MusicRadar Verdict
From subtle ambience to wild noises, the Eko's got you covered.
Pros
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Clever, compact feature set. Splendid psyched-out sounds.
Cons
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You might accidentally swallow it.
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The diminutive Eko handles delay duties for Hotone's Skyline mini-pedal range. A pocket powerhouse, it features a weighty zinc alloy shell, LED-lit or noctilucent (i.e. glow in the dark) knobs, plus the switching is true bypass.
"Engage the modulation button to lend your echoes a splash of chorus-y warble for those psychedelic moments"
The Eko is a digital delay voiced to emulate classic analogue echoes - that means maximum delay times are limited to 500ms, while the repeats are dark and gradually degrade in quality.
Like a real analogue delay, longer delay times get a little noisy, but the moody repeats never detract from what you're actually playing.
You can engage the modulation button to lend your echoes a splash of chorus-y warble for those psychedelic moments, then up the repeats for self-oscillation and arcade-like sound effects.
Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism, and has spent the past decade writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as a decade-and-a-half performing in bands of variable genre (and quality). In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.

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