Gurus Echosex 3 Steve Lukather

10th anniversary edition of the multi-awarded Gurus Echosex 3°. Steve uses Echosex 2°, 3° and Echosex baby since the very beginning. From 2014 onwards the Echosex can be heard in all of his songs both in studio and live, with Toto and Ringo Starr. “The Echosex 3° is the most important and used piece of gear I have, it’s always ON and it’s big part of my sound.” (S. Lukather 2023). Gurus/Foxgear will proudly donate part of the proceeds of Luke’s Signature Echosex 3° to Ed Asner Family Center For Autism.

Specifications:
 

• Power In 12VDC (negative TIP)
• Consumption at 12V max 400mA
• Input Sensitivity 1Vpp Max
• Input Impedance <1M Ohm
• Output Impedance < 100K Ohm (Unbalanced)
• S/N ratio <90db
• Effect Mix Level Max. 50%
• Distortion max 2%THD
• Estimated tube Life Up to 6000Hrs.
• Width 90 mm. (3,5”)
• Lenght 130mm. (5,1”)
• Height 50mm. (2”)
• Weight 0,4Kg. (1,5lbs)

Controls:

• MIX VOLUME: Set the level of the repeats.
• ECHO: Set the delay time, increasing counterclockwise. From 35 up to 730ms.
• AGE OF DAMAGE: Simulates the wearing out of the mechanical parts, adding a beautiful 3D modulation until noon, up to a slight random pitch shifting at max value.
• TONE: it affects only the repeats like in the old Italian Echo, getting it brighter or darker, depending on how the feedback is settled.
• LENGTH OF SWELL: feedback control. from 1 single repeat to infinite and self-oscillation.
• BYPASS: on/off of the effect
• TAP TEMPO: sets the delay time, working in junction of the control 2, the LED shows the bpm as selected by the footswitch.