Beetronics unveils Sea Bee Harmochorus multi-chorus pedal
March 14, 2023 · 4 sources
Beetronics announced the Sea Bee Harmochorus on March 14, 2023, a multi-chorus pedal the company says took over three years to develop1. It is the brand's first pedal since the Zzombee Filtremulator in mid-20221.
The pedal is an analog bucket brigade multi-chorus with digital control of the chorus delay time, which Beetronics uses to create a pitch-shifting "Harmochorus" mode23. It has three Chorus modes (Roto, Depth and Sting) and three Harmochorus modes (Dual, Arp and Mad)34. Three two-function knobs cover Ramp, Rate and Depth, and Tone, Mix and Feedback, with the right-hand footswitch switching between the two sets3. A trio of three-way toggles selects the effect, the mode and one of three ramp shapes: A to B, Up and Down, and Always Up3. Other features include 16 onboard presets, full MIDI control, an expression input, external tap tempo, two stereo output options and four input level options for guitar, bass, active pickups and synths234.
Guitar World reports the pedal is available now for $3493. MusicRadar gives the same US figure2.
Gearnews quoted the manufacturer's description of the Harmochorus modes:
"Clean sounds like an angelic choir. But if you combine it with some distortion, a swarm of killer bees that create dangerous pitch modulations will haunt you!"
Guitar World reports that Beetronics claims the pedal provides "a never-before-heard pitch shifting modulation"3.
Sources (4)
- Beetronics add to the swarm with the Sea Bee Harmochorus | Guitar.com, guitar.com
- Beetronics unleashes a different approach to a chorus pedal with the Seabee Harmochorus | MusicRadar, musicradar.com
- Beetronics claims to have created a "never-before-heard pitch-shifting modulation" with its new Seabee Harmochorus | Guitar World, guitarworld.com
- Beetronics Seabee Harmochorus: Reinventing the chorus, gearnews.com