Boss RE-2 Space Echo Digital Delay Pedal

Boss RE-2 Space Echo Digital Delay Pedal

The Boss RE-2 Space Echo Digital Delay Pedal brings one of the most iconic delay sounds ever created straight onto your pedalboard — compact, accessible, and absolutely packed with character.

Originally introduced in 1974, the Roland RE-201 Space Echo became legendary for its warm, tape-driven repeats, rhythmic echo patterns, and beautifully unpredictable behaviour. It wasn’t just a delay — it was an instrument in itself. And now, Boss have captured that entire experience in a standard compact pedal format.

The RE-2 delivers that signature tape echo warmth and movement, with repeats that naturally degrade and evolve, sitting perfectly behind your playing. There’s a softness and musicality here that digital delays often struggle to replicate — but this nails it.

You’ve got multiple tape head configurations, allowing you to dial in everything from tight slapback delays to complex, multi-head rhythmic echoes. It’s incredibly expressive, especially when you start interacting with the repeats in real time.

The built-in reverb adds another layer, recreating that spacious, ambient wash the original unit was known for. Combined with the delay, it gives you a rich, immersive soundscape that feels instantly inspiring.

Controls are intuitive but powerful — Repeat Rate, Intensity, Echo Volume, Tone, and Reverb — plus a mode selector for different head combinations. There’s also a wow & flutter-style modulation baked into the sound, giving it that authentic tape movement.

Despite all this depth, it stays compact, rugged, and pedalboard-friendly, true to the Boss format.

Plug into one of these in Musicmaker and it’s very hard to keep things subtle — it practically invites you to drift off into ambient textures, vintage echoes, and endless experimentation.

This isn’t just a delay pedal — it’s a direct line to one of the most inspiring sounds ever put to tape.

Features

● Classic multi-head tape echo sound with expanded delay time  

● Original three-head configuration and 11 different sound combinations  

● Vintage RE-201 spring reverb sound with modern stereo operation 

● Wow & Flutter control for introducing varying levels of natural tape modulation  ● Twist effect with footswitch control 

● Select between the unprocessed analog dry signal or the modeled sound of the original Space  Echo preamp 

● Tap tempo and carryover functions 

● True stereo input and output 

● Expandable control via external footswitches or an expression pedal