POMPEII PE603 Model
Cicognani engineering like to congratulate you on your purchase of your new Pompeii PE603. It is one of most
advanced Echo unit ever created. We hope this would help your creativity and better your sound. The Glorious Old
Italian Echo at the today time. !
The great experience and knowledge of Guglielmo (The Guru) has been made available to create not a simple "relic"
of that fantastic PE603 echo but a modern vision of the most beautiful sounds of past.
Some guidelines to design this unit:"
* No mechanical part in movement; no maintenance needed; robust metal case in pedal size."
* Extreme Audio Quality: Great linearity of the signal designed with a new valve preamplifier combined with a cascode
Jfets. The sound has excellent benefits."
* The VARISPEED, born in the past as a modification to reduce the speed of motor; has been redesigned keeping
unchanged the concept of lengthening the time keeping the heads synchronized. With good quality we managed to
reach 660mS in combination with the head 4.
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Vintage model of PE603 echo, has been used by many bands as an effect on vocals, instruments, PA. Needless to
say, many musicians have used it in different styles. It is a "creative machine" that enriches the sound thanks to its
unmistakable "feedback halos”. Many different effects can be had by selecting combinations of the 4 replay heads via
the "switch" control. "
The Echo/Repeat function, switch between a single or multiple repeats. With the Length Of Swell pot. controlling the
amount of feedback; from minimal subtlety to frenzied cosmic mayhem....and this makes it truly unique and creative.
