Vintage 5 / 2023
The Klemt Echolette S NG51 was an echo device for guitarists built near Munich in the 1960s. It was also called the "golden box" and the "echo is enabled by a continuous loop of recording tape that cycles around a record head, erase head, and three playback heads to produce delays of varying lengths, which can be further adjusted for length, repeats, and intensity using the several front-panel controls".
It still enjoys great popularity today, and the Beatles were fond of this device, which they were familiar with from their time in Hamburg. An Echolette can also be seen in action on tour in Australia in 1964.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYyZcUMBd9A
My copy is still in quite good condition and is of course not from the Beatles, I don't use it because I can't play the guitar.
Vintage 5 / 2023
The Klemt Echolette S NG51 was an echo device for guitarists built near Munich in the 1960s. It was also called the "golden box" and the "echo is enabled by a continuous loop of recording tape that cycles around a record head, erase head, and three playback heads to produce delays of varying lengths, which can be further adjusted for length, repeats, and intensity using the several front-panel controls".
It still enjoys great popularity today, and the Beatles were fond of this device, which they were familiar with from their time in Hamburg. An Echolette can also be seen in action on tour in Australia in 1964.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYyZcUMBd9A
My copy is still in quite good condition and is of course not from the Beatles, I don't use it because I can't play the guitar.