Bringing a Roland RE-201 Space echo back from it's golden slumber. Dismantling, testing, cleaning. 

This is the most comprehensive 201 service video I've seen. Well done!

The episode of Better Call Saul I didn't know I needed. Great storytelling!

That trick with the VU meter is JUST what I was looking for - mine is stuck. Thanks!

oh man .........i almost started crying around 49:18 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

I love the pace of the video!! While I’m sitting here wondering about my space echo I’m just chilling and then I start unscrewing it next thing I know it’s fixed by the end of the video!! Plus I get a story to keep my mind off how nervous I am to work on this thing

Came for the service stayed for the vibes 😎

This is really crazy to hear your story about moving to Japan to teach while taking apart a space echo, because I am troubleshooting my space echo while at the same time have been preparing to move back to Asia to teach myself, possibly Japan first, I haven't fully decided between Vietnam first or Japan. Your story has motivated me to follow through!!

Thanks for the video! Now I will have my beloved RE-201 for a lifetime.

Wow! Awesome! Thanks for the video, AND the story!

Thank you for this video which allows us to discover the guts of this magnificent device and how to maintain it. While listening to a very beautiful story of friendship and an American in Japan. ✌🏻

From one Space Echo enthusiast to another I enjoyed every second of the video. You have a real passion for it and I learned a few things along the way. Keep it up!

Very nice! See - something that legitimately does go up to 11.

That sounds fantastic! Hope I get mine sounding that sharp!! Thanks!

Sweet video and good story, I'm hopefully buying a re 101 this morning :)

You couldn't put anything about beautiful women on a product today because the world has gone crazy. Great video.

Brilliant thanks Dude : )

cool vid loved the story!!!

Hey mark, great video. Can you confirm which cleaning agents you are using? The coloured waxes and bottles look like they do a great job, I can’t find them anywhere. Thanks for your help.

My desk recently collapsed with my RE-201 taking a fall and spilling a small amount of cider on it as well. I took it a part and wiped out any moisture and put a fan to it. When I turned it on the next day, it powered on. VU meter works and the preamps work, as in, I can plug a sound source into it and it recognizes and plays. The issue is, neither the echo or reverb dials change the sound at all. The switch for echo and normal doesn't change the sound at all. I'm unsure of what I should be looking for when I open it up. Thanks again for this video.

Mark! I really enjoyed this video and of course the story. I was wondering if you could point me in the right direction in fixing a low volumed delay/echo? I can hear the echo however, even when the intensity is all the way up, it still is just an average level of delay. Have you had this problem before? Is there something I should adjust or clean? Thank you for your time!

I love this. Helped me tremendously. Having one last issue. It seems like one of the rollers is making a whistling or squeaking sound. Do you Know what it could be?

Hi great video, picked up a re201, been following all your steps my space echo sounds so good now, couple of questions my vu has come back to life but still seams a little sticky and is there a bulb in the vu to light it up? Many thanks Simon

Where are you located? Itd be cool to send you my 201 it needs some love.

Saweeeet video! The heads on my re-101 look jumbled and not square to anything. Any tips on head alignment?

Where in the hell are the Roland Chorus-Echos these days? I thought they used to be as popular as the Space Echo. Maybe I was wrong. I used to have one.

awesome, can i ask you what do you use for cleaning the tolex/outer case to refresh it?

Hi thanks for the video. I learned a lot and went through the process with my unit. Just got the other day. However once I put it all back together something happened and reverb and echos are not working. I get the sound through on both straight and echo switch position but no dice on the effects. Not really sure where to start investigating. I have no problems changing capacitors or other parts but would appreciate an advice where to start. Couple notes. I did accidentally installed tape once on the wrong side but I put it back the correct way. I don't think that would be the issue? I ordered demagnetizer on Amazon so I will try to demagnetize the heads tomorrow as well and maybe put a new tape in just to make sure something didn't happen with the one I made. And lastly I watched a video from DR.Mix where he is putting a new tape in re-501 unit. I used the same length as he did, which was about 380 cm or 150 inch is this correct length for the tape loop? (edit i tried chat gpt to find this info and its saying i need 2m)

Hey man! Is that spray that you’re spraying grease or compressed air? :)) Thankyou! Loved the story btw

I obtained a Space Echo from a friend this year. Sounds amazing, but a little slow reacting. Going to pick up a Ultimate Service Kit and clean it up. He's had it since 1980 and gigged exclusively with it! What's troubling after opening it up is seeing all of those Electrolytic caps. After 40-50 years, and gigging and many, many hours on it...they are going to be dried up worse than an old lady's muffin!! Going to have to start to bring back to life by replacing ALL of those caps and spraying and cleaning everything up. Later I'll see about replacing other things like felt or rollers and new tape. What solution are you spraying on the controls?? Want to make sure I purchase the right stuff. Let me/us know.

Hi! We followed through this amazing video, but now are getting reverb but no echo. Doesn’t seem to be any signal from the playback heads. Any ideas? Thanks!

Hello! Great video! I've been tinkering with my 201 and find that my motor seems to be running faster than I'd like. Have you ever found a way to slow down the motor so I can get longer delay times?? EchoFix sent me a mod where I change out a resistor and that's above my skill level for sure. I was thinking about putting a rubber o-ring between the top of the pinch roller and the pinch roller cap in hopes of causing a little friction but not sure that would be good for the motor. Would love to hear your thoughts!! Thanks for the great story too!! In the market for an Echoplex EP3 also! Keep any eye out!

I just finished and listed a nice one here! reverb.com/item/75825153-beautiful-1979-roland-re-150-space-echo-set-thoroughly-cleaned-and-tested

May I ask what kind of oil you use to lubricate the big silver thing in front of the felt you cleaned at around 25 minutes? Thanks in advance!

I've got a space echo that I haven't used for years. When I tried, the reverb works, but no echo. I took the top off - the metal post beside the pinch roller is turning when I turn it on, but the tape isn't moving. Is the pinch roller meant to roll? because mine doesn't. I tried unscrewing it to lift it off as you have. But it doesn't want to move, so I haven't forced it. Maybe some lubrication is required there.

Hello and thanks for your intersting vid'. Could you tell me more about the electrical component for the reverb at 11mn20 please ? I didn't know at all ! i was looking your vid' and i went to see that on my RE. I touched it but thank it will not move. But i was rong iand i certainly puto out at a wrong position . Do you know how test it ? By ears or electricaly ? What do you mean by reverb intensity exactly ? Thanks you very much . I'm doing its resttoration as i can , so Thanks you very much 🙏

How can the tubes be replaced? My effects 1, 3, and some others aren’t working anymore!

I’m looking to buy a Roland space echo RE 201 would you have one that you rebuilt for sale and if so how much

Is that an Aria Pro II hanging on the wall? TS perhaps?

do you have any 501's if so how much?

Great video! I have space echo with no echo, just about to check the caps. Hope I can fix this