We recently got an email:
"Are you parting out a Roland re-301?"
Reply: Nope. Can we ask where you saw that? We're trying to write up everywhere that we no longer have any Roland parts nor will we be getting any.
Our main site and on the blog says that we are not selling Roland parts, but we're still finding places we need to add that info.
So for the record, we do NOT have any Roland parts, we are NOT parting out a Roland Tape Echo and we are NOT likely to be buying any parts. Sadly, it's far too much work for the prices people want to pay, not to mention all the requests for free advice. If we were wealthy and didn't have to struggle to get by, we'd be happy to, but we're barely getting by. Sorry.
"also... did the Re-301 have "feet" on the side like the re-201?"
Reply: Early model RE-201's did not have feet on the side, but they were added in one of the later models, as it was "revised", we're learning, in minor ways, probably a dozen times. The later RE-301 and -501 units all had the "side feet" from the start.
It's actually better to set them set up on their side, as it helps keep the tension of the tape against the tape heads, rather than laying them parallel. Depends if you like the pseudo-chorusing effect caused by mild tape slippage or if you just want clean echoes. You'd be surprised how much of a difference it makes on some units.
Cheers!
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The Sound-O-Mat
http://www.sound-o-mat.com