The LandLord FX Brewers Droop is a chorus pedal built on an analog bucket-brigade (BBD) circuit, the kind of delay-line chip behind classic chorus designs. When the pedal is on, it blends a modulated copy of your signal with the dry one, producing a chorus effect; Delicious Audio describes it as "a classic analog bucket-brigade chorus with variable speed and depth"1. It sits alongside other modulation effects in the Chorus Pedals family.
What it does to your sound
LandLord FX's own description, as reported by Delicious Audio, tells players to "Dial in a lush and warm Chorus sound to bring life to your flat guitar sound"1. The bucket-brigade design shapes the character as well: "The bucket brigade technology effectively adds a natural low pass filter-effect to your tone for a particularly vintage experience"1. In practice, that means the repeats that create the chorus are rolled off at the top end, which is the trait players usually mean when they call a chorus warm or vintage.
Controls
The Brewers Droop keeps things to three knobs and a footswitch1.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Level | Adds increasing amounts of chorus to your signal |
| Depth | Adds girth and width to the modulation |
| Speed | Sets the modulation fast or slow, depending on the effect you are after |
The true-bypass footswitch takes the pedal entirely out of the signal path when it is off1.
The Brewer's Droop has a strong metal chassis, a true-bypass footswitch and three simple control knobs1.
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Questions
Is the LandLord FX Brewers Droop true bypass?
Yes. Delicious Audio describes the Brewers Droop as having a true-bypass footswitch, so the pedal passes your guitar's signal untouched when it is switched off. The same description notes a strong metal chassis and three simple control knobs, making it a compact addition to a pedalboard.
Is the Brewers Droop analog?
Yes. The Brewers Droop is an analog chorus built on a bucket-brigade (BBD) circuit. Delicious Audio describes it as a classic analog bucket-brigade chorus with variable speed and depth, and notes that bucket-brigade technology adds a natural low pass filter effect to your tone for a vintage character.
What does the Level knob do on the Brewers Droop?
The Level knob adds increasing amounts of chorus to your signal as you turn it up, blending the effect with your dry guitar sound. It works alongside the Depth knob, which adds girth and width to the modulation, and the Speed knob, which sets how fast or slow the chorus moves.
Does the Brewers Droop use a bucket-brigade chip?
Yes. The Brewers Droop is built around an analog bucket-brigade (BBD) circuit, the same kind of delay-line chip used in classic chorus designs. According to Delicious Audio, this technology adds a natural low pass filter effect to your tone, giving the chorus a particularly vintage experience.
Sources (1)
- LandLord FX Brewers Droop Chorus, Delicious Audio, 2018-12-10