Echo Machine EM-1

Drunk Beaver is a Polish pedal company founded by Ukrainian builder Vitalii Bobrov. The XR Series revives and enhances legendary Polish vintage EXAR pedals at accessible prices.

The EM-1 Echo Machine is an affordable take on the rare Ibanez EM-5 digital delay. The core character of the original is intact, but a Tone knob adds a lowpass filter on the delayed signal, sweeping from bright and clean repeats to darker, analog delay-like textures. Delay time runs from 50ms slapback to 600ms of rhythmic echoes.

Four controls handle everything: Delay (time), Feedback (repeats), Tone (delay brightness), and D.Level (wet signal volume). Built with quality SMD components for a compact, budget-friendly package. Draws 80mA from 9V DC center-negative power. No battery option.