Caroline Guitar Company Somersault Lo-Fi Modulator vs Subdecay Starlight Flanger v2
The Caroline Guitar Company Somersault Lo-Fi Modulator and the Subdecay Starlight Flanger v2 are both pedals sharing modulated, low gain. The Caroline Guitar Company Somersault Lo-Fi Modulator leans pristine. The Subdecay Starlight Flanger v2 leans smooth and analog warmth. Current prices: $219 vs $256.80.
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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.28% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Experimental
- Shoegaze
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- modulated
- low gain
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$219via Reverb
$256.80via Reverb
The Caroline Guitar Company Somersault Lo-Fi Modulator is a chorus, vibrato, and faux-rotary modulation pedal with a deliberately lo-fi character that adds analog warmth and digital degradation to the modulation effect. Produces watery chorus, seasick vibrato, and glitchy modulation textures. The lo-fi design philosophy applies the same degraded, characterful approach as the Meteore and Kilobyte to the modulation domain. Boutique US construction. Suited for indie, shoegaze, and experimental players who want modulation with personality.
The Subdecay Starlight is an analog bucket-brigade flanger built around the MN3209 BBD chip for authentic vintage flange character, offering far more range than a typical two- or three-knob flanger while staying easy to manage. Its standout control is a Shape knob that selects six different LFO waveforms, sine, triangle, a triangle/square mix, random, triangle step, and manual, dramatically expanding the textures available, from smooth classic sweeps to rhythmic stepped and random modulation, plus a manual mode for fixed or hand-swept flange. The analog BBD signal path gives warm, organic flanging with genuine vintage quality. It suits players wanting expressive, versatile flange tones, from subtle movement to jet-plane sweeps and experimental rhythmic textures, across rock, shoegaze, and creative modulation styles in a flexible yet approachable pedal.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Lo-Fi
- Alternative Rock
- Indie
- Rock
- pristine
- smooth
- analog warmth