Crazy Tube Circuits launches White Whale V2 spring reverb and tremolo pedal

April 16, 2024 · 3 sources

Crazy Tube Circuits announced the White Whale V2, an all-analog spring reverb and tremolo pedal, on April 16, 2024¹. It is the second edition of the maker's combined tremolo and reverb unit, and the two sections are now fully independent with selectable order²¹.

The pedal keeps the 3-spring reverb tank assembly inside the same enclosure as the previous version, but the power amp driving the springs has been upgraded for more headroom and a wider frequency response². The maker says it also tuned an analog circuit to emulate the tube and output transformer saturation of vintage units at higher dwell settings². A toggle selects among three reverb voicings: a short to medium 2-spring tank, a medium to long 2-spring tank as found in most blackface amp designs, and a long 3-spring tank². The reverb section has volume, dwell, mix and tone controls, with the tone control placed after the tank's recovery stage so it affects only the wet signal². The volume control offers up to 20dB of boost².

The tremolo section adds a harmonic mode alongside the opto and tube bias modes of the previous version, with hard and soft variations of the harmonic mode²¹. Depth sets modulation intensity, and the maker says the speed range extends beyond that of vintage amps². A Pre/Post switch sets whether tremolo runs before or after the reverb²¹.

Reverb mix can be controlled by an expression pedal, and tremolo speed by an expression pedal or external tap tempo footswitch; neither is included². A remote jack controls bypass for each section, and a matching remote footswitch is sold separately². Guitar Pedal X listed a US price of $359 and noted the pedal has no stereo output¹. The maker's store listed shipping in 3 to 4 weeks³.