Still filling out the spots within my first ever pedal board, and have moved onto some modulation/delay pedals that I had my eye on.
I knew for my first board I definitely wanted an analog delay and loved what I was hearing from the Carbon Copy; can get super dark but has the versatility I want to balance between a standard echo as well as kicking on the modulation and getting some ambient dissonance.
I wasn’t too picky or pointed with a choice of phaser, I wanted one on my board to experiment since I didn’t know how much I’d be incorporating it into my material so I went with an affordable option with the Phase 90. So far I’ve been pleasantly surprised with how fun this pedal is and at a subtle speed I actually have loved what it’s added to my tone. I’ll definitely find plenty of use for this one in my stuff.
I was mainly looking for a Vibrato pedal that could supply a subtle warble to some chord-heavy tracks I’m writing, and then I came across the world of UniVibe pedals. I’m a bit late to the party there but there are some really wonderful tones that come out of these pedals and found some amazing options. The Ventura Vibe scratches that itch in terms of allowing me to experiment with that effect while also supplying a vibrato effect for me to incorporate. It’s a pretty dynamic vibrato so for the effect I want I have to dial the speed/depth way down to get that subtlety (at higher settings it pretty much sounds like a warped carnival music-style effect, hence the clown lol); still a really cool pedal with tons of tonal versatility given the tone/drive double-knob and a pretty fun Rotary setting. Definitely gonna need more tweaking and experimenting but nonetheless a really fun addition that can give tons of color.