SOLD OUT 05.31.2024 3:53PM PST
It has taken four years to track down parts for this circuit, but we have finally secured parts, and we actually have them in-shop! As such, this May 2024 re-issue is limited to 52 pieces in total.
Designed from the ground up in late 2019, the Analog Chorus/Vibrato is an extremely high-performance, "100% analog" BBD (bucket-brigade device) chorus & pitch-vibrato pedal, boasting unmatched frequency response with striking clarity and headroom, especially for a BBD circuit. This pedal is also capable of running at up to 18VDC for even higher performance. This circuit sounds much more like a rack-chorus than it does a "chorus pedal" per se.
Fully capable of lush, watery, high-fidelity chorusing, true-pitch vibrato and absolutely wacky silly rubber-band stuff, these pedals are EXTREMELY time consuming to build and calibrate. The sound and tonal quality is unmatched, however.
These are tediously and individually built "race-cars" employing exclusively premium parts throughout. Each pedal requires meticulous assembly and delicate calibration, and it certainly shows in its performance.
There are four minor updates/changes to the 2024 Analog Chorus/Vibrato with respect to the original 2020 unit. These changes include/are:
- A real-time pulsing bi-color LED with diffusion bezel
(Red in Bypass mode, Green in Effect mode) - 11-segment indexes for the control knobs
- Glow-in-the-dark indicators on the control knobs.
- Genuine Hammond Enclosure
The pristine, high-fidelity, ultra-high-performance circuit remains exactly the same.
Production is VERY limited, and ALL SALES ARE FINAL.
We do not accept order cancellations on these custom units.
Please allow 3 - 8 day build time. (They take time)
We recommend shipping UPSP Priority Mail with full insurance for these special pedals.
Features:
- 100% Pure-analog BBD modulation
- 100% Analog signal path
- 100% Analog oscillator
- Very high headroom (18VDC capable for increased dynamic range)
- Extremely high-fidelity frequency response:
- Dry Freq. Response: 22KHz - 3.38Hz
- Wet (BBD) Freq. Response: 11.2KHz - 16Hz
- 1024-stage BBD
- Real-time pulsing bi-color LED - NEW for 2024!
- All-Premium internal components and hardware
- Genuine Hammond Manufacturing enclosure - NEW for 2024!
- Full Wet/Dry analog mix control
- Wide LFO Range:
10.64Hz - 0.89Hz cycle (94mS - 1.12S cycle) - Designed for use in effects loops
(works great straight into your favorite amp too) - True-Bypass
Tech Specs:
- Input Impedance: 495KΩ
- Output Impedance: ~2KΩ
- Dry signal freq. response: 22KHz - 3.38Hz
- BBD signal freq. response: 11.2KHZ - 16Hz
- 9VDC - 18VDC "industry standard" 2.1mm negative center-pin power (no internal battery)
- ~22mA draw @ 9VDC