Chase Bliss closes Reverse Mode C orders and discontinues the pedal

August 31, 2023 · 3 sources

Chase Bliss closed the order window for the Reverse Mode C on August 31, 2023, and discontinued the pedal, according to MusicRadar¹. The publication reported that the pedal may be brought back in the future for another batch with a revised enclosure, depending on demand¹.

The Reverse Mode C is a collaboration with Empress Effects, built as a tribute to the Octave Tap mode on the Empress Superdelay, released in 2008²¹. Chase Bliss describes it as a multidirectional delay with three echo voices that move forward, backward and up, which can be blended or isolated². It has an onboard sequencer, modulation, and 16 dip switches on top of the enclosure¹. MusicRadar lists six main knobs: Time, which sets the master delay time up to 4.19 seconds; Offset, which separates the delay times of the three voices; Mix; Balance, which sets the volume of the three voices; Feedback; and Filter, a low and high-pass filter¹. A three-way toggle selects modulation, a second selects the modulation type (vibrato/chorus, tremolo square/tremolo ramp down, and frequency shifting up/down), and a third controls the sequencer¹. Holding the Bypass footswitch doubles the sample rate for a maximum delay of 8.38 seconds and a more lo-fi sound, and holding the Tap tempo footswitch accesses a loop function¹.

Chase Bliss lists the following specifications²:

The Reverse Mode C was priced at $399¹. It was the first pedal in Chase Bliss's Small Batch Bliss collection, a made-to-order line in which orders placed during a month-long preorder window are all fulfilled²¹. Chase Bliss wrote of the line: