EarthQuaker Devices discontinues The Depths vibe pedal

January 5, 2026 · 1 sources

EarthQuaker Devices discontinued The Depths Analog Optical Vibe Machine on Monday, January 5, 2026, the company said in a eulogy for the pedal published on its site on January 20, 2026.

The Depths was an optical vibe pedal built around the modulated swirls of the Uni-Vibe. EarthQuaker founder Jamie Stillman designed it to reproduce that sound using components that were easier to source near the start of the 2010s, according to the company. It said Stillman worked through around a dozen circuit designs before settling on one that produced the same modulation stages and frequencies and shared a similar low-frequency oscillator with his vintage Uni-Vibe, but was original in its functionality.

The pedal was first released on Wednesday, July 3, 2013. It later moved from V1 to V2 with the addition of Flexi-Switch technology. EarthQuaker said it released over 10,000 units during the pedal's life.

The company said the part that gave the pedal its voice also ended it: it became unsustainable and impractical to secure the Light Dependent Resistors (LDRs) that were the lifeforce of The Depths.

The eulogy was written by Corey Jenkins, the company's marketing specialist. EarthQuaker did not state a remaining inventory count or any further availability in the post.