Line 6 ToneCore Echo Park

Although there are a lot of options it is fairly easy to get a great sound right away. You just have to get used to the different personalities of the models (tape, digital & analog.) Once you do that it is smooth sailing. I bought this pedal primarily for the Swell setting and it is amazing. I didn't have enough room on my board for a volume pedal and I needed the swell effect for some of the ambient stuff I play. Ok, so I didn't have room and I am a bit of a delay junkie so the option of having the EP handle the swell stuff as well as adding another delay flavor was too much to resist. Overall, it is an easy pedal to use, especially if you are already used to delay or have ever used L6 products. It is actually easier to use than most of the other L6 products. I used to own a flextone and a POD xtLive.

Here is my signal chain. Fender MIM Tele (with Rio Grande Muy Grande pups)--> Dean Markley PT-13 tuner --> EHX Double Muff --> MXR Classic Distortion --> EHX Stereo Pulsar Tremolo --> Boss DD-5/DIY Tap Tempo Pedal --> Line 6 Echo Park --> MXR Carbon Copy --> EHX Holy Stain --> Fender Pro Junior (MIA)loaded with a Jensen C10R.

I haven't noticed much noise in my setup. Again, I primarily use it for swells but I also use the quarter and dotted 8th settings. I want to find a use for the sweep setting but I have been able to do so yet.

The swell effect is great if you are looking for an auto volume swell effect coupled with delay. My favorite setting for this includes the analog model, modulation at about 11 o'clock (any more and it is too much for my taste) the mix at about 2 o'clock and the repeats at about 2:30 ish. I run that into my MXR Carbon Copy and then into the Hall reverb setting of my Holy Stain and I am in heaven. I sometimes add a little tremolo as well which makes for a really tasty sound. All that to say that the pedal sounds great on it's own and plays well with my other effects. No, it is not analog, but it sounds really good.

I've read other reviews about reliability issues but I have not experienced anything like this. I've owned other Line 6 products, including a Flextone Plus and a POD xtLive and I never had any problems with them. They worked well all the years that I had them and continued to work well after I sold them to friends. I do take really good care of my gear and my EP went directly from the box to my pedalboard where it is securely fastened and protected by a hard shell case.

Never had to use it.

Like I said previously, I am a bit of a delay junkie. I only have three delay pedals but I use at least one of them in every song I play. The EP suits my style to a tee, especially the swell effect. If you are looking for the old Boss SG-1 type of effect, this thing has it down cold, plus you get a ton of usable delays on top of it.

If it were lost or stolen I would get another one.

I do wish it had the option of using an external tap tempo. That would make it perfect in my opinion. I would build a tap tempo pedal with two outputs and control my DD-5 and my EP at the same time. Perfectly sync'd quarter notes and dotted 8ths. hmmm.

The one I tried out at the store was great. Lots of knobs, and I think it would take the manual to get the most out of it. The main features I was interested in was the integrated tap tempo, ducking, and the trails option.

Again the one at the store was great. The analog setting sounded like analog, the digital spit out a perfect recording of what was put in. I've never played through a tape delay, but it was cool in it's own way. And it didn't seem to add any noise that I could tell.

The demo at the store worked exactly as it was supposed to. After agreeing to buy it, they gave me a new one in the box. They offered the extended warranty, which I normally refuse, but the salesman said, "I don't know if you've heard about these pedals, but you will use the warranty at least once." I should have chosen another pedal right then an there. The new one did not function at all. It wouldn't turn on with a power supply. It would turn on with a fresh battery, but produce no sound. The LED didn't pulse with the tempo, just remained on. And it drained a two fresh batteries in a matter of seconds. Both batteries registered over 9v on a meter. Within 30 seconds of being in the pedal, were less than 6v.

Won't be dealing with Line6.

I wish I had read these reviews prior to buying it, and went with my instincts when the salesman said what he said. But I think the features it has in one compact pedal are fantastic. I may exchange it for a functional model, but I don't have a warm fuzzy feeling right now. I'm pretty confident I will make up my mind to get a different brand. My old Ibanez Soundtank delay has never failed me, and I think I paid $25.00 for it.

If you're new to guitar pedals, this would be one of the last pedals I would buy. I bought it as my second or third pedal and I went nuts. If nobody shows you how it works, you may and up frustrated like me. The manual is very helpfull and includes some very cool examples for the pedal. Just sit back and take some time.

I mainly use a Strat into my Hotrod deluxe, with a veriaty of pedals.
Of the 11 types of delay I only use Normal, Reverse and sometimes pinpong and switch between tape, digital, analog and tweak the repeats, time and mix along the way. The possibilities are endless, nice long delay's, short slapbacks, volumeswells, or thicking up your distortion for solo's.

But keep in mind that this is a module pedal, it's a delay pedal with other effect on top to simmulate tape, digital and analog.

Because it has instand tap tempo, ( Not holding it in for 2 seconds) it requiers for you to stomp a lot and pretty hard. If you stomp to soft you will just set the tempo. Wich is quite annoying. And sometimes when is switch from reverse back to normal I end up have sweep delay. Plus those knobs look so fragile.....

Never dealt wich them so for.

I play a lot of styles of music and delay allways works. There a so many delay's on the market. But this is a very versatile one. Unfortually Line 6 has a nasty habbit of creating a lot of unusefull settings on pedals. Like I said before; it has 11 different settings and I only use 2/3.
If it broke or got stolen I would not but it again. I'm probally gonna sell it and buy the Hardwire Delay.

It is complicated as far as remembering what combination of settings got that way bad tone. As far as just messing around and getting what you want it is easy. Very fine adjustments of any and all settings can make a huge difference.

I guess as far as noise goes this is better than any other delay pedal I have had, ie quiet. I didn't try stereo out for ping-pong. I just wanted some slap echo and I was able to dial in just the right amount with no pain at all. I tried all the settings and was floored by all the possibilities available. I could spend a week just trying out different "space" sounds. I mean like SciFi sounds, really wacky stuff all the way to some chimey tones I didn't know you could make with a Strat. This could be someones ticket to a signature sound. I didn't think it was much of a "tone sucker" either.

don't know yet. The knob shafts are flimsy so it would not take much to break them off. I think if you just set it and left it alone it would be allright. Trying to change it during a set would end in tragedy I am sure.

Just got it?

For my purposes, playing blues, it is the perfect echo box. I like the tape echo a little better than the analog. You ought to be able to get some CCR out of this pretty easy too. For the "space" sounds put it in digital, slap and jack up the mix. Then turn the time knob back and forth. Freaky stuff there :)

Easy to use, after a bit of experimentation, got some great sounds, from U2 to the cult(Sactuary).

No problems sound wise,use marshall amp, yamaha, epiphone sheraton guitars. No buzz hum etc.

Can't believe after reading the other reviews on hear! one minute it was fine then it just stopped working, all lights ,tap tempo working just no sound !! So obviously Line 6 HAS A PROBLEM !! Bought mine second hand of e-bay 6 months ago but it was un-used, so no comeback for me.
They are about ??100 pound give or take a few quid either way, which is a lot of money to throw away.Would i buy another one, NO and its made me Question about Line 6 products reliability.
Buyers beware, go for Boss DD3 OR DD6 or another make.

Never bothered it was second hand, but BNIB.

Built like a tank, shame the insides obviously not, will be using it to hold my door open thats all it is good for now.Certainly won't be buying another.

Flexible knobs.

Flexible knobs deliver sweet sounds, very well done.

This poorly made product broke after 3 hours of play. On the outside, it is built well. The outside shell hides inferior workmanship and electronic component choices.

This was my first Line 6 product. Line 6 is now banned from my potential purchases.

If it breaks after 3 hours of play, what's the point in engaging Customer Support? I returned it for an echo pedal from a different manufacturer. The store took it back and said they had seen this many times with Line 6 products. Seems the preferred choices are Boss & MXR for reliability. Well, I learned the easy way by not having the thing go bad during a gig nor after the 30 day return policy of the store.

I'll never, NEVER buy another Line 6 product.

Very simple to use via knobs and switches.

Within an hour, I was replicating Jimmi Page's Dazed and Confused echo runs. I instantly fell in love with this device. I think, the best on the market.

Within 3 hours of play time, the Echo Park died. The tempo light still blinks, but no sound comes out. On the outside, the Echo Park is well made. However, Line 6 skimped on the inside electronics big time.

This was a brand new product and it lasted for 1/2 a day... This made me very sad because I loved the effects and flexibility of the unit.

This was my first and last Line 6 purchase: I will never buy another Line 6 product. Guitar Center was kewl & took the product back the next day. I got an echo box from a different manufacturer for a bit more money.

Didn't even bother. If a company can't make a product that last more then 3 hours, what's the point in contacting Customer Support? Seeing how many others have had a similar experience, I saw myself with a series of warranty repairs and no echo box. I took it back to the store with extreme prejudice.

Again, if a company can't make a product that last more then 3 hours it gets a dismal zero ratting. Too bad, if they spent the extra $5 on better components and made better electronics, I would have went Line 6 all the way. Instead Boss, MXR, & etc... get my business.

Really easy to use, simple, intuitive, the manual is ok, this is a new revision model (no more amber light) ( revision code flash red twice).

%100 noise free, no hum, with a "noname" power supply, %100 free noise in daisy chain, 24 bits, really good sound in 3 modes, digital, analog, tape. I love swells, and in stereo is amazing. I've two Boss DD5, this is more versatile, and sounds better.

It's a brick, build like a tank, all is ok, very sturdy unit. SOLID.

I dont know. No opinion

I play ambiental, Folk, Rock, etc, the unit us very versatile, buy one, you will love it!!!

The Line 6 Echo Park pedal should be pretty easy to use, for anyone who's ever owned a compact delay before.

The controls are very clearly laid out, and only differ from most echo stompboxes in terms of the amount of options they present.

There are 2 toggle switches: one to turn trails on or off (meaning the echo continues after you stomp the pedal off) and another to select whether you'd like to model a tape echo, a digital delay, or a classic analog unit.

Five knobs control the mix (how much echo you want vs. how much dry signal), repeats (how long you want your echoes to go on for), modulation (a chorus-like effect can be blended in), time (the rate of speed at which the echoes occur after a note is played), and finally the delay mode (such as slap-back, dotted eighth notes, reverse, or ping-pong).

Also, this pedal features what I consider to be an absolute godsend--tap tempo. My favorite thing about the tap tempo on this pedal is that you can set it while the pedal is off, which is a must-have feature for anyone who plays with a drummer who has anything other than metronomic precision.

As someone else pointed out in a prior review, the LED light is orange when the pedal is off; otherwise, it flashes green with the tempo/time when it's engaged.

I have played this pedal through a Vox AC-30TB, a Roland JC-120, a Tech 21 Trademark 60, and a Vox AD100VT.

The guitars I've plugged into it have included a Fender Telecaster (American Standard, a Fender Jaguar (CIJ), a Fender Strat (MIM 70's RI), an Epiphone Strat clone, an ESP LTD Hybrid 300, and an Epiphone LP Standard.

The other pedals I've surrounded the Echo Park with were a Boss TU-2, a Boss OS-2, an Ibanez TS-9, a Boss DS-1, an EHX Stereo Memory Man w/ Hazarai, an EHX Small Clone, a Boss RV-5, a Marshall VibraTrem, and an MXR MicroAmp.

This pedal has sounded great with every combination of gear possible. I've powered it from a brick-style power supply, which I found to be slightly less noisy than when I had it in the daisy-chain running off the Boss tuner.

The only real noise issues I have ever had seemed to happen when the pedal was in the daisy-chain and turned off. As soon as the pedal was stomped "on" or plugged into my brick power supply, the noise issues vanished. The pedal has gotten along great with all of my other pedals.

The only reason I'm docking this a point is because the tap tempo switch, which involves stomping the pedal down "halfway," started to get a little less accurate after a year and a half of playing. Then again, I might use this feature more frequently than most players.

In any case, pulling the module out of the pedal and tinkering with the guts of both parts seems to have alleviated the issue. I guess the good thing is that if the problem turns out to be with the pedal and not the actual effects module, it's easy enough to replace the pedal's body for another 50 or 60 bucks.

Never had to deal with Line 6.

I have to say that I think this is the best delay pedal I've ever owned. The sounds blow the Boss DD series out of the water (although a Hold setting might have been a cool addition), and it even competes with the mighty EHX SMM/H. I actually prefer the Echo Park to its bigger brother, the Line 6 DL4, for a few reasons:

-On the DL4, switching back and forth from a "rhythmic delay" setting is nearly impossible, and if you adjust the tap tempo while you're in the rhythmic delay setting, you won't be for long.

-There are a lot of great models on the DL4, but I really only ever used the Analog, Tape, and Digital ones... all of which are present in the Echo Park.

-The controls are much easier to use on the Echo Park. I can crank a few knobs between each song and everything sounds perfect by the time the band kicks in. With features this easy to use and access, who needs presets?

My current plan is to score another one or two of these pedals on eBay and add them to my board to avoid having to switch certain settings between songs. I'd like to have one set for digital, one for analog, and another for tape. Short of that, the only function that might improve this pedal at all would have been the inclusion of a basic looper.

Play with this pedal for a while and it's fairly obvious how each section works.

The pedal's LED flashes to the time of the delay - orange when the effects are bypassed, and green when in use. This allows you to tap in the tempo before actually engaging the pedal. One minor drawback of this for me was that on stage, under some lighting conditions, the different colours of the LED were indistinguishable, and it was impossible to tell by looking at the pedal whether it was engaged or not. Of course you should be able to tell by listening!

Adjusting the 'Rate' when the pedal is engaged can give rise to all kinds of sonic mayhem - perfect for feedback fests at the end of a big song - if you are that way inclined.

The sound quality is superb, or at least was for my needs. Most of the effects are usable. I love the tape echo effects, especially the reverse echo. The effect I used most was the 'Normal' setting, on 'Tape'.

I have never tried to emulate the sounds of any particular artists, however, I did use the slapback echo a few times to get a 'country' sound, which was quite effective.

I have had this pedal for just 2 years, and it is now dead. The pedal looks like it works (LED flashes, tempo can be tapped in), but no sound comes out of it, in use or bypassed. It worked fine with moderate use for the two years, but then without warning just stopped working. This is a great shame because I was just starting to get in to this pedal. I was really dissapointed, as this was also what I consider my best pedal, and is certainly the most expensive.

I noticed that most of the reviews here emphasise the build quality of the pedal housing ('It's built like a tank', 'Bombproof', etc). The truth is that the diecast housing is very solid - the most solid of any pedal I have owned. The base has a thick rubber 'sole', and the pedal hinge is very sturdy. A considerable force is needed to engage the pedal, reinforcing the impression of sturdiness. However this is just the pedal housing. This being a 'Tonecore' pedal, the actual 'effect' part is housed in a small plastic module, which is removalable by unscrewing two allen bolts and pushing a release button in. The module itself seems very flimsy, although housed in the diecast casing it is unlikely to come to much harm. Now I own much flimsier pedals - Danelectro, Behringer, whose housing is plastic - hardly 'built like a tank'. However, they are sturdy enough for fairly heavy use unless you are planning on literally jumping on them. I would expect these pedals to last many, many years. I would have certainly expected the Echo Park to outlast them.

My point here is that the quality of the housing has little, if anything to do with the reliablity of this pedal. I am sure that a small electical fault is the problem in my case, albeit one that renders an expensive pedal totally unusable.

My pedal was well out of warranty when it broke. I searched the FAQs on the Line 6 website for similar problems, of which I found none. Looking through these and similar reviews I can see that other people have had this problem, and after a similar amount of time. Line 6 at least have a FAQ and a knowledge base, I suppose.

I really liked this pedal, but quitting working after two years does not instill me with a great deal of confidence in Line 6 products, and I will not be replacing the pedal like-for-like.