Free The Tone Silky Groove SG-1C vs Universal Audio Uafx Brigade Chorus
The Free The Tone Silky Groove SG-1C and the Universal Audio Uafx Brigade Chorus are both pedals sharing modulated. The Free The Tone Silky Groove SG-1C leans smooth. The Universal Audio Uafx Brigade Chorus leans analog warmth. Current prices: $175 vs $29.
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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.55% — moderately similar
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- modulated
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$175via Reverb
$29via Reverb
The Free The Tone Silky Groove SG-1C is a chorus and vibrato pedal from Japanese high-end manufacturer Free The Tone, delivering smooth, musical chorus and vibrato modulation with Rate, Depth, and Mode controls in Japanese professional construction. The Silky Groove provides studio-quality chorus and vibrato at the Free The Tone professional build standard for touring and studio use.
The Universal Audio UAFX Brigade Chorus Machine is a chorus and vibrato pedal from Universal Audio (Santa Cruz, California), delivering a DSP-modeled recreation of the classic Roland CE-1 Chorus Ensemble and Boss CE-2 analog BBD chorus for vintage-accurate bucket-brigade chorus and vibrato character. The Brigade Chorus Machine uses Universal Audio DSP-powered analog-modeling to deliver studio-quality chorus and vibrato pedal in a compact pedalboard format.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- indie
- ambient
- new wave
- Indie
- Classic Rock
- smooth
- analog warmth