Chase Bliss releases 2,000-run MOOD MKII Light Bright Edition
March 21, 2024 · 2 sources
Chase Bliss released the 2,000-run MOOD MKII Light Bright Edition on March 21, 2024, a limited variant with a firmware update and an enclosure design by Eric Nyffeler1. It joins the Original Lilac MKII and the 10 Year Anniversary "Birthday Cake" editions1.
The MOOD MKII is a stereo multi-effect with two channels that Chase Bliss says are aware of each other and work together: one half samples and loops brief moments, the other is a collection of real-time spatial effects2. The maker describes the micro-looper as always listening, continuously recording until it is turned on, and it now features overdubbing2. The Wet Channel can be frozen in place, turning its live effects into ambient pads or secondary loops, while the Micro-Looper can be turned into a delay or a pseudo-live effect2. The Clock knob controls the sample rate of both channels at once and shifts everything in harmonized steps2.
Chase Bliss lists stereo I/O, two presets, internal modulation (ramping), MIDI with note, program change, control change and clock sync, CV control, expression control, trails, analog dry thru and buffered bypass, with a draw of roughly 270 mA at 9V DC center negative2. The maker says the MKII adds stereo, overdubbing, freezing, syncing, fading, filtering, balancing, blending and smoothing, and that sound quality has been polished, with a Classic Mode for those who prefer the original character2.
The US list price is $39921. Guitar Pedal X reported the same $399 US price and said UK buyers were again handled through Chase Bliss EU1.
"MOOD MKII is a different kind of multi-effect. Its two channels are aware of each other and work together. One half samples and loops brief moments, the other is a collection of real-time spatial effects."
Guitar Pedal X's Stefan Karlsson wrote that the edition "coincides with a new firmware update" and that he preferred the Light Bright and Birthday Cake designs to the Lilac while still liking his original1.