Electro-Harmonix Blurst vs ICA Gyrator
The Electro-Harmonix Blurst and the ICA Gyrator are both pedals. The Electro-Harmonix Blurst leans modulated and ambient. The ICA Gyrator leans mid-forward. Current prices: $113.27 vs $41.06.
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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.39% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Funk
ICA Gyrator
Ica · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$113.27via Reverb
$41.06via Reverb
The Electro-Harmonix Blurst is a modulated filter pedal that sweeps a lowpass filter using an internal low frequency oscillator rather than playing dynamics, creating rhythmic, auto wah style movement that pulses on its own. A Rate knob sets the sweep speed, a Shape toggle selects back and forth, upward or downward filter motion, and a tap tempo footswitch syncs the LFO to the beat, with further controls to tweak resonance and range. From subtle rhythmic wah to dramatic, synth like filter sweeps, it turns guitar or bass into new textures. It suits funk, electronic, experimental and ambient players who want hands free, tempo synced filter modulation and quirky, evolving sonic landscapes.
ICA Gyrator takes its name from the gyrator circuit, an active filter design commonly used to simulate inductor behavior in compact analog effects such as wah pedals and resonant filters, suggesting this pedal is built around that filtering technology rather than being a straightforward drive or modulation effect. ICA appears to be a small, niche builder with limited documented history, and specific details on control layout, frequency range, or exact function beyond the gyrator-based filtering implied by its name aren't confirmed from available sources.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Experimental
- Ambient
- Electronic
- modulated
- ambient
- mid-forward