The Electro-Harmonix Stereo Pulsar is an Electro-Harmonix chorus pedal. Close alternatives include the Electro-Harmonix Nano Pulsar and the MXR M134 Stereo Chorus. It pairs well with the Marshall Plexi 1959SLP and the Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head.
Electro-Harmonix Stereo Pulsar
Electro-Harmonix · pedal
The Electro-Harmonix Stereo Pulsar is a variable-shape analog tremolo pedal with two independent stereo outputs. Controls include Rate, Depth, and Shape plus a three-position waveform switch covering sine, sawtooth, and square wave modulation. The Shape knob morphs continuously between waveform types within each mode, producing everything from gentle, rounded amplitude swells to hard gated staccato chops. Stereo outputs enable true ping-pong panning between two amplifiers. Discontinued in 2025.
- tremolo
- stereo
- swell
- classic rock
- mono
- country
- attack
- vintage
Genres the Electro-Harmonix Stereo Pulsar is commonly used in
- Classic Rock
- Experimental
- Country
- Neo Soul
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Ambient
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Indie
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Electro-Harmonix Stereo Pulsar
Marshall Plexi 1959SLP
amplifier
17% matchThe Plexi's aggressive, saturated tube breakup gives the Stereo Pulsar's swelling, country-tinged tremolo a genuinely heavier amp voice to move through.
Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head
Dumble
16% matchThe Dumble's responsive, transformer-driven blues breakup gives the Stereo Pulsar's swelling, country-tinged tremolo a genuinely legendary amp voice to ride on.
Supro Keeley Combo
Supro
6% matchElectro-Harmonix Stereo Pulsar's analog warmth voice goes after Supro Keeley Combo in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Supro Keeley Combo's own gritty character
Pedals that stack with the Electro-Harmonix Stereo Pulsar
Klon Centaur
Klon
17% matchThe Klon's clear midrange boost pushes on top of the Stereo Pulsar's swelling tremolo rather than genuinely stacking gain with it.
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
14% matchPut the Rangemaster's treble kick first — the Stereo Pulsar's tremolo pulse chops a signal that already has real gain and edge.
Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man
Electro-Harmonix
10% matchThe Stereo Pulsar's swelling, country-tinged tremolo feeds the Memory Man's lush analog echo a pulsing signal to trail off. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Boss DD-7 Digital Delay
Boss
8% matchPut the DD-7's clean digital repeats after the Pulsar's swelling, stereo modulation, not before, so the delay trails a steady pulse instead of a moving one. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Keeley Halo Core V2
Keeley
7% matchPut Electro-Harmonix Stereo Pulsar after Keeley Halo Core V2 in the signal chain, clear of Keeley Halo Core V2's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Walrus Audio Power 15
Walrus Audio
7% matchKeep Walrus Audio Power 15's analog warmth voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Stereo Pulsar goes after Walrus Audio Power 15 in the signal chain so its analog warmth voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Electro-Harmonix Nano Pulsar
Electro-Harmonix
74% similarity“in a smaller, lower-cost format than the Stereo Pulsar”
MXR M134 Stereo Chorus
MXR
70% similarityShared character: stereo_output, mono, stereo
Audiocade Stereo Pendulum Harmonic Panning Tremolo
Audiocade
70% similarityShared character: mono, stereo, tremolo
Behringer Chorus Symphony
Behringer
70% similarityShared character: mono, sensitivity, stereo
Strymon Flint Tremolo & Reverb
Strymon
70% similarityShared character: tremolo, pedal, analog
Catalinbread Valcoder '70s Collection
Catalinbread
70% similarityShared character: tremolo, pedal, modulation
Mu-Tron Bi-Phase
Mu Tron
70% similarityShared character: mono, stereo, analog
Aalberg Audio Trym
Aalberg Audio
69% similarityShared character: mono, stereo, tremolo
MXR 305 Tremolo
MXR
65% similarityShared character: stereo_output, stereo, tremolo
JHS Tidewater Tremolo
JHS Pedals
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Black Rabbit Little Earthquakes
Black Rabbit
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Walrus Audio Monumental Stereo Harmonic Tremolo
Walrus Audio
94% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Electro-Harmonix Stereo Pulsar?+
The closest matches in character are the Electro-Harmonix Nano Pulsar, the MXR M134 Stereo Chorus, the Audiocade Stereo Pendulum Harmonic Panning Tremolo.
What pairs well with the Electro-Harmonix Stereo Pulsar?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Plexi 1959SLP, Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head, Supro Keeley Combo — The Plexi's aggressive, saturated tube breakup gives the Stereo Pulsar's swelling, country-tinged tremolo a genuinely heavier amp voice to move through..
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