The VFE Vader is a 2-in-1 delay and chorus pedal built by VFE Pedals. It is not a standard production model: Pedal of the Day described it as "a one-off custom pedal built by VFE Pedals," which joins together the company's Blueprint Delay and Choral Reef Chorus effects in a single enclosure1.
Because it was a one-off, the Vader never appeared as a regular catalog item, and players are most likely to run across it secondhand or in reference coverage. Its enclosure carries hand-drawn Star Wars graphics, which the reviewer noted added to its appeal: "the rarity of it and the sweet hand-drawn Star Wars graphics don't hurt, either"1.
The Vader is a one-off custom build, not a production pedal. VFE's separate Choral Reef chorus remains the closest widely available relative of its chorus side.
What it does
The Vader puts two effects in one box: a delay section and a chorus section, each drawn from a pedal VFE had offered separately. The Blueprint Delay supplied the delay side, and the Choral Reef supplied the chorus side1. For a player, that means the two effects can live on a board as a single unit rather than two pedals, with the chorus able to sit alongside the repeats of the delay the way the two standalone pedals would in a chain.
What reviewers said
Pedal of the Day reviewed the Vader on 20 March 2017 and was positive on the concept and the sound alike. The reviewer called it "a fantastic example of everything a 2-in-1 pedal should be," and described its overall sound as "big, lush, analog"1.
"Today's pedal is a fantastic example of everything a 2-in-1 pedal should be"
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Pedal of the Day
Questions
Is the VFE Vader still available?
No. The Vader was a one-off custom pedal built by VFE Pedals, not a regular production model, so it was never something players could simply order from a dealer. It combined the company's Blueprint Delay and Choral Reef Chorus effects, and the only published coverage of it is a 2017 review on Pedal of the Day, which noted its rarity alongside its hand-drawn Star Wars graphics.
What does the VFE Vader do?
It is a 2-in-1 delay and chorus pedal, joining together VFE Pedals' Blueprint Delay and Choral Reef Chorus effects in one enclosure. The Pedal of the Day reviewer described it as a fantastic example of everything a 2-in-1 pedal should be, producing big, lush, analog sounds overall.
Sources (1)
- VFE Pedals Vader Delay Chorus, Pedal of the Day, 2017-03-20
