Death By Audio Space Bender vs Fairfield Circuitry Shallow Water

The Death By Audio Space Bender and the Fairfield Circuitry Shallow Water are both pedals sharing modulated. The Fairfield Circuitry Shallow Water leans analog warmth and ambient. Current prices: $270 vs $342.82.

Similarity
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50% somewhat different

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Shoegaze
  • Post-Rock
Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • modulated
Citation fame
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Price

$270via Reverb

$342.82via Reverb

Description

The Death By Audio Space Bender is a chorus and modulation pedal that replicates and warps the guitar signal using dynamically modulated delay lines. Current draw 62mA at 9V. Dimensions 5.07 x 2.63 x 2.45 inches. Weight 9.3 ounces. True bypass switching. Brooklyn boutique Death By Audio construction. Creates chorus, vibrato, and spatial modulation textures through delay line modulation.

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.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Experimental
  • Ambient
  • Indie
Tonal lean
  • analog warmth
  • ambient

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