Used Strymon El Capistan delay

The Strymon El Capistan V2 provides unparalleled, authentic tape echo modeling with pristine stereo depth. It gives players immense control over structural tape wear, pitch modulation, and ambient decay for classic to psychedelic echoes.

Key Features & Architecture

• Three Vintage Tape Machine Types: A dedicated toggle switch flips between three distinct mechanical tape layouts:
  • Fixed Head: The tape speed determines the delay time, running across one active playback head.
  • Multi Head: Features multiple fixed playback heads running simultaneously to create rhythmic, ambient, and syncopated delay taps.
  • Single Head: The physical playback head slides along a track to alter delay times while the motor runs at a constant speed.
• Granular Mechanical Controls: Rather than just adjusting simple delay time and feedback, it features deep tone-sculpting controls that let you customize the precise health and physical state of your virtual tape machine:
  • Wow & Flutter: Controls mechanical pitch fluctuations and tracking inconsistencies caused by worn motors and belts.
  • Tape Age: Regulates the high-frequency roll-off and bandwidth filters, mimicking how magnetic tape darkens over repeated use.
  • Tape Crinkle: Recreates physical imperfections, kinks, and splices in the tape line, resulting in distinct, grit-filled artifact dropouts.
• Onboard Spring Reverb: Includes a dedicated, independent vintage spring reverb circuit that seamlessly blends into your delay signal to establish an authentic 1960s space and depth.
• Sound-on-Sound Looper: Activating the single-head configuration allows the pedal to double as an open-ended moving-head tape looper, complete with on-the-fly layering, tape degradation, and friction mechanics.
• Premium V2 Hardware Upgrades: The latest V2 architecture includes full MIDI control over all parameters via USB-C or TRS, a dedicated front-panel Line/Instrument level switch to easily accept guitar signals, synths, or studio outboard gear, and an upgraded premium JFET analog input circuit for immaculate touch response.