EarthQuaker Devices reissues Disaster Transport delay pedal

June 1, 2023 · 3 sources

EarthQuaker Devices has reissued the original version of its Disaster Transport delay pedal, the company announced on June 1, 2023¹². The reissue is a limited run of 3,500 units³².

According to the company, it set out to recreate the pedal in its earliest form, before founder Jamie Stillman began tweaking the original design¹. The delay line was redesigned to reduce the noise floor and improve delay quality, and the output was boosted with a cleaner mixing section, now filtered to sound more like an analog delay than previous versions¹³².

The pedal has five knobs: Speed, Intensity, Mix, Repeats and Time¹³². MusicRadar gives the Time range as 30ms fully counterclockwise to 600ms at maximum, and describes Repeats as setting feedback from no repeats to self-oscillation³. Two footswitches handle effect activation and modulation on/off¹³². A Mod Mode switch toggles between Bend and Stretch modulation voicings, and a three-position Mod Speed toggle offers slow, medium and fast settings¹³². The pedal also has ramp modulation circuitry, which the company says lets players turn the delay time down and use feedback and modulation at a higher setting¹².

MusicRadar reports a US price of $219 for the Legacy Reissue³. It also reports a separate limited edition of 500 units with enclosure art by Pieter "Parra" Janssen, sold via Reverb at $249³.