EarthQuaker DevicesDisaster Transport Delay Pedal - Legacy Reissue
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EarthQuaker Devices Disaster Transport
Earthquaker Devices has reissued their beloved analog voiced digital delay, the Disaster Transport—with the same great delay flavor along with some improvements. It's still a digital delay inspired by the analog pedals of yore—but this time the delay line has a reduced noise floor, and the quality of the delay has also been boosted. The mixer section has also been improved with a volume boost and cleaner mixing. Voiced to have even more analog flavor, the Disaster Transport sits beautifully in an ambient wash...or you can dial in a more up-front effect.
Along with quality of life upgrades, a new Mod Mode switch lets you switch between Bend, which gives you something closer to a chorus effect, and a Stretch mode that adds pitch stretching modulation that can get super wild. You can adjust either of the modes with the modulation controls for Speed and Intensity, including a three-way speed range switch for slow, medium, and fast. The modulation effect has its own footswitch to engage the effect. One of their most sought-after and beloved delay pedals, the Disaster Transport from Earthquaker Devices is a fantastic blast from the past to add to your board.
Disaster Transport Features
- Analog voiced digital delay
- Max delay time 625ms
- Redesigned delay live for better quality and lower noise floor
- Mix section updated for cleaner sound and output is boosted
- Modulation section features two modes: Bend, for chorusing and Stretch, for pitch stretching
- Three position range switch for Speed control
- Dimensions: 4.625 x 3.1875 x 2.3125"
- Power Specs: Standard 9VDC center negative PSU (not included)
We initially set out to recreate the original Disaster Transport™ pedal in its earliest form, but the OG of EQD, Jamie Stillman, couldn’t resist tinkering and improving the whole thing, so you just got upgraded, my friend. In doing so, we redesigned the delay line to reduce the noise floor and improve the quality of the delay. We boosted the output with a cleaner mixing section; it’s now filtered to sound more like an analog delay than any of the previous versions. This delay pedal sits perfectly in the background with more of an evolved ambiance to it, but it can be dialed in for more of a dramatic effect of your choosing.
For those of you well versed in the pedal’s celebrated history, you might notice some differences on this beautifully sparkly box. We’ve added a Mod Mode switch that allows you to choose between bending (Bend) and stretching (Stretch) the modulation wave. The Bend setting offers a subtler vibe closer to a traditional chorus sound, while the new Stretch option gives you loads of pitch-stretching modulation to run wild with.
The other difference you probably spotted with your eagle eye is the Mod Speed three-position toggle switch that offers Slow (S), Fast (F), and Medium (M) settings. The Slow setting is excruciatingly slow and can produce bizarrely animated gradual climbs and steep drop offs. The Fast setting can go from a rapid chorus to an intense vibrato, while the Medium setting is the most traditional rate similar to the classic Memory Man circuit with a nice range to it.
The newly designed enclosure features knobs to control the Speed, Intensity, Mix, Repeats, and Time, with Modulate and Activate Switches, making this a highly customizable pedal to get the delay sound of your dreams. Thanks to the ramp modulation circuitry, you can turn the delay time down and start to use feedback and modulation at a higher setting to harness a bizarre modulator and achieve subtle to wild chorus-type effects. Or set your delay time how you want to set it and use your modulation rates to set your tempo, so you can strum or pluck to the climbs and drop offs to match your riffs. The possibilities are endless. So without further delay, enjoy this del…well, err. We kinda painted ourselves into a corner there. Anyway, enjoy this pedal!
Each Disaster Transport™ is grown organically in the farmlands of Akron, Ohio, USA, using only the finest soil and fertilizer until they are perfectly ripe for picking.