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Amazing pedal; one of two bass overdrives that I intend to keep forever! This, along with the Creation Audio Grizzly Bass, is a brilliant, beautiful and intense overdrive! This works in any situation, from punk to classic rock, and even adds a beautiful edge to fusion!
This pedal is great and the three different modes really give flexibility on how I want to dial it in based on my mood. Sound Shoppe is awesome, quickly shipped, packaged like a tank…and free shipping. Buying from them is a no brainer.
Like all Ezhi&aka pedals, you are sort of at the mercy of what this thing does -- but it does so much and it's all fairly nuts. I got this because I was worried it would sell out, and it should sell out because there are enough weirdos out there like me who will let this thing just do what it wants and reap the benefits.
Terrible Mother is fantastic! Well worth the few years I've waited to meet her.
There are so many awesome sounds in this pedal. She's much easier to manipulate than the mom I grew up with 😅
Not only do I use this pedal on bass, but I use it on guitars and synths! This pedal is super versatile and packed with useful feature!
Not too drippy compared to other spring reverbs out there, but outstanding nonetheless. The tone controls and powerful boost makes it substantially better than the surfy bear I had in the past.
The Sub Octave sounds great! A very unique octave very subtle yet thickens your tone is a very rich and luscious way. If you are looking for an OC-2 type octave this is not for you, but if you want an octave that tracks every not with no latency and adds a little sub magic than get the Sub Octave.
Most craziest and perfect pedal for me. Every sounds are unpredictable.
I have been looking for a pedal that does what the Clari(Pirate) does for a long time. I will be using it on fretless bass (which it pairs with very well!) and synths (yet-to-be-tested). While this is definitely a delay pedal and can be used somewhat like a straight up delay with most settings dialed back (other than delay and repetitions) albeit with a sort of crunchy delay clock click that sounds a bit like snare drum wires rattling along. However, I am probably never going to use this as a delay or place it toward the back of the pedal chain with delays and reverb. Its going right to the front of the chain as a sort of pitch shifter/ modulator. However, this is not a pitch shifter. Instead, the delay and envelope features in this pedal create a fascinating pitch shift/ vibrato/ chorus effect that is both messier and better than what you think you when you think of any of those. The note you play is delayed and detuned/shifted (dive bombs down and rises back up) in a glissando manner with results varying based on the intensity of your playing (and how you've set the envelope and sensitivity settings). In this sense, this pedal shares some similarity with EAE's Mirror House, Alexander's Marshmallow, and a few other pitch pedals. But this resemblance is only a passing one.
In terms of pitch modulating delay, there are also some passing resemblances to Chase Bliss's Thermae or Alexander's Superball in that they're all doing a sort of delay clock pitch shift thing. However, while I love the Thermae for floaty delay sequences that drift away from what you play, the Clari(pirate) is firmly connected to your playing but brings it into the territory of more resonant and overtone-laden instruments like woodwinds (like a clarinet perhaps?) or the plunging sound of string instruments like the guzheng/gayageum/koto but more gnarled. I am probably mostly going to use this with the delay time set short and repeats low to get a sort of smeared delay that acts as a plunged pitch thingy when I play staccato fortissimo notes. I should also mention that the LFO, Speed, and Wave knobs are great for getting a lot of extra flavor out of the sound this thing produces. While some of the features of the Clari(pirate) certainly tick some boxes for lo-fi tape warble/hiss/stop effects, it should be noted that those occur as byproducts of a deeply versatile and strange modulation pedal as opposed to working as some sort of simulator. As a side note, this pairs so so so well with other odd tape effect pedals. I'm really loving pairing the Clari(pirate) with Red Panda's Tensor for instance.
All in all, this is a top-notch pedal whose exact characteristics are unlike anything I've played before. This is a sort of excitement I haven't had for a good strange pedal in a long while. I have a few minor critiques though. Since 2 out of 3 of these were known factors, these should be read as aspirational. 1. The Clari(pirate) has the old noisy clicky type of trigger. Your other pedals like reverb or delay will notice and announce this... while this isn't a deal breaker for me, I am wondering if swapping to a soft-touch type might be worth it. 2. Even though I'm not really using this as delay, I could see tap tempo being useful for adjusting modulation for live playing. 3. I could really see a lot of use for incorporating an EXP jack to adjust playing on the fly.
I forgot to mention that SoundShoppe has great customer service! Very responsive to questions. Thank you SoundShoppe for a great experience.
I own this as well as the Snazzy FX Wow and Flutter box- both create crazy sounds. The Snazzy is huge, so the Tapescape is a welcome addition as it’s much smaller and fits in my board. The Tapescape just sounds beautiful. I’ve only scratched the surface with this box- so far just using the Wow feature and sounds amazing. From subtle to complete breakdown/destruction of audio. I feel like this box was made for me! I LOVE THIS PEDAL! Thank you Bleak District🤟