The Death By Audio Space Bender is a Death By Audio chorus pedal, currently around $270. Close alternatives include the Empress Nebulus and the Catalinbread Callisto Mk. II. It pairs well with the Marshall Plexi 1959SLP and the Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head.

Death By Audio Space Bender

Death By Audio · pedal

The Death By Audio Space Bender is a chorus and modulation pedal that replicates and warps the guitar signal using dynamically modulated delay lines. Current draw 62mA at 9V. Dimensions 5.07 x 2.63 x 2.45 inches. Weight 9.3 ounces. True bypass switching. Brooklyn boutique Death By Audio construction. Creates chorus, vibrato, and spatial modulation textures through delay line modulation.

What stands out

  • “Extreme DBA modulation character may be more experimental than standard chorus applications”

    — from the reviews

  • “Use-case wise it suits shoegaze, post-rock, and experimental players who want chorus modulation with DBA's experimental design character”

    — from the community notes

  • “Creates chorus, vibrato, and spatial modulation textures through delay line modulation”

    — from the listing

  • “The Death By Audio Space Bender is a chorus and modulation pedal that replicates and warps the guitar signal using dynamically modulated delay lines”

    — from the listing

  • “True bypass switching”

    — from the listing

Trade-offs

  • “In the signal chain modulation sits after drive and before reverb”

    — from the community notes

  • modulation
  • chorus
  • delay
  • experimental
  • bypass
  • post rock
  • shoegaze
  • vibrato
$270View on Reverb

Price updated Oct 23, 2026

Genres the Death By Audio Space Bender is commonly used in

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

Amps that pair well with the Death By Audio Space Bender

Marshall Plexi 1959SLP

amplifier

16% match

What Marshall Plexi 1959SLP brings here leans toward aggressive — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes later in the signal chain

Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head

Dumble

15% match

Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head's own dynamic character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes later in the signal chain

Pedals that stack with the Death By Audio Space Bender

Greer Amps Gorilla Warfare MkII

Greer

26% match

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

Death By Audio Space Bender's modulated voice goes after Greer Amps Gorilla Warfare MkII in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Greer Amps Gorilla Warfare MkII's own aggressive character

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Tru-Fi Super Fuzz PBF Compact Version

Tru Fi

24% match
$199.95via 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. (fuzzy → modulated)

Keep Tru-Fi Super Fuzz PBF Compact Version's octave voice out front: Death By Audio Space Bender goes after Tru-Fi Super Fuzz PBF Compact Version in the signal chain so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Alexander Pedals SpaceXpander

Alexander Pedals

23% match
$189.99via 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. (fuzzy → modulated)

Death By Audio Space Bender's modulated voice goes after Alexander Pedals SpaceXpander in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Alexander Pedals SpaceXpander's own spring character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Tech 21 SansAmp Character Plus English Muffy

Tech 21

21% match

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

Keep Tech 21 SansAmp Character Plus English Muffy's high headroom voice out front: Death By Audio Space Bender goes after Tech 21 SansAmp Character Plus English Muffy in the signal chain so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Roger Mayer Voodoo-Axe Fuzz

Roger Mayer

21% match
$197via 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. (fuzzy → modulated)

Run Death By Audio Space Bender after Roger Mayer Voodoo-Axe Fuzz in the signal chain, clear of Roger Mayer Voodoo-Axe Fuzz's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

MXR CSP203

MXR

20% match
$199via 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. (fuzzy → modulated)

Put Death By Audio Space Bender after MXR CSP203 in the signal chain, clear of MXR CSP203's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Wren and Cuff Hangman 2D

Wren And Cuff

20% match
$174.72via 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. (fuzzy → modulated)

Keep Death By Audio Space Bender after Wren and Cuff Hangman 2D in the signal chain, clear of Wren and Cuff Hangman 2D's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Beetronics Overhive

Beetronics

11% match

What Beetronics Overhive brings here leans toward transparent — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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Cheaper alternatives

Nobels MOD-mini

Nobels

62% similarity
$84.15via Reverb

Shared character: vibrato, chorus, modulation

Pigtronix Quantum Time Modulator

Pigtronix

61% similarity
$189via Reverb

Shared character: delay, modulation, overdrive

Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dweller

Old Blood Noise Endeavors

57% similarity
$159via Reverb

Shared character: delay

One Control Little Chorus

One Control

57% similarity
$139.77via Reverb

Shared character: chorus, modulation, overdrive

NuX Rivulet Chorus

Nux

54% similarity
$65.67via Reverb

Shared character: chorus, modulation, overdrive

Mooer Ensemble Queen

Mooer

52% similarity
$46.90via Reverb

Shared character: chorus, modulation, overdrive

Similar character

Empress Nebulus

Empress

65% similarity

Shared character: vibrato, chorus, delay

Catalinbread Callisto Mk. II

Catalinbread

57% similarity

Shared character: vibrato, chorus, delay

Hoshino Csmini Chorus

Hoshino

56% similarity

Shared character: chorus, modulation, overdrive

Ibanez CS Mini Compressor/Sustainer

Ibanez

56% similarity

Shared character: vibrato, true bypass, modulation

Hotone Choir SCH-1

Hotone

55% similarity

Shared character: chorus, modulation, overdrive

Ibanez BC10

Ibanez

51% similarity

Shared character: chorus, modulation, overdrive

See all alternatives to the Death By Audio Space Bender (cheaper + boutique) →

Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Death By Audio Space Bender?+

The closest matches in character are the Empress Nebulus, the Catalinbread Callisto Mk. II, the Hoshino Csmini Chorus. Budget picks: Nobels MOD-mini, Pigtronix Quantum Time Modulator, Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dweller.

What pairs well with the Death By Audio Space Bender?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Plexi 1959SLP, Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head, Greer Amps Gorilla Warfare MkII — What Marshall Plexi 1959SLP brings here leans toward aggressive — that's worth building a pairing around.

How much does the Death By Audio Space Bender cost?+

Around $270 (live listing price, updated Oct 23, 2026).

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