Anasounds opens Dystopia pre-orders as a two-week limited edition

December 1, 2023 · 4 sources

Anasounds opened pre-orders for the Dystopia, a limited-edition delay pedal, on December 1, 2023. The maker said ordering runs for two weeks only, to December 17¹²³.

The Dystopia uses the same PT2399 chip as the maker's Utopia Deluxe, with what Anasounds describes as a dirtier voicing and a noisier, crunchier preamp placed after the delay repeats²³. The maker calls it "an extreme version of this historic effects" aimed at experimental players¹. A central Pain knob sets four modulation types (tape, vibrato, lo-fi and ring modulator) and programs a two, three or four-step sequencer, with a different time setting per step and an adjustable glide¹²³. Tap tempo sits on the second footswitch, with three subdivisions selectable by switch; holding the footswitch raises feedback into self-oscillation¹. The preamp has its own knob and a three-way switch for always on, always off, or on with the delay¹. Anasounds lists dimensions of 10 x 10 x 10 cm².

No US dollar price was given. The maker's product page states pre-orders are closed on its website, with some units available at listed retailers while stocks last². Guitar Pedal X, which included the Dystopia in its year-end list of time-based pedals, described it as a mono delay⁴.