Model

WEM Copicat

Tape echo unit

A portable tape echo unit introduced by Watkins Electric Music in 1958, one of the first such effects units available in Britain. Multiple Copicat versions were produced over more than fifty years and it became a staple of British guitar and vocal sound.

Category

  • Effects pedals

    Guitar and bass effects — overdrive, distortion, fuzz, delay, reverb, modulation, and more, in pedal, rack, and multi-effects formats.

Made by

  • Watkins Electric Music

    Watkins Electric Music (WEM) is a British maker of musical instruments and amplification founded by Charlie Watkins, known for the Copicat tape echo and its guitar and PA amplifiers.

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