EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter V3 vs EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter
The EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter V3 and the EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter are both pedals sharing low gain. The EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter V3 leans dynamic. Current prices: $199 vs $199.
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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.52% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Classic Rock
- Ambient
- Funk
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- low gain
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$199via Reverb
$199via Reverb
The EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter V3 carries the same 4-stage OTA-based phaser circuit and Rate/Depth/Sweep/Resonance controls as the original Grand Orbiter, adding a quieter soft switch in place of the original's hard mechanical footswitch, along with EarthQuaker's Flexi-switch bypass technology. Flexi-switch allows standard latching bypass at a tap, or momentary operation by holding the switch down, adding real-time performance flexibility the original lacked. The phaser's tonal character and range, from subtle swirl to intense, resonant sweeping, remain unchanged from the original version.
The EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter is a 4-stage OTA-based phaser built around Rate, Depth, Sweep, and Resonance controls, offering a wide range of phaser textures from subtle swirl to intense, resonant sweeping. As the original version, it uses a hard mechanical footswitch, later replaced in V3 by a quieter soft switch with added Flexi-switch momentary functionality. The underlying 4-stage OTA phaser circuit and its four tone-shaping controls are identical across versions, meaning the original delivers the same core phaser character that made the Grand Orbiter a well-regarded pedal in EarthQuaker's lineup.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Rock
- Blues
- Alternative Rock
- dynamic