The Electro-Harmonix Worm is an Electro-Harmonix chorus pedal. Close alternatives include the Schulte Compact Phaser and the Zvex Tremolo Probe. It pairs well with the Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier and the Park P50 Classic.
Electro-Harmonix Worm
Electro-Harmonix · pedal
The Electro-Harmonix Worm is a multi-modulation pedal from Electro-Harmonix, delivering four distinct modulation and filter effects in one unit: Phaser, Vibrato, Wah, and Tremolo. A four-position Mode switch selects between the modulation types with Rate and Depth controls shared across all modes. The Worm provides four commonly used modulation effects in one compact EHX pedal format.
- modulation
- wah
- tremolo
- vibrato
- phaser
- filter
- auto wah
- overdrive
Genres the Electro-Harmonix Worm is commonly used in
- Funk
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Experimental
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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. - Ambient
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Classic Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Alternative
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Amps that pair well with the Electro-Harmonix Worm
Pedals that stack with the Electro-Harmonix Worm
Fulltone OCD
Fulltone
8% matchWhat Fulltone OCD brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around
J. Rockett Archer
pedal
8% matchJ. Rockett Archer leans toward high headroom, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Benson Amps Delay
Benson Amps
6% matchKeep Benson Amps Delay after Electro-Harmonix Worm in the signal chain, clear of Electro-Harmonix Worm's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Boss DD-7 Digital Delay
Boss
6% matchRun Boss DD-7 Digital Delay after Electro-Harmonix Worm in the signal chain, clear of Electro-Harmonix Worm's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Schulte Compact Phaser
Schulte
72% similarityShared character: phaser, wah, modulation
Zvex Tremolo Probe
Zvex
72% similarityShared character: wah, tremolo, reverb
Electro-Harmonix Mod Rex
Electro-Harmonix
71% similarityShared character: vibrato, filter, tremolo
Caroline Guitar Company Arigato
Caroline Guitar Company
70% similarityShared character: phaser, vibrato, filter
Cordovox PH-8
Cordovox
69% similarityShared character: phaser, filter, tremolo
Alexander Pedals Equilibrium DLX Vintage Modulation
Alexander Pedals
68% similarityShared character: vibrato, tremolo, reverb
Old Blood Noise Endeavors BL-52
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
68% similarityShared character: phaser, reverb, modulation
Tone City Summer Orange
Tone City
66% similarityShared character: phaser, filter, modulation
EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter Phase Machine V2
EarthQuaker Devices
92% similaritysimilar tone character
Carl Martin TremO'vibe
Carl Martin
92% similaritysimilar tone character
Behringer uv300
Behringer
92% similaritysimilar tone character
NuX Mod Core Deluxe MKII Modulation Effektpedal
Nux
91% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Electro-Harmonix Worm?+
The closest matches in character are the Schulte Compact Phaser, the Zvex Tremolo Probe, the Electro-Harmonix Mod Rex.
What pairs well with the Electro-Harmonix Worm?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier, Park P50 Classic, Fulltone OCD — Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier's own saturated character is the real reason this is worth trying.