Alexander Pedals Luminous Phaseshifter vs Caroline Guitar Company Arigato
The Alexander Pedals Luminous Phaseshifter and the Caroline Guitar Company Arigato are both pedals sharing modulated, dynamic. The Alexander Pedals Luminous Phaseshifter leans pristine and ambient. Current prices: $229 vs $169.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.33% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- modulated
- dynamic
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$229via Reverb
$169via Reverb
The Alexander Pedals Luminous is a stereo DSP phaser in the Leap Series offering ten phase-shifting algorithms, 32 preset slots, expression pedal input, and stereo TRS I/O. Ten modes cover classic single-stage phase sweep, dual phasing, delay-phase hybrids, pattern-based effects, Flying Pan (stereo panning with phase offset), K-Trem (100% wet phaser for vibrato character), flanger, and envelope-controlled phase. Compared favorably to the Strymon Zelzah as a top-tier digital phaser. Suited to classic rock phasing, funk, R&B, ambient stereo textures, vibrato substitution, and psychedelic effects.
The Caroline Guitar Company ARIGATO is a 4-stage analog OTA-based phaser and vibrato pedal designed with intentionally off-balance LFO behavior for quirky, expressive modulation. Based on the Somersault platform but modified to deliver phaser and vibrato rather than chorus. The dual LFOs can be pushed into wild, unstable territory for pitch-bending vibrato effects, and with Feedback turned up produces pseudo auto-wah sounds. Running 100% wet enables pure pitch vibrato with no dry signal blend. Boutique US construction.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Funk
- Classic Rock
- Ambient
- Indie
- Shoegaze
- Experimental
- pristine
- ambient