Caroline Guitar Company Somersault vs Fairfield Circuitry Shallow Water
The Caroline Guitar Company Somersault and the Fairfield Circuitry Shallow Water are both pedals sharing modulated, low gain, dark. The Caroline Guitar Company Somersault leans pristine. The Fairfield Circuitry Shallow Water leans analog warmth and ambient. Current prices: $219 vs $342.82.
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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.46% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- modulated
- low gain
- dark
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$219via Reverb
$342.82via Reverb
The Caroline Guitar Company SOMERSAULT is a versatile modulation pedal that functions as a chorus, vibrato, and faux-rotary device. Can produce gentle chorus movement, old-school watery chorus, seasick wobble, and glitchy bleep-bloop modulation. The circuit hits a tonal balance between the dark thick syrup of analog chorus and the brighter more option-packed character of digital modulation. Boutique US construction. Suited for players who want multiple modulation textures from a single compact pedal.
The Fairfield Circuitry Shallow Water is a k-field modulator — an analog pitch modulation effect that generates random, non-cyclical vibrato, chorus, and flanger-type coloration by randomly modulating a short audio delay time. Unlike vibrato or chorus with a regular LFO, the modulation is stochastic and non-repeating, producing results akin to the pitch instability of vintage tape machines or vinyl playback. An LPG (low-pass gate) section responds to playing dynamics, adding natural tremolo-like volume shaping.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Experimental
- Post-Rock
- Ambient
- Indie
- Shoegaze
- pristine
- analog warmth
- ambient