Plumb the Digital Depths of Stereo Soundscapes
EarthQuaker Devices characterizes its Towers pedal as a Soundscape Generator. At Sweetwater, we’ve found this to be an apt description for an effect that melds infinitely repeating micro-echoes, cathedral-style reverb, and a resonant lowpass filter. What does this combination mean for you? Simply put, if massive, atmospheric sonic textures are your raison d'être, then this stompbox, sporting an exclusive finish available only at Sweetwater, will earn a permanent spot on your pedalboard. Length, Frequency, Mix, and Filter knobs enable you to explore the digital depths of your generated soundscapes. Additionally, Towers allows you to toggle between Manual, Envelope, and LFO filter options via a 3-way Mode switch, while the Stretch footswitch slows the processor, allowing you to double the reverb length and introduce lo-fi, pitch-bent artifacts. You also get eight user-assignable Preset selections for recalling your favorite snapshots of aural alchemy, as well as an Expression jack and a full stereo signal from input to output. Creative musicians searching for an immersive tool for crafting expansive and experimental sonic environments will find the EarthQuaker Devices Towers pedal to be the perfect solution.
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Dial in ear-grabbing harmonic resonance
Towers augments its stereo reverb effect with a resonant lowpass filter — a mainstay on synthesizers — enabling you to craft warm, ringing tones that add dark atmosphere to reverberated echoes. The pedal’s Mode switch gives you three distinctly different filter modes. Manual Mode enables you to adjust the filter frequency directly via the Frequency knob, creating contrasting movements between left and right channels. Envelope Mode transforms your playing dynamics into filter movement, where each note becomes a catalyst for harmonic resonance while the Frequency knob maintains proper sensitivity. Finally, LFO Mode deploys a slow-moving oscillator that sweeps across the stereo field, where the Frequency knob determines the rate at which it pendulates.
Space and time are mere suggestions
With the EarthQuaker Devices Towers pedal, traditional constructs of space and time become mere suggestions for you to manipulate. A simple stomp on the Stretch footswitch, for instance, slows the processor speed, doubling the length of the stompbox’s reverb effect, pulling apart the delay lines, smearing the filter, and lowering the frequency responses. Translation? Things get lo-fi — really lo-fi. You’ll revel in the unique ambient atmospheres and unpredictable pitch-bent artifacts that are introduced, whether you tap the Stretch footswitch for an instantaneous effect or hold it for a full-blown journey of delightfully unsettling sonic cacophony. Worried that you won’t be able to re-create your favorite sound? Don’t — Towers features eight user-assigned Preset selections, enabling you to save and recall your most cherished settings with the turn of a knob and the press of a switch.
Handbuilt by the pedal gurus at EarthQuaker Devices
EarthQuaker Devices is a boutique guitar pedal company located in Akron, Ohio. Every EarthQuaker pedal you buy from Sweetwater was built by real human hands using premium components. EQD’s pedals range from enhanced classics like the Park Fuzz to effects that no ear has heard before. Whatever sound you’re seeking, founder Jamie Stillman and his team of pedal gurus are dedicated to building a box to help you achieve it.
EarthQuaker Devices Towers Features:
- Stereo FX pedal with Sweetwater-exclusive finish that melds infinitely repeating micro-echoes, cathedral-style reverb, and a resonant LPF
- 3-way Mode switch toggles between Manual, Envelope, and LFO filter options
- Length knob controls the duration of the reverb
- Frequency knob determines the filter frequency based on which Mode is selected
- Mix knob balances your wet and dry signals
- Filter knob controls how much resonant LPF is mixed into the reverb pathways
- Stretch footswitch slows the processor to double reverb length, allowing for lo-fi, pitch-bent artifacts
- 8 user-assignable Preset selections enable you to save and recall your most cherished settings
- Expression jack provides added control using an external pedal
