Source Audio Vertigo vs ThorpyFX Pulse Doppler

The Source Audio Vertigo and the ThorpyFX Pulse Doppler are both pedals sharing modulated, ambient. The Source Audio Vertigo leans harmonically rich.

Similarity
citedBlended 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.

36% — somewhat different

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Ambient
Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • modulated
  • ambient
Citation fame
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Price
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$289.89via Reverb

Description

The Source Audio Vertigo is a tremolo and vibrato pedal from Source Audio (Boston, Massachusetts), delivering multiple tremolo and vibrato voicings including harmonic, optical, bias, and rotary speaker modes with MIDI control and Neuro app programmability. The Vertigo provides the widest tremolo and vibrato palette from Source Audio for players who need comprehensive modulation with full preset recall.

The ThorpyFX Pulse Doppler is an all-analogue twin-notch four-stage phaser developed with original Lovetone designer Dan Coggins, effectively a MkII of his 1995 Doppelganger in a far more compact and usable form. Multiple operating modes span classic phase shifting, pitch-wobbling vibrato, pure pulsating tremolo and a range of points in between. Depth, Rate, Blend, Enhance and Manual controls, plus two toggles and two footswitches, let it mimic the sweep of an MXR Phase 90 or an Electro-Harmonix Small Stone as well as Uni-Vibe throb and rotary-speaker shadings, though its overall tonality is brighter than a genuine '70s unit. Separate dry and wet outputs make it a true stereo effect, where its psychedelic swirl is most persuasive. It rewards learning rather than being plug-and-play. Built in a military-grade aircraft aluminium enclosure.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Classic Rock
  • Country
  • Experimental
Tonal lean
  • harmonically rich
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