Electro Harmonix Micro Stereo Pulsar

Electro Harmonix

Submitted by Howard from Brighton, MA (132 points) on Jul 24, 2008
First off, I haven't tried the pedal in the way that the previous reviewer suggested with the Pulsar before two separate chains of effects. I tried the pedal after my sound sources and effects. I thought the stereo panning worked well. However, I found it difficult to find satisfactorily slow rates. The light that follows the rate seemed to go from a slow blink to a manic pulse almost immediately. Also, the detuned sound mentioned by an earlier reviewer is extremely noticeable with clean signals and sounds pretty tinny. That said, the pedal is a great value for running a mono sound source in stereo. (It's about half the price of most stereo delay pedals.) Also, it seems to be a much better pedal for chaotic, harsher noise than for drones.
Good Points: -handles fast panning very well -good value -can create chaotic masses of sound
Bad Points: -hard to dial in medium paced panning -detuned sound on extremely fast settings
Price Paid: US$0.00
Purchased At: Mr. Music (Allston, MA)
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Submitted by kinetic turtle from Oakland, CA (166 points) on May 13, 2008
This thing is a basic tool that everyone should have. If you think about it creatively, it's not just a tremolo, it's an automated routing tool. Try running the two ouputs into different effects; it's a signal splitter, until you engage it, then it switches back and forth between the two effects at whatever rate and waveshape you choose.
Good Points: Built solid; much MUCH better form factor than the old pulsar! More stuff in much less space. Speed gets extremely fast and extremely slow.
Bad Points: It would be nice if the depth was a little more extreme; it doesn't always seem to get a full cutoff.
Price Paid: US$63.00
Purchased At: craigslist
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Submitted by Joey from Austin, TX (14 points) on Sep 1, 2007
I'm always scepticle about EHX pedals..they seem to be a hit and miss company. When I first plugged this guy in the rate was set very high and the shape was way steep so I was thrown off at first. Once I got things dialed in to a more modest trem it sounded very clear. The depth makes great use of your input whether on bass for guitar. The shape (including the shape selector; square or triangle) is a really cool tool to have. You can go from big airy "pulses" to very tight and precise beats. AND it's stereo, i didnt play with that part too much but having it is always a plus A very cool trem pedal to own
Good Points: Huge range of pulses The wave selector is wicked cool The LED blinks with the rate knob
Bad Points: The only weird thing is when the rate is turned up it almost sounds as though it detunes your notes..but a little weirdness we can live with
Price Paid: US$80.00
Purchased At: Guitar Center
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