The Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII is a Chase Bliss Audio delay pedal, currently around $325. Close alternatives include the Eventide Rose Modulated Digital Delay and the MXR Analog Delay. It pairs well with the Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt and the Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H.

Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII

Chase Bliss Audio · pedal

The Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII is a digital lo-fi degradation pedal that recreates the rough, wobbly character of a worn VHS tape, with internal DIP switches that can configure it to behave as either the original MKI or the updated MKII. Controls for Wow, Flutter, Saturation, and Failure introduce pitch wobble, jerky stutters, background noise, and honky filtering, while a rotary Model knob selects among twelve EQ filtering profiles for different degraded tonal colors. It also offers stereo operation, expression pedal control, and a Freeze function that sustains a chord indefinitely while its modulation continues evolving. Rather than a straightforward tape or cassette simulator, it can generate scuzzy chorus, phasing, and sample-and-hold style textures, making it suited to experimental, ambient, and lo-fi production styles that want authentic-sounding analog imperfection from a digital source.

What stands out

  • “Its primary use case is adding VHS-style wow, flutter, and noise character to otherwise clean tones, plus generating unconventional chorus, phasing, and filtering textures for ambient and experimental production”

    — from the community notes

  • “and failure introduce pitch wobble”

    — from the listing

  • “, it can generate scuzzy chorus, phasing, and sample-and-hold style textures, making it suited to experimental, ambient, and lo-fi production styles that want authentic-sounding analog imperfection from a digital source”

    — from the listing

  • “it also offers stereo operation”

    — from the listing

  • “the chase bliss generation loss mkii is a digital lo-fi degradation pedal that recreates the rough”

    — from the listing

  • ambient
  • experimental
  • pitch
  • chorus
  • production
  • noise
  • stereo
  • digital

Good for

  • Live
  • Studio
Used$325View on Reverb

Price updated Oct 24, 2026

Genres the Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII is commonly used in

  • Ambient
  • Experimental
  • Post Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Electronic
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Shoegaze
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Post Punk
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII

Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt

Mesa Boogie

tonal match

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt goes in front of Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII in the chain

Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H

Marshall

tonal match

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H goes in front of Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII in the chain

Friedman BE-Mini Head

Friedman

tonal match
$195.67via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Put Friedman BE-Mini Head in front of Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII

Hughes & Kettner Warp 7

Hughes & Kettner

tonal match
$901.54via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Put Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 in front of Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII

Synergy SL2 Module

Synergy

tonal match

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Put Synergy SL2 Module in front of Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII

Egnater Tourmaster Combo 4212

Egnater

tonal match
$380via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Egnater Tourmaster Combo 4212 goes in front of Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII in the chain

Peavey 6505 MH 20W Mini Head

Peavey

tonal match
$738.33via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Put Peavey 6505 MH 20W Mini Head in front of Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII

ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno E766

Engl

tonal match
$2300via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Put ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno E766 in front of Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII

Pedals that stack with the Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII

Wren and Cuff Box of War Small Foot Fuzz

Wren And Cuff

19% match
$199.99via Reverb

Wren and Cuff Box of War Small Foot Fuzz's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Walrus Audio Eons

Walrus Audio

18% match
$210.04via Reverb

What Walrus Audio Eons brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

MXR ZW90 Wylde Phase

MXR

12% match
$125.99via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Keep MXR ZW90 Wylde Phase after Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Boss BF-2 Flanger

Boss

12% match
$100via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Boss BF-2 Flanger's lush voice goes after Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII's own ambient character

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2

Dr Scientist

tonal match
$204.36via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Put Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 in front of Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII

Death By Audio Destruction

Death By Audio

tonal match
$137.70via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Death By Audio Destruction goes in front of Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII in the chain

Warm Audio Jet Phaser

Warm Audio

tonal match
$109.01via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Put Warm Audio Jet Phaser in front of Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII: modulation lands before the repeats, so the echoes stay defined

Subdecay F-Bomb

Subdecay

tonal match
$229.95via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Subdecay F-Bomb goes in front of Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII in the chain

Cheaper alternatives

Boss DD-8 Digital Delay

Boss

51% similarity
$171.70via Reverb

Shared character: stereo output, stereo, digital

Walrus Audio Mako Series D1 V2

Walrus Audio

51% similarity
$249.99via Reverb

Shared character: stereo output, stereo, digital

Hologram Electronics Dream Sequence

Hologram Electronics

48% similarity
$195via Reverb

Shared character: mono synth, delay, ambient

Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man

Electro-Harmonix

47% similarity
$171.62via Reverb

Shared character: expression pedal, chorus, delay

Boss RE-202 Space Echo

Boss

46% similarity
$237.88via Reverb

Shared character: stereo output, mono synth, vocal

MXR M309 Joshua Ambient Echo

Dunlop

46% similarity
$149.16via Reverb

Shared character: stereo output, stereo, chorus

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Eventide Rose Modulated Digital Delay

Eventide

53% similarity
$350via Reverb

Shared character: stereo, digital, delay

MXR Analog Delay

MXR

50% similarity

Shared character: noise, chorus, digital

Cusack Music Rebound Multi-Program Delay

Cusack Music

49% similarity

Shared character: stereo output, expression pedal, live

Red Panda Particle 2

Red Panda

49% similarity
$329via Reverb

Shared character: drawback, mono synth, digital

Rainger FX Drone Ranger Digital Delay

Rainger Fx

46% similarity
$299via Reverb

Shared character: noise

Alexander Pedals Oblivion Vintage Delay

Alexander Pedals

44% similarity
$329.99via Reverb

Shared character: expression pedal, live, delay

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII?+

The closest matches in character are the Eventide Rose Modulated Digital Delay, the MXR Analog Delay, the Cusack Music Rebound Multi-Program Delay. Budget picks: Boss DD-8 Digital Delay, Walrus Audio Mako Series D1 V2, Hologram Electronics Dream Sequence.

What pairs well with the Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt, Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H, Friedman BE-Mini Head — Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt goes in front of Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII in the chain.

How much does the Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII cost?+

Around $325 (live listing price, updated Oct 24, 2026).

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