[caspersvapors]

Hey guys, I was just listening to the Dark Star from 4/24/72 (Rockin the Rhein) and in the "Dark Star II" section (~0:40 - 0:59), Jerry very clearly is using some tape delay device. This is the earliest example Ive personally heard of Jerry using a very obvious delay effect live. Are there other examples from 72? Do we know if its an echoplex?

[Slewfoot2000]

Wow! That is super interesting! Definitely not something that makes a regular appearance in the era…makes one wonder.

It seems like an Echoplex or Binson Echorec would be the most likely candidates…if I had to guess, I might say that someone local had one he brought to the gig for Jerry to try…didn’t seem to stick at the time, but that MXR Delay sure became useful later!

[Cumtax]

man what an astounding tone jesus

[pula58]

Maybe the echo was added later, when they mixed down the recordings to make the CD.