EarthQuaker Devices Sea Machine V3

The EarthQuaker Sea Machine V3 is no one-trick seahorse (…this is getting bad!). OK, let’s use less cheesy marketing text… With a mix of standard and unique controls, everything from subtle warble, classic Leslie, seasick pitch bends, strangled alien sounds, stunted arpeggiations and many more far out sounds are available. Or you could just use it as a good old fashioned chorus pedal. That would works, and it does that superbly, but you have access to some great creative inducing tones. Oh, and if you’re a bass player who fancies themselves a fan of the classic 80s post-punk bass sound, the Sea Machine is pretty much just like (tone) heaven.

A feature we love is the Flexi-Switch® Technology (only in the V3 version). This relay-based, true bypass switching style allows you to simultaneously use momentary and latching style switching. Since the switching is relay based, it does requires power to pass signal.

For the EarthQuaker Sea Machine V3 the controls are:
Animate: How far the pitch shifted signal swings, lower levels equal a tighter and more focused shift à la traditional chorus. As you increase the control a more wild and animated pitch shift begins to emerge.

Dimension: Adds a slight slap-back at low levels, reverb-like ambiance at mid levels and an echo-resonance that will lead to self-oscillation at max.

Intensity: Adjusts how much modulated signal is blended in with the dry signal. Unity for this control is right around noon, everything above that is boosting the modulated signal.

Depth: Adjusts how strongly the LFO modulates the delay time.

Shape: Goes from triangle wave to square wave as you turn clockwise.

Rate: This sets the speed of the LFO. The miniature LED will blink to the tempo, even in bypass mode.

Why settle for plain old chorus when you can experiment with so much more?

As always, any questions, please drop us a line.