TC Electronic Alter Ego V2
This beautiful looking pedal will be familiar to some. It is built on the same skeleton as the Flashback, but with a different focus. The Alter Ego concentrates on vintage delay sounds for the nostalgic gear head. You will surely find what you are looking for in this pedal if you seek vintage delay sounds.
External Control: APP/TPRINT
Cost: $$
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Interface: 4/5
The pedal is standardly laid out. The subdivisions switch has no text, which when considered with its size can make it difficult to see which mode is selected. Although there is no tap tempo, you can hold the foot-switch down, and play a few quarter notes to set the tempo.
Versatility: 3.5/5
Although this delay is identical in all other aspects to the Flashback, it differs in its range of use. Where the Flashback has a wide range of delay types, this pedal has many that are more focused in one lane.
Tonal Reproduction: 4/5
Your sound is safe with this pedal. It reproduces tone beautifully and manipulates tone nicely in its various delay types. All of its settings produce high quality, usable delays.
Complexity: Simple
Live application: 4/5
With no presets other than TonePrint, it might be hard to take advantage of all this pedal has to offer live. However, its audio tap option and sheer volume of nice sounding delays make this pedal a great one to have on the board.
Product Information
Optional buffered bypass mode prevents high frequency loss from long cable runs
Analog-Dry-Through maintains total integrity of analog dry signal path even when delay effect is engaged
Kill-Dry feature removes the dry signal path for use with parallel effects loops
Up to 7 seconds of delay time allows everything from vintage slapback to cavernous echoes
40-second looper with unlimited overdubs for total creative freedom
3-Year Warranty Program*
Designed and engineered in Denmark
Vintage-voiced echo pedal gives you the best of the best in tape, analog, and digital delays
9 vintage delay sounds carefully reproduced by the experts at TC ELECTRONIC and ProGuitarShop*
TonePrint-enabled to let you beam cool signature tones into your pedal with the free TonePrint App
Design your own customized delay effects from scratch with free TonePrint Editor for PC, Mac*, and iPad*
True stereo I/O provides incredibly wide three-dimensional tones
Audio Tapping feature lets you set delay tempo by strumming your guitar
True bypass allows for optimum clarity and zero high-end loss when the pedal is off
There's no denying that we truly love delay here at TC ELECTRONIC and with ProGuitarShop we've found a collaborator that shares our unparalleled passion for delay. This has resulted in two delay pedals, which in no time at all have become modern-day classics due to their painstaking recreations of vintage echo-machines of the past. Now we're bringing you the best features and sounds from the original ALTER EGO and ALTER EGO X4, combined in a new pedal which is sure to satisfy all of your vintage-vibed echo needs!
• 9 exclusive Delay sounds, expertly crafted by TC ELECTRONIC and ProGuitarShop
• A true celebration of the best of the best in tape, analog and digital delays
• TonePrint Enabled - for a world of signature effects
With ALTER EGO 2 you get 9 vintage delay sounds carefully reproduced by the echo experts at ProGuitarShop and TC ELECTRONIC. And trust us, these guys know echo tone and we know you’ll agree once you hear it! You’ll find everything from sweet saturated EchoPlex* repeats, the unique magnetic drum delays of the legendary Echorec*, an exclusive modulated take on TC’s own 2290 delay unit to tons of other classic echo tones. Heck, if we didn’t know any better, we would be sure that this pedal contained real moving parts.
Back to the Future
ALTER EGO 2 has received an elegant graphical overhaul so it’s not just your tone that receives a massive upgrade, but also the coolness-factor of your pedalboard. Combine that with stereo I/O, the amazing audio-tapping feature and the innovative TonePrint technology and you’ve got yourself a pedal that may sound old-aged but is practically taken straight from the space-age.
Bypass mode: True Bypass
Signal circuitry: Analog dry-through
Dimensions: (W x D x H) 72 x 122 x 50 mm (2.8 x 4.8 x 2.0")
Input connector: 2 Standard 1/4" jacks - mono/TS with automatic mono/stereo sensing
Output connector: 2 Standard 1/4" jacks - mono/TS with automatic mono/stereo sensing
Power input: Standard 9V DC, center negative >100 mA (power supply not included)
Battery option: Standard 9V (battery not included)
Input impedance: 1 M
Output impedance: 100 O
USB port: Mini USB connector for uploading and editing custom TonePrints and for software updates
Product info from the TC Electronic website.