Alexander Pedals Radical Delay DX vs Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII

The Alexander Pedals Radical Delay DX and the Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII are both pedals sharing ambient, pristine, transparent. The Alexander Pedals Radical Delay DX leans slapback and modulated. Current prices: $188.96 vs $330.

Similarity
citedBlended 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.

49% — somewhat different

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Ambient
  • Experimental
Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • ambient
  • pristine
  • transparent
  • full
Citation fame
citedCitation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.
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Price

$188.96via Reverb

$330via Reverb

Description

The Alexander Pedals Radical Delay DX is the six-mode expanded successor to the original Radical Delay in the NEO Series. Six modes: MOD (clean digital delay with Tweak for chorus or vibrato on repeats), BEND (pitch-shifting spiraling repeats), DYNA (dynamics-sensitive delay responding to pick attack intensity), REV (forward delay, reverse delay, and tape-stop effect via Tweak), ARP (chiptune arpeggiator delay with stacked pitch intervals for 8-bit sequences), and DUAL (parallel delay lines in mono, stereo, or ping-pong). Its DUAL mode includes a ping-pong delay. Features 4 onboard presets, MIDI, expression pedal morphing between two states, and USB.

The Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII is a digital lo-fi degradation pedal that recreates the rough, wobbly character of a worn VHS tape, with internal DIP switches that can configure it to behave as either the original MKI or the updated MKII. Controls for Wow, Flutter, Saturation, and Failure introduce pitch wobble, jerky stutters, background noise, and honky filtering, while a rotary Model knob selects among twelve EQ filtering profiles for different degraded tonal colors. It also offers stereo operation, expression pedal control, and a Freeze function that sustains a chord indefinitely while its modulation continues evolving. Rather than a straightforward tape or cassette simulator, it can generate scuzzy chorus, phasing, and sample-and-hold style textures, making it suited to experimental, ambient, and lo-fi production styles that want authentic-sounding analog imperfection from a digital source.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Post-Rock
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Tonal lean
  • slapback
  • modulated
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Good for
citedOccasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.
  • Live
  • Studio
  • Live
  • Studio

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