EarthQuaker Devices releases Disaster Transport Legacy Reissue, limited to 3,500 units

January 15, 2024 · 4 sources

EarthQuaker Devices has released the Disaster Transport Legacy Reissue, a limited run of 3,500 units worldwide¹². The maker describes it as "the newest incarnation of one of our most beloved pedals ever, the Disaster Transport"¹. MusicRadar reported the pedal dates back to 2007³; Delicious Audio described the original as "a pedal that started the delay + modulation trend back in 2019"².

The pedal is an analog-voiced digital delay with five knobs: Speed, Intensity, Mix, Repeats and Time¹. Time sets delay from around 30ms at zero to 600ms at maximum, though the maker notes the actual time varies with settings and individual units, and is shorter when modulation is active¹. Repeats runs from no feedback at zero to self-oscillation at maximum¹. Two footswitches, Modulate and Activate, use the company's Flexi-Switch relay-based true bypass switching, which allows momentary and latching operation¹.

The redesign centers on the delay line, which the maker says was reworked to reduce the noise floor and improve delay quality, and is now filtered to sound more like an analog delay than previous versions¹. EarthQuaker says it also boosted the output with a cleaner mixing section¹. Two toggle switches are new: Mod Mode chooses between Bend, described as a subtler, chorus-like modulation, and Stretch, a wider pitch-stretching modulation; Mod Speed sets three ranges for the Speed knob, Slow, Medium and Fast¹. The maker compares the Medium setting to the classic Memory Man circuit¹.

Pricing is reported differently. MusicRadar listed the Legacy Reissue at $219³; Gearnews listed a $165.00 price alongside a EUR 289 MSRP in a June 2023 article⁴. The pedal takes a standard 9 volt DC power supply and carries a limited lifetime warranty¹.