Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII vs Hologram Electronics Microcosm
The Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII and the Hologram Electronics Microcosm are both pedals sharing ambient, mid-forward. The Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII leans pristine. 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.44% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Ambient
- Experimental
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- ambient
- mid-forward
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$325via Reverb
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.
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.- Shoegaze
- Electronic
- pristine
- modulated
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Live
- Studio