Alexander Pedals NEO Series History Lesson V3 Delay vs Hologram Electronics Microcosm
The Alexander Pedals NEO Series History Lesson V3 Delay and the Hologram Electronics Microcosm are both pedals sharing ambient. The Alexander Pedals NEO Series History Lesson V3 Delay leans transparent and analog warmth. The Hologram Electronics Microcosm leans modulated.
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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.45% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Ambient
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- ambient
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$199.99via Reverb
The Alexander Pedals History Lesson Vol. 3 is a six-mode tap-tempo delay in the NEO Series with an analog dry-through path, MIDI, 4 onboard presets expandable to 16 via MIDI, and an Autotrails timer. Six modes: Mag (warm tape echo with smooth repeat softening), BBD (analog bucket-brigade murky repeats), Dig (24-bit clean digital clarity), LoFi (degraded tape with wow, flutter, and light distortion), 4HD (four virtual tape heads for multi-tap rhythmic delays), and FLT (12-bit rack delay with resonant filter and detune for 1980s new-wave textures). Tap tempo with three selectable subdivisions. No stereo output.
The Hologram Electronics Microcosm is a granular, glitch, and looping effects pedal that reprocesses a guitar or other instrument's signal into stutters, arpeggiated fragments, multi-tap delays, and layered loops, with MIDI support for syncing and external control. Rather than emulating a specific classic effect, it is built to transform an input into new textures, ranging from expansive ambient pads and deep drones to tempo-locked rhythmic patterns and loop-based soundscapes. It is aimed at guitarists, vocalists, and other musicians working in ambient, experimental, and atmospheric styles who want a single pedal capable of radically reshaping their source sound. Reviewers describe its tones as lush, deep, and evocative of space, calling it deeply inspirational and highly distinctive, functioning almost like an interactive playing partner that responds to input in real time.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Country
- New Wave
- Shoegaze
- Experimental
- Electronic
- transparent
- analog warmth
- smooth
- modulated
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Live
- Studio