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EarthQuaker Devices Sea Machine V3 is a chorus pedal that gives you an unprecedented measure of control over its parameters. Sporting EarthQuaker's proprietary digital-analog hybrid circuitry, Sea Machine V3's extended delay time gives you standout chorusing effects topped off with dramatic shimmer. Sea Machine V3 is based around a short digital delay line, with controls for Animation, Dimension, and Depth. From there, knobs for Shape, Rate, and Intensity let you craft and fine-tune your chorus effect to perfection. This third-generation edition of the Sea Machine boasts improved circuitry for better sonic performance, more range on almost every knob, and silent, relay-based switching. If you've ever chorused your guitar (or keyboard, bass, or what have you), get ready for an ear-opening experience when you plug in to EarthQuaker Devices' Sea Machine V3.





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Sea Machine V3's Animate knob gives you control over delay time, while Dimension adjusts the amount of spatial regeneration, and Depth adjusts your wet/dry signal mix. The LFO section of the Sea Machine V3 includes Rate, Intensity, and Shape controls. Rate sets the speed of the oscillator, Intensity adjusts how much the LFO modulates the delayed signal, and Shape transforms the waveform from a soft triangle to a hard square wave. An LED shows the speed and shape of the LFO, even with the effect bypassed.





A world of modulation underfoot





It's Sea Machine V3's palette of controls, both standard and proprietary, that makes it unique - and eminently useful for everything from understated warble and classic Leslie effects to roller-coaster pitch bends, condensed arpeggiations, outrageous alien soundscapes, and more! When engaged, Sea Machine V3's transparent buffer leaves your dry, all-analog signal crystal clear and untouched. EarthQuaker Devices designed Sea Machine V3 to play nicely with the other pedals in your signal chain without distorting, attenuating volume, or inducing mud. At Sweetwater, we tend to prefer it placed after distortion pedals and before signal boosters.





From the pedal gurus at EarthQuaker Devices





Akron, Ohio's EarthQuaker Devices is a boutique pedal company that puts all of their focus on building tools for musicians to find their own tone. Their designs range from enhanced classics to pedals that have never been seen or heard before. Company founder Jamie Stillman was working with rock band the Black Keys when he came upon a design for the pedal that kick-started the company's success. Ever since then EarthQuaker Devices has been committed to helping you find your tone with high-quality products at great prices.





EarthQuaker Devices Sea Machine V3 V2 Chorus Pedal Features:


Upgraded audio circuitry for enhanced sonic performance


Extended control range for more extreme modulation effects


Silent relay-based switching for seamless engagement


Amazing-sounding chorus pedal with unprecedented control over its parameters:


Rate: sets the speed of the LFO; LED shows tempo, even in bypass


Shape: from soft triangle through hard square wave


Dimension: adjusts the amount of spatial regeneration


Slight slap-back at low levels


Reverb-like ambience at mid levels


Echo-resonance at maximum level


Intensity: Adjusts how much modulated signal is blended in with the dry signal


Animate: how far the pitch-shifted signal swings:


Lower levels deliver a tighter, focused shift (traditional chorus)


Higher levels yield more pronounced, animated pitch shift


Depth: Adjusts how strongly the LFO modulates the delay time


True bypass


Requires standard 9-volt DC power supply with 2.1mm negative-center barrel


Handcrafted in EarthQuaker's Akron, Ohio, factory