Jackson Audio New Wave Stereo Analogue Chorus & Vibrato Pedal

The Jackson Audio New Wave pedal is designed to drench your tone with a glorious wash of swirling modulation! Setting out to make the best-sounding and most versatile 100% analogue and stereo chorus/vibrato pedal that they possibly could, Jackson Audio's New Wave delivers on all fronts — offering loads of flexibility with its programmable presets and many industry firsts. The brand even had the pleasure of working with modern guitar virtuoso Mark Lettieri (of Snarky Puppy) on the New Wave, to create what they believe is "the ultimate chorus pedal".

To achieve this, Jackson Audio knew that they couldn't go digital for the core circuit as, let's be honest, nothing sounds better than an analogue chorus! Yet they still needed to achieve the intuitive, modern functionality that only digital products provide. Using authentic analogue MN3007 BBD (bucket-brigade) chips operating at 15 volts internally (exactly like the best '80s units did), this throwback stompbox delivers all of the classic chorusing sounds but with contemporary precision, as well as all-new modulation flavours!

For the control section, a digital microprocessor gives you unparalleled control over the analogue circuit for unmatched waveform accuracy. Add this with programmable presets, MIDI, and an easy-to-operate interface, and the Jackson Audio New Wave presents itself as not just a great guitar pedal, but a unit that can be employed for bass, synths and keys too — adding a touch of quality modulation to any setup.

Key Features

• Stereo analogue chorus/vibrato effects pedal.
• Analogue modulation section, based on real MN3007 bucket-brigade chips.
• Digital microprocessor for precise control.
• 7 presets tailored for classic and modern chorus, vibrato, and rotary sounds.
• 5 digitally-controlled LFO wave shapes: sine, triangle, square and two custom harmonic shapes inspired by the ARP Solina keyboard.
• Mix control, to steplessly blend dry and affected signals (dry-chorus-vibrato).
• Depth control, for super subtle to completely seasick modulation (press and hold to save preset).
• Speed range from 0.1 Hz to 10 Hz.
• Tone control, for super-dark to super-bright modulation sounds.
• Phase knob, which becomes a ratio control to adjust the multiplier of right compared to left channel (very cool for percussive and Leslie-style rotary effects).
• Delay knob, that adjusts the centre frequency of the BBD chips' control clock (for very loose or tight and compressed chorus tones).
• Tap tempo, RAMP and BLOOM functionality.
• Full MIDI control and expression control over speed (via 3.5 mm TRS jacks).
• Phase/ratio control, for changing phase alignment of the dry and modulation channel from 0 to -180°.
• Top-mounted jacks for easy pedalboard mounting.
• Powered by 18V DC PSU (optional, centre negative, 2,1mm, 250 mA current draw).

7 Presets

New Wave features seven presets tailored for classic and modern chorus, vibrato and rotary sounds, including '70s, '80s, Rack, Vibrato, Rotary, Harmonic, and User Control:

• '70s: Classic mono chorus, using clock and LFO settings measured from an original CE-1.
• '80s: Stereo chorus, reminiscent of the classic CE-300.
• RCK: '80s-style chorus, with a built-in +/- pitch shifter for a classic rack tone.
• VIB: Classic vibrato, with complete control.
• ROT: Pitch and amplitude modulation effect, for an accurate emulation of a Leslie speaker cabinet.
• HRM: Harmonic mode, modulates each channel in a mathematical relationship for new chorus sounds.
• UC: User Control, allows for full control and the ability to create wild sounds.

In addition to these presets, the Jackson Audio New Wave pedal also offers programmable settings for use with expression, RAMP, or BLOOM footswitches. These settings include knob parameters, tap-tempo for speed control, slow and fast settings, '80s-inspired latch mode for momentary activation of the effect, full MIDI control, and expression pedal control of speed. The pedal also includes a phase/ratio feature, which changes the phase alignment of the two channels from 0-180 degrees out-of-phase to make for huge, immersive chorusing sounds!