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Thorpy FX ER-2 Block 2 Univibe Vibrato/Chorus Pedal Front

Thorpy FX ER-2 Block 2 Univibe Vibrato/Chorus Pedal

SKU 20THO018
by Thorpy FX
$ 0
$ 379.00 - $ 379.00
$ 379.00
$ 379.00 - $ 379.00
$ 379.00
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The ER-2 receives its name from NASAs high altitude, earth observing plane, which itself was derived from the USAF U-2 reconnaissance aircraft. Much like the ER-2 aircraft, Thorpy has taken something awesome and made it more friendly, certainly more friendly for your pedalboard real-estate.

The Univibe effect is a classic, loved by many, and something they wanted to do their own take on for a long time. It was designed from the ground up to be Univibe perfection. Thorpy wanted to deliver decade spanning classic Univibe modulation that enables you to sound like as many of the classic records that use the effect, as possible. They decided to take it much further and create the dream Univibe, shrinking it and retaining a simplicity of use that belies the pure analog complexity within.

When you design a pedal, it can take years to get it into production and because of the march of time you can be blindsided by a sudden obsolescence issue with parts. The ER-2 suffered this fate, in these circumstances you can either retire the pedal or you can take the opportunity to redesign and improve the pedal....Thorpy opted for the latter.

So, ER-2 Block 2 was born. Block 2 refers to the iterative process of improvement that aircraft go through during their service life. In this case, the ER-2 Block 2 has at its heart the same innovative take on the Univibe circuit but with a much-reduced current requirement so that it is more compatible with a larger variety of power supplies. The noise floor is just as low as it was before but the ability for the ER-2 Block 2 to absorb and relish aggressive fuzz and overdrive levels is greatly increased.

ER-2 Block 2 is the same as ER-2 but improved where it counts, and to go with its improvements it is furnished with a new art design.

INTENSITY: This control adds more of the ER-2 vibe into your signal. It allows you to control how subtle or intense you want the modulation effect to be.

OFFSET: This changes how the internal lamp ramps up. It allows you to change the way the Univibe sounds. it’s a subtle effect but gives you the ability to change the Univibe ramping to your own taste.

SPEED: This controls the rate of the ER-2 sweep moving between, so slow it is barely perceptible through to fast and crazy.

VOLUME: This changes the volume of the effect. Add more for a louder vibe and less for a quieter effect.

FOOTSWITCH: The Left-Hand footswitch allows you to have a classic Univibe style chorus sound or when the footswitch is switched in (LED on) the Vibe setting is selected, and the pedal only outputs a wet signal. The right-hand footswitch switches the ER-2 On/Off

POWER: The ER-2 is designed to work at voltages of 9V DC and a MINIMUM current draw of 150mA. This should be from a quality centre-negative power supply such as the Gigrig Generator or Voodoo Lab Pedalpower series. Do not attempt to use this pedal with other voltages or polarities.

COMPONENTS: To ensure consistency, reliability, low-noise, and tonal supremacy THE ER-2 is made with extremely high-quality components. 1% metal film resistors, WIMA and Panasonic capacitors where possible, high- quality Op-amps and robust through hole plated PCB’S. In short, all of this means you won’t have to worry about your pedal, and it should give you many years of inspiring tonal bliss.