Get only the most cosmic tones with Deep Space Devices' new Radio-Bright ring modulation and delay
The sounds this out-there pedal conjures will have you surfing with aliens in no time
Deep Space Devices, just by virtue of its name, conjures fantastical mental images of what lies beyond our world. Those who enjoy that imagery will be all too happy to hear that the company's new effect pedal, the Radio-Bright, really leans into it.
If the company's name, and the pedal's beautiful artwork, weren't cosmic enough for you already, the Radio-Bright comes with a hell of a backstory as well.
The pedal was inspired by the so-called Wow! Signal, a signal - originating near the Sagittarius constellation - that was picked up by researchers at Ohio State University in 1977. Unexplained to this day, the signal is often used by UFO devotees as proof of intelligent life outside of Earth.
In less far-out matters, the Radio-Bright features two footswitches - one to turn the effect on and off and one to turn up delay feedback - and two toggle switches, plus three knobs to control delay and three knobs for ring modulation.
Delay-wise, the Delay Mix knob controls the delay's presence, the Time knob controls the delay time and the Feedback knob controls the number of repeats.
Ring modulation-wise, the Intensity knob controls the ring modulation's presence, the Frequency knob controls sounds ranging from 450hz to 4.7khz and the Rate knob controls the ring modulation's sample rate.
The Deep Space Devices Radio-Bright pedal will be available starting October 15 for $199. For more info on the pedal, head on over to deepspacedevices.com.
Get The Pick Newsletter
All the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!
Thank you for reading 5 articles this month**
Join now for unlimited access
US pricing $3.99 per month or $39.00 per year
UK pricing £2.99 per month or £29.00 per year
Europe pricing €3.49 per month or €34.00 per year
*Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription
Jackson is an Associate Editor at GuitarWorld.com. He’s been writing and editing stories about new gear, technique and guitar-driven music both old and new since 2014, and has also written extensively on the same topics for Guitar Player. Elsewhere, his album reviews and essays have appeared in Louder and Unrecorded. Though open to music of all kinds, his greatest love has always been indie, and everything that falls under its massive umbrella. To that end, you can find him on Twitter crowing about whatever great new guitar band you need to drop everything to hear right now.
“The finest tone we’ve ever achieved. It’s knocking industry titans off pedalboards”: Keeley has launched a new Rotary pedal – and it could be the brand’s most significant launch in some time
“MXR’s claim that Layers will ‘extend the creative potential of your instrument’ is absolutely right”: MXR Layers review