching for.
I sure your experience will be similar.

[Vedt]

I've had the El Cap for a few hours now. Wow. This is what a delay should sound like! It's so musical / organic / natural sounding. Not digital. Maybe that's tape delay in general, but I think that a bad take on old equipment can be horrible. But Strymon got this right!

So with the El Cap and DD-5 on my board, I've got a few options. Would also love to have an analog delay with tap too, like the Diamond ML Jr. But then I wonder if I shouldn't just get a Timeline?

Of course I had all of these options with my Nova, but there wasn't a single sound on that thing that I liked.

[Ed Reed]

As suggested, you can use the PP2+ with outlets 5 or 6 but also make sure your dip switches are all set to the normal position. We actually have an FAQ on this. Here's the link: http://www.strymon.net/?qa_faqs=can-i-use-a-voodoo-labs-pedal-power-2

Congrats on your new El Capistan! :)

Rick

THIS for sure! 12v will fry the El Capistan. I'd even suggest using a meter to make sure you are on 9V.

[10strings]

I also replaced my Nova with an El Cap a while ago. I remember plugging it and and strumming a few chords and playing a few notes then letting out a huge sigh and thinking....finally I'm hearing the delay I've been searching for.
I sure your experience will be similar.

Likewise. :)

Congrats VEDT.

[jason41224]

congrats! but you're right. the answer is always to just get a Timeline ;)