Chase Bliss' New Habit Is an Otherworldly Looper and Delay Effects Pedal | Reverb Tone Report

In partnership with Chase Bliss, we're developing a new Habit. The Habit is an inventive new looper and delay pedal whose onboard memory records the last few minutes of your playing and uses it as a second voice. Learn more and buy yours on Reverb: bit.ly/3ISj90h
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[@hadesdavidson1716]

Sounds great Andy! Finally a pedal that will never forget when I make a mistake and throw it back at me periodically. I want one.

[@ileutur6863]

As much as I love chase bliss, they've been really riding this "delay that's also a looper and does wibbly wobbly things" effect type for a while now. We've had the mood, the blooper and now this.

[@Spiderdridri]

It was all intended from the beginning. Mood, Blooper and Habit was made to be a trio about ambiance, delays and loops. So if you think Habit has familiar traits from the Mood and Blooper, you're damn right. And that only means they nailed it :)

[@jordanthegill2069]

This is a fun piece of gear however I’m still having this feeling of indifferent about it… I have the mood and blooper. (actually just saw the mood) I just wish these were in stereo… check out the microcosm. I just got mine about a month ago . It’s incredible.

[@danymeeuwissen5973]

It's pretty different from Mood and blooper though when you're playing with it.

[@phladjki]

@@Spiderdridri highly doubt this was planned as a trilogy from the beginning

[@patrickrosington1174]

@@mikel5163 the thermae and tonal recall are the only pedals I've like from them. The rest were massive let downs. And almost all their other pedals can be accomplished with a zoia

[@AMac-qd6ft]

That smile on your face in the first thirty seconds is all the publicity this pedal needs.

[@reallyordinary]

All right, sold. Just bought it. How can one not; absurdly cool little device.

[@grizelda4526]

That’s pretty wild! Great job taming that pedal and coming up with great sounds. I’m really into seeing what Chase Bliss does now that the fellow from Cooper FX is there. Very cool so far!

[@grantandrews4826]

Chase Bliss truly are the gurus of the effects mountain. It's astonishing how they pick an effect and crack it wide open only to stuff it into a Boss- sized enclosure. So damn cool.

[@nocuh]

CBA pedals never cease to amaze. They don’t miss

[@jasonbarton9352]

Holy Shhhhsh.......Andy....that was dope as F! So many possibilities. Great playing & great pedal!

[@ezzeapiaggio]

You really got incredible sounds with this pedal in this video. Amazing, cba did it again.

[@achellsuez]

I never have a CB pedals before, but watching this demo seems will leads me to my first Chasebliss pedal

[@deanivan3951]

Just what i was looking for, ordered today, thanks!

[@armfourteen]

mind blowing! it's like a control panel of a spaceship in pedal form

[@fc2p]

Some nice sounds comin’ out of that thing man. Good review.

[@TSWerewolf]

I held off on watching any demo vids of this until I had time to sit down with some headphones and watch my guy Andy. This is the ultimate psychedelic pedal. And the more I see that mercury Meteora, the more I like it.

[@regularnimnule9715]

You know it's gonna be tough to make it work when Andy has got his WTF? face on. Wild pedal!

[@lordgeronimo72]

Folks saying this pedal doesn’t have any practical application should consider taking mushrooms LOL

[@systemlfo]

From an an experienced tripper - glitch is a beginners gimmick

[@lordgeronimo72]

@@systemlfo Glitch is merely one path of many with this pedal LOL

[@systemlfo]

@@lordgeronimo72 - the rest can be done with most other delay pedals 'LOL'

[@lordgeronimo72]

@@systemlfo agreed….but what if you don’t have another delay pedal? I have a Line 6 Helix, but I’m experimenting with running Habit in an A/B chain alongside a Boss SY-200. Early returns indicate a nice combo

[@systemlfo]

@@lordgeronimo72 - whatever works for you. Glitch or just delay - tone is everything. I’ve got a WV that I use mostly for a subtle chorus

[@DalelCampbell]

I have the Blooper, Mood, Microcosm, and the Habit-which sounds terribly overkill writing it out- but I think you are missing something if you think they are redundant. They all function very different! Once I get a better handle on them all, I'll make a video.

[@calebriley7466]

It must be a habit!😅

[@Fuzzfooger]

This reminds me of the Mutable Instruments Beads Granular Synthesizer, I have been getting similar results running my guitar through Beads on my modular

[@edadpops1709]

Great burst on the newish Fender 👏👏

[@docnu5757]

Andy out here creating more gas than OPEC. love u bud. nice video. sick pedal

[@TheFlutecart]

Really cool. Never seen anything like it. I think I want one.

[@drewsleyy3836]

they have GOT to make this stereo. I wanna use it for reamping stuff like drums etc!!

[@xdoctorblindx]

Even the "very basic digital delay" segment sounded completely otherworldly!

[@SpiralCasterPlaysPedals]

Brilliant playing!!

[@kyleingram8857]

Sounds amazing. But I'm still trying to get a handle on the Thermae. Can only manage learning one Chase Bliss pedal at a time!

[@real_anxst]

You sure didn't make me sad I bought one of these, Andy. Great demo, and nice to see a Meteora in your hands!

[@silvamorphisphaeble7863]

Ditto on the Meteora‼️💯🎸

[@starcloud4959]

What is a Meteora?

[@real_anxst]

@@starcloud4959 It's the guitar he's playing. A Fender Meteora.

[@Hesohi]

Freeky pedals are awesome. This type of pedal shines when synced to midi.

[@stolencoats63]

I'm hoping for exactly this. I couldn't really figure out from demos and reading both manuals if it will work how I think/want it to but I figured I'd take a chance on it. One of my biggest questions is, when synced to midi clock, will it stay in time when the 3 min memory loops around??

[@chaseth]

Can someone tell me what the model of guitar is Andy using? It looks like a moderna but in silverburst?

[@KenithCopeland]

ohhhhh man, that silverbusrt meteora. i didnt think i wanted another guitar until seeing this

[@tomik6537]

great demo

[@benjamincoggins6568]

Just got it, so glad I did! Currently am neck deep in madness, trying to hold on for dear life while I try to tame it into some sweet spots that play nice, (whoa, Nelly!) but are still interesting. There are TONS of usable settings from go to whoa, just takes some time with it (and a phd in astrophysics- kidding (not kidding). Getting there! Beyond the madness, just think of it as a parallel self live remixing your ideas but with a different sensibility that feedbacks into your interpretation of your source idea and your performance. Rinse and repeat. It’s like a ghost of futures past jam session with parallel selves across the multiverse of time and space! Happy (time) travels and stay safe out their kiddies! P.S don’t correct my spelling. It’s intentional.

[@HRV_INT47]

I cannot wait to get one

[@paulgutarra]

Solo uso el pedal habit?, O distorsión, wah wah box, o otro pedal?

[@kfr5018]

What model is that first all black fender

[@jimlahey3552]

Dang this thing is wild!

[@wayfaerer320]

Chase Bliss pedals are definitely at the top of their game in terms of innovation, quality, and versatility, but in practical use, I don't know when you'd use even half of the sounds these pedals are capable of. I've owned several Chase Bliss pedals over the years and I've sold them all because I ended up using or liking a fraction of the sounds and functions.

[@kodykindhart5644]

Give them all to super secret band

[@Sadsoft]

I’ve got so many uses for this puppy. Just more meditative than performative

[@grantandrews4826]

They're kind of instruments, in their own right. Which is amazing. Also not really my thing, but I'll be damned if i don't wish it was

[@CorbCorbin]

Condor is their only pedal I want for my performing board, maybe a Thermae. The Wombstone, Thermae, Tonal Recall, Spectre(though $900 is ridiculous), Gravitas and Warped Vinyl can do the basics, plus many more tones, but most of the others, that I see non-ambient players with, don’t get much use, or they literally only use it just to for big endings, or to act silly. The Automatones are a different story, but really just expensive studio tools. I can’t believe the Reverb costs more than the preamp; but what do I know?

[@brandonsbillings]

I might disagree with that - I think what I love about them is the weird/quirky/otherworldly is what keeps me inspired even though what I may use on the normal day to day is a "normal" sound.

[@Dr.Anomaly]

09:24 sounded awesome.

[@TyKobbbb]

CBA seems to be launching loads of ambient pedals of late - I wish they would go back to their original modulation pedals - I could find more use for those in the type of music I play. But it will please other types of players for sure…!

[@patrickrosington1174]

Same. When they first hit the scene I was so excited. I honestly didn't like any of their pedals except the thermae and tonal recall but there was huge potential for them. Then they went down this "makes weird barely useable noises with 3 notes so you don't have to play your instrument" path

[@gophercrow]

Cool pedal for ambient. I’d love to see a comparison between the Habit and the Red Panda Tensor.

[@masterofreality230]

I have a Tensor and I think this pedal looks better, the Tensor doesnt really even function as a delay pedal, its more of a looper with some cool tricks up its sleeve.

[@_greenkelly]

@@masterofreality230 i've been looking for an upgrade for my boss dd-7, i use it at the start of my pedalboard for loops, was thinking tensor but now i'm like hmmmm habit? since tensor isn't a delay, the habit can also do some things like the raster and the count to five i've noticed, very cool

[@masterofreality230]

@@_greenkelly Yea, the Habit is the way to go I am pretty sure, I havent wrapped my head around everything it can do, but I know its more than the Tensor lol I think my Tensor is going up on Reverb. I need an up front delay, I already have a Volante in my loop, this pedal would fit in well.

[@nazmoking3171]

Can someone please direct me to the college course I can attend to figure out how to get some usable music from this unique pedal?

[@o.r.grinter7763]

That meteora is very nice

[@duppykitoon]

You’re having way to much fun!

[@andys4052]

Cool for soundscapes here and there...but sort of a " look , I can spend two hours making bloops and bleeps instead of learning a beautiful song with interesting harmonic/melodic content" pedal. There seem to be a lot of pedals graviting towards the player hitting a note or chord and the pedal does the rest going on lately. Still would be a lot of fun I'm sure. I'll continue trying to arrange Claire de Lune on my tele instead....come to think of it...once I finish my arrangement it would probably sound killer into this pedal....so forget what I said earlier :)

[@benjamincoggins6568]

It will make your beautiful song with interesting harmonic content much more beautiful/ ugly/ harmonic/ interesting/ unexpected. Just think of it as a parallel self live remixing your ideas but with a different sensibility that feedbacks into your interpretation of the source material and your performance. Rinse and repeat. It’s like a ghost of futures past jam session with parallel selves across the multiverse of time and space.

[@sandyturner1911]

This, or the Microcosm? I've seen reviews that say the Microcosm gets boring, after awhile. I have the Particle, but without using MIDI, it's not as useful. I noticed that the Mood seemed to sound the same, no matter what video I was watching. Andy always makes everything sound cool..lol!

[@macsarcule]

wowsers. that pedal is ... a lot. It's like they looked at the Arpenoid, ZOIA, and EHX RTG and said "hold my beer" There might be a lot in this pedal that i would personally use more for inspiration, but as far as conversation suggesting it's not that musically useful, i'd submit there are more useful settings i heard here than i can find in the Atredies pedal we all got excited about a couple years ago. I play ambient and traditional blues/rock, so there's a lot of crossover opportunities here. But holy cow, i would have a heck of a time finding back a setting I really liked. Lots of cellphone pics of settings for this one. :)

[@armandolopez8726]

What guitar model is that

[@0mega.mechan1c.]

I like it!

[@timrizzo3941]

Yeah, I dunno about this one. Where the blooper feels like a tool with a few flourishes and the mood like a toy that is so much fun you couldn't help but write a song or three around it, this feels like an electro harmonix pedal. I love their stuff, too, but you always get the impression the most extreme settings are only there because Matthews wants everything to be 'wacky'

[@edadpops1709]

CB and Andy are other worldly

[@sassycat]

Give me this, a MOOD, and a Slö, and I'll see you next year. How do you like that Meteora, Andy?

[@chandeleerjet5637]

If the pedals I have are Microcosm and Meris Hedra, would this pedal be a good pedal for my first Chase pedal or should I look into another pedal?

[@soarornor]

Eventide H90 or a Meris LVX or both! 👞🐇🏃‍♂️🌝

[@andsoistopped]

At this point Chase Bliss are basically making pedals to order for Andy Othling.

[@zacharypennington8308]

I don't "need" any more delay/echo boxes, but between this and the RE-202, I'm gonna need a whole new board...

[@BobbyGeneric145]

I just bought the re2... Wanted the 202 but I physically don't have enough space

[@tomshoptaw2412]

Literally bought a Red Panda Particle 2 an hour before this posted,and an RE-2 last week, AND a Timeline at the beginning of the month! Gulp…

[@bumsharvest5493]

As much as I like the pedal, the star of this video is that way cool Jazzmaster you're playing. That is one cool looking guitar. If it has the CuNiFe pickups in it, I see that guitar as 100!

[@robert1969woodstock]

Reminds me of the Hologram Microcosm

[@lorincowell6944]

Steve Hillage machine!

[@arnyarny77]

blows my mind how they actually figure out these circuits

[@cjcoake]

Andy, how do you like that Meteora? I've been thinking hard about one.

[@oblate777]

The Meteora bass doesn’t have passive tone controls, FWIW. Check the guitar model, I think.

[@alexbreyer6921]

Sounds really cool, but as a band member I'd struggle to jam with a guitarist using this. Would work well for solo sound design.

[@RisikoAO]

sounds like something I really want but I cannot afford

[@anthonybarnes4534]

Are there any videos of Andy talking about his incredible pickless strumming/picking technique?

[@videophotozama5666]

Yes! I saw it once. Very interesting

[@anthonybarnes4534]

@@videophotozama5666 where!?

[@videophotozama5666]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZeVZaBqratgiNE

[@brGbruno]

it looks like everyone is releasing delay/echo pedals now hahaha it's boss, line6 and this

[@eon1166]

What guitar is he playing? I love it

[@hoover728]

The new Fender Meteora. The other colours don’t work for me with that shape but the silver burst is beautiful.

[@mattn.2520]

This is the perfect pedal for Knobs

[@Etienne.6329]

That’s rude.

[@groblezep5548]

but it only has 6

[@benjamincoggins6568]

I agree, especially since he conceptualised and designed it!

[@paulversey6589]

Where is knobs now? Miss his pedal reviews. They were works of art

[@beefs0ck911]

Unironically has LOADS of applications

[@lifewithoutera]

Chase Bliss + Meteora what a combo

[@AndyDemos]

Peas in a pod! I dig that coil split tone quite a bit 👍🏻

[@Dogsrule777]

He’s got that look on his face: “I don’t think I’d ever use one of these.” ;)

[@peter1mckinnon655]

Andy!

[@michaelmarchei8539]

This is Radiohead in a pedal 😵‍💫🙏👊

[@mykelc205]

Wish I liked bleeps more. I just like guitar n tones.

[@Whizzinby777]

I think effects are moving in this ambient/modulated direction because the core circuits for most popular effects are well established and dirt cheap. It’s hard to come up with circuits for core effect types that aren’t anything more clones (which hasn’t stopped them yet to be fair lol) unless you start adding a bunch of novelty sound and modulations. This sort of stuff is cool I guess, but like most of these wonky pedals I doubt you’ll see them on a RigRundown for anyone.

[@mattysanford]

CBA pushes music forward by creating completely new effects that recontextualize ideas of time, space, melody and composition. The Public: “Too weird, and I have no imagination. Please just give me a $400 envelope filter with midi functions I’ll never use.”

[@SuburbanBehemoth]

This would be incredible/frightening with a microphone.

[@goodhealthbaby]

it has some blur live at budokan vibes

[@thechronicnoizeco.6675]

The “frustrate your drummer” pedal.

[@csakennyitakartam]

c'mon guys, this comment deserves some love!

[@systemlfo]

And your audience

[@pclindholm]

Andy rules

[@Etienne.6329]

I was looking forward for a new CBA but this all-digital multi-function-per-knob thing definitely doesn’t cut it for me.

[@_Ike]

Definitely interesting- but if Chase Bliss think I'm paying $400 for this, they're higher than they were when they made this pedal.

[@diogomp81]

Pretty soon you'll need a degree to use Chase Bliss Audio pedals and a student loan to be able to afford them.

[@richnewman]

Yes, it has usable delays, but they don't sound particularly compelling versus other delay pedals. Yes, it makes weird noises from three minutes earlier--but I struggle to see how I would use that in live gigs or even recording. This falls in the same category as Microcosm in that it is "ambient" and sounds cool, but has little practical use beyond the bedroom.

[@hoover728]

Newsflash: a lot of people produce and perform music that goes beyond the standard rock song.

[@mykhedelic6471]

Your set might need some more flexibility. Rehearse all you want, but put this in your live show and it will BE alive.

[@Whizzinby777]

KZbin pedal

[@Etienne.6329]

Yeah… a lot of these demos sounded like things I’ve heard a bazillion times in the “Guitar Pedal KZbin” game (despite Andy’s great skills) and not much like something anyone would put in a record for more than a few seconds

[@andsoistopped]

If your main thing is ambient then this kind of pedal delivers. I don’t think CB are aiming to sell to straight forward rock bands.

[@sonicase]

it does sound cool but it's more like Chase 'WhenthehellamIgonnausethis' than Bliss

[@DELIGHTFULDORITO]

You can mute it while you play a song, and then let it glitch out in between songs while you drink a beer

[@rasm0225]

So this is like “Bill Frisell in a box”?

[@icecreamforcrowhurst]

How about you try it out? Let me know if it turns your playing into Bill Frisell.

[@whitelightenergydads]

i'd be so into this pedal if it wasn't so ugly looking. great demo as always, andy!

[@neoxavier5477]

you definitely need lots of patience of this pedal

[@danymeeuwissen5973]

#cleantone

[@JohnWWarrenGuitar]

Chase Bliss is cool but this pedal doesn't appear very musical to me, or something one would be likely to use live. Andy's face is a bit WTF, I think. It would be fun to try. I like the Mood and I love the HE Microcosm.

[@darionbuck4614]

I have blooper and mood but This sounds sooooo digital

[@leehenderson8132]

Check out the new jhs voice tech,BLOW YOUR MIND.

[@georgemandom69]

Otherwise known as the Cocteau Twins pedal

[@sunilyapa3018]

i blues. this no blues. what i do with dis

[@odallard]

drunk blues

[@MrStupidHead]

Makes so you dont have to learn a 4th chord.

[@Honking_Goose]

Wow Chase Bliss paid literally everybody to advertise this pedal

[@ericwarrington6650]

Needs all the help it can get imo...not very musical...cool to play around for crazy stuff but...not my thing..

[@hoover728]

Their MOOD, which is almost as weird as this, is their best selling pedal. I bet this is sold out by sundown.

[@silvamorphisphaeble7863]

W. O. W. ❗️ P. S. Y. C. H. E. D. E. L. I. C. Marvel‼️💯🤩🎸🤟🏼🎼😎

[@stagnatic]

Andy seems a little unconvinced about this one.🤷🏻‍♂️

[@BCTGuitarPlayer]

Agreed. It’s so overwhelming...how useful is it, really?... $400! The price of an excellent Mexican Squier guitar in 2015. Pricing is ridiculous, now.

[@ericwarrington6650]

Cool effects but not musical in my opinion in everyday application...cool to play with...tough to play musically

[@DamienTheCat]

If you're in a band like Sweet Trip or something it's got plenty of practical application. I don't think most Chase Bliss pedals are for standard oldies rock music

[@richnewman]

@@DamienTheCat Not just "oldies rock music." Listen to any current music. How many bands have songs that have random glitches popping in and out from three minutes previously, etc? I can count maybe four bands that would use that. And good luck getting the same sound reliably during live gigs. Nah, this is a badroom twiddler pedal. I'm starting to realize that what the term "ambient" actually means when applied to effects.

[@pretty.noodles3540]

@@richnewman I mean, bands improvise. Bands stray from recorded versions of songs. This pedal has just as much application as it doesn’t. It just matters if it inspires your musical journey, or it doesn’t. Would I use this? Absolutely. Hell yes I would. For a strict Stones cover band though? Nah.

[@glynnpowell7864]

@@DamienTheCat timing isn’t something Only rock music does fool. This pedal is useless beyond making an intro or outro.

[@johnrigdon5308]

I'm not smart enough for this pedal

[@gph2193]

Umm... this paired with a microcosm...

[@darionbuck4614]

And a mood and a blooper and an infinite jets and a tensor! Sooo many bleeps and bloops

[@frog_stomp]

Nice review. Now I know that I definitely DO NOT want one. I've been seeing these advertised everywhere. I see it being a pain to hook up to the board and extremely difficult to master. Seems like one of those pedals that would be cool to have on the board, but it would just be overshadowed by the same 3 pedals I keep going back to. 1. Tube Screamer 2. Reverb 3. Sometimes a basic delay

[@DRAYN0]

literally this exact sentiment, my friends dad gave me a TS10 way back and I've used the same cheap used DD-3 and just recently picked up a used empress reverb to indulge myself a little haha

[@benjamincoggins6568]

You’re out of your element, Donny.

[@orchestratedpassage9468]

velvet ug inabox

[@jhowellkc]

First!

[@jhowellkc]

Hats off to Joel and Chase Bliss- this is really cool.

[@chrisjs6123]

You gotta hand it to Joel. This thing is weird, clever, innovative and completely useless in almost all settings. Even Andy, an absolute killer player fails to get anything half decent out of it. Yet even though I think it sounds like absolute crap, I’m still thinking about buying it. Like I said, genius.