counttherings wrote:Still rocking my Catrina FX Corazon but I do get tempted sometimes when a Memory Loss pops up. I love that pedal but never got to try the real thing. Are us Corazon owners missing out on anything other than the vibes?
My impression is that the Memory Loss circuit changed, I don’t know how many times. Maybe several times. So whether a Memory Loss clone was authentic could depend on what version you were comparing it to. If I recall correctly, Rhys stopped making them because he could not get reliable and consistent builds. There was too much variation from pedal to pedal. Also, I owned a Memory Loss briefly, and it would randomly send frighteningly loud, very low frequency tones to my amp which made me seriously afraid of blowing speakers. The knobs were interactive and completely unpredictable. The version I had was IMO a total mess, and not very usable.
I don’t know why anybody would pay $200 for a Repeater, as it’s a very ordinary chopping tremolo. A Earthquaker Hummingbird v3 would be cheaper and more versatile, and have a quiet foot switch.
I used to love my Seppuku Kompact Kassette and I still think it’s a good pedal (mine is #2 so I was an early adapter and Seppuku fan) but I have come to realize that the Mid-Fi Pitch Pirate and Clarinot cover similar territory (whatever that “abused delay chip” is, it’s in several available pedals now). The prices on Seppuku are simply absurd now, and not warranted IMO.