Caroline Guitar Company Somersault vs Warm Audio WA-C1 Chorus and Vibrato
The Caroline Guitar Company Somersault and the Warm Audio WA-C1 Chorus and Vibrato are both pedals sharing modulated, low gain, full. The Caroline Guitar Company Somersault leans pristine and dark. The Warm Audio WA-C1 Chorus and Vibrato leans analog warmth and lush. Current prices: $219 vs $189.
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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.48% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- modulated
- low gain
- full
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$219via Reverb
$189via 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 Warm Audio WA-C1 is a stereo chorus and vibrato pedal modeled on the vintage Boss CE-1, built with vintage-spec bucket-brigade components for an authentic analog modulation character. Unlike the original CE-1's single intensity control, it adds independent depth and rate controls for more precise shaping of the chorus and vibrato modes, plus an always-on analog preamp stage. In stereo, the chorus is described as deep and shimmering, ranging from subtle to expansive and complementing clean guitar tones with a thick, midrange-focused character. The vibrato mode evokes a Fender Vibratone rotary speaker at slower to medium speeds, capable of everything from gentle amp-style throb to more dramatic warbling textures. Suited to players chasing vintage analog chorus and vibrato tones for clean and lightly driven guitar parts.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Experimental
- ambient
- indie
- shoegaze
- pristine
- dark
- analog warmth
- lush
- glassy
- shimmer