The Pink Pit is a compact echo pedal from GUPtech, a Canadian builder whose pedals are made in Saguenay, Québec, Canada. The maker describes it as a "slap back echo with spring reverb tone (surf style)", with a character it sums up as a "warm, dark echo but not muddy". GUPtech also suggests broader uses: "Ideal for spatial ambience and echo type reverb, you can also use it to create dark moods, to imitate an old reverb when you set the repetitions very short, or just as a" regular delay.1
What it does to your sound
The Pink Pit sits in the delay pedal family, but its stated aim is a specific sound rather than a wide range of repeats: a slapback echo with the tone of a spring reverb, the sound associated with surf guitar. GUPtech's description of a warm, dark echo that is not muddy points to a repeat that sits behind the dry signal rather than cutting through it. The maker also positions it for spatial ambience and echo-type reverb, and notes it can imitate an old reverb when the repetitions are set very short.1
The controls: Echo, Depth and Light
The pedal has three knobs, each with a distinct job:
| Control | Function |
|---|---|
| Echo | Time (0 to 550 ms)1 |
| Depth | Feedback1 |
| Light | Echo tone, enters oscillation stage when pushed to the max1 |
The Echo knob sets the delay time across a 0 to 550 ms range, which reaches from very short slapback-style repetitions to a regular delay. Depth sets the feedback, meaning how many repeats you hear and how long they last. Light shapes the tone of the echoes themselves, and GUPtech notes that pushing it to the maximum takes the pedal into an oscillation stage, where the repeats build on themselves.1
Power, size and practical details
The Pink Pit draws 22mA and takes a DC output with a negative center connector, which GUPtech describes as compatible with a standard 9V adaptor. That is a common arrangement for pedalboard power supplies, though as with any pedal, a supply that cannot supply the current the pedal needs is worth avoiding.1
The enclosure is a powder coated die cast 1590A aluminum box, a small standard footprint measuring 3.65 in x 1.52 in x 1.22 in (93 mm x 39 mm x 31 mm), L x W x H. True bypass switching means the pedal is out of the signal path when off.1
The Douche Edition
GUPtech also offered a Douche Edition version of the Pink Pit with the same circuit: the same three controls (Echo with time from 0 to 550 ms, Depth for feedback, Light for echo tone with oscillation at maximum), the same 22mA power consumption and negative center 9V connection, and the same true bypass design.2
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Questions
Is the GUPtech Pink Pit true bypass?
Yes. GUPtech describes the Pink Pit as having a true bypass design, so when the pedal is off, your guitar's signal passes through without the echo circuit loading it. The same is true of the Douche Edition version of the pedal.
How much current does the Pink Pit draw?
GUPtech lists the power consumption of the Pink Pit at 22mA. It runs from a DC output with a negative center connector, compatible with a standard 9V adaptor, so it fits easily on a pedalboard power supply.
What is the maximum delay time on the Pink Pit?
The Echo control sets the delay time from 0 to 550 ms, according to GUPtech's product page. That range covers very short repetitions, which the maker says can imitate an old reverb, up to a regular echo.
Where is the GUPtech Pink Pit made?
GUPtech builds the Pink Pit in Saguenay, Québec, Canada. The maker states that all of its pedals are made by the company there.
Does the Pink Pit self-oscillate?
It can. The Light control sets the echo tone, and GUPtech notes that the pedal enters an oscillation stage when that control is pushed to the maximum. The Depth control sets the feedback, which shapes how the repeats build.
Sources (2)
- The Pink Pit, GUPtech (guptech.ca)
- The Pink Pit, GUPtech (guptech.ca)
