"Making a Thermae" // State of the Bliss // Ep.15

If you've tried to buy a Thermae over the past few years you probably noticed it was kinda difficult. Thermae is our hardest pedal to make and until very recently it was a one-Zack-job.
But we're fixing that. We're growing.
We probably don't show you all this side of things enough.
Let me know if you find it interesting.
Lots more things Thermae here, we're having a moment:
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Thanks for watching!

[@markjohnstonofficial]

Since day 0 of its existence this has been my favorite pedal. Still is. Seems like it always will be.

[@dougtolley]

Love seeing Zack work... What an asset to the company he is! Great video.... I worship thermae very often.

[@georgebaylis7161]

Thank you so much for making this little box of goodness. I enjoy all my pedals, but Thermae is special, it has an almost otherworldly character, wild and beautiful 😊

[@kaiwest436]

The craft and creativity that went/goes into this pedal never ceases to amaze me. So nice to see a bit behind the scenes.

[@namebrandbeatz]

This pedal is incredible. Recently I've been resampling stuff through it then taking those bits of audio and running them back through. oooooooooowwwweeeeeeee

[@ViciousColdness]

Big hands up for the Tatsuro Yamashita poster in the back guys. Funny how some of my life experiences connect with a broader pool of people who by the way build the greatest creative devices ever existed 😂

[@collisiondevices]

Watching your videos is still such a pleasure. Thanks

[@ChaseBlissAudio]

thank you!!

[@doorsheets2637]

Most underrated pedal. If you know you know ❤

[@Jotapecaster]

Thermae will NEVER leave my pedalboard or my heart ❤

[@Aldoistaken]

Super interesting. :o

[@JustinKosler]

Truly awesome video peeling back the skin and showing all the inner workings that make a no code/no DSP pedal like the Thermae so special. It is like a living, breathing thing unto itself, perfectly imperfect, nuanced and changing. That combined with the implementation to squeeze so many possibilities from something, already so organic seeming, is why you guys are among the best at what you do. Don't get me wrong, what you do with DSP and code is no-less phenomenal, and I love what you have been able to do with these disciplines, and I am sure much easier long term return on investment, to allow you guys to continue to go forward with what you love, but it feels a bit like we are overdue analog heart, in a pedal release. I'd love to see you guys fill your flanger/phaser gap.

[@michaelkonomos]

Man I love this video so much. I haven’t really followed your company too much but it’s great to see the process and makes me appreciate the product a little more.

[@elefontpress]

Thermae! This has been my main delay since Feb. 2020. You’ll have to pry it off my board! Thanks CBA!

[@brittmurray9818]

I was lucky enough to buy a new Thermae a couple months ago. Really appreciate all the effort and love the BTS video! Well done, everyone!

[@CraigAllenMusic]

This makes me appreciate playing it so much more. Amazing.

[@MrRob33]

I would not want to be in charge of getting CBA ISO 9001 certified hahaha

[@LoVeAmBiEnT]

I found one on Reverb for $289 in the wooden box. Perfect condition. Clueless as to why the person sold it but they did and now it’s mine. I will never sell it ever.

[@treesurgeon2441]

Lucky you. I'm still stalking reverb for one at a decent price.

[@jash500]

Dude congrats, what a killer find. That’s how my Lehle mono volume pedal was. Got a really low used price and there was no catch. I could hardly believe it

[@RichardQuirkmusic]

great informative video. I really appreciate the price point you're able to meet on this pedal considering the amount of work that goes into it.

[@houstondragna7423]

Absolutely loving my Thermae! Thanks for the hard work guys!

[@ustina2424]

Just got mine recently thank you guys for all your hard work it is an amazing product.

[@LoVeAmBiEnT]

Yum fresh baked tray of Thermae’s. Yeah it’s such a good delay so nice. Instant vibes.

[@joshfernandez4595]

Sweet Hosono and Tats posters on the wall there!

[@markhammer643]

Wait a sec. Starby is *REAL* ?!? Thermae is a fun pedal. Not that the various loop-related CBA pedals (Blooper, Mood, Habit) aren't their own kind of fun, but Thermae is like having a fun pal jamming with you. As an aside, I had an EHX Hot Foot pedal, some 45 years back. It was a mechanical expression pedal, well before electronic expression-control, with a cable you could attach to the shaft of a pot, and rotate, using your foot. There were two "killer apps" for it at the time. One was to attach it to the Range control on a Deluxe Electric MIstress in "filter matrix" mode, for manual flanging. The other was to attach it to the Delay pot on a Memory Man for foot-controlled pitch bending, similar to what the Digitech Whammy does in the digital domain. Of course, you had to be fast on the foot pedal, since the effect relied on the signal being sampled *out* at a different rate than it was sampled *in* . The Thermae automates this instant change in sample rate, bypassing the need for foot control. Although now I'm wondering just what a person could do with a Thermae AND an expression pedal....

[@nikola.kovacevic]

This is awesome! Love mine to bits ❤️. Would it be possible to create/share a calibration manual to its users? It would be super helpful 🐱

[@nottaller1993]

Have been curious about this pedal for a while, and was really excited by Joel’s email on Xmas for the special sale. Followed the link in that email and of course - Thermae was already sold out 😭 😭 😭

[@Pstaines439]

I love Chase Bliss, I'm just waiting for the right pedal for me.

[@josephbruceryan6438]

I just got one, and I'm so excited to start diving in :)

[@Efimer]

A really inspiring pedal for sure!

[@treesurgeon2441]

Every pedal I hear from these guys makes my bank account weep.

[@boringgearreviews]

This is so awesome. The Thermae is far and away my favorite delay. Sorry for rhyming.

[@BrockDavisson]

I miss my thermae :( I want another so bad to join with my mood/blooper/habit family!

[@AlfonsoCorace]

This pedal is pure magic! love it :)

[@weschilton]

After watching this... I am NEVER opening my Thermae! I don't want to screw up all of that hard work!

[@ChaseBlissAudio]

haha, thanks for the love. if you do ever need help we're just a quick email away!!

[@YOSFP]

one of my favorite pedals

[@normmacdonald1511]

Love it! Such a great pedal too!

[@JeffPrater]

Love it! Inspired me to try some new things with mine. Now tell me where Arthur got that awesome Momofuku t-shirt.

[@jamieholmes6087]

Its the most beautiful pedal in the world.

[@Erickchicas]

I love my Thermae but I also love love my tonal recall.

[@tubingforever]

If it hasn't got a delay time setting, it can't do normal analog delay sound... right?

[@estrathmeyer]

My mind is blown. I figured that a CBA pedal assembly was complex, but I had no idea it was *this* complex…

[@middaymeds]

I just ordered a Thermae today, great timing. It's funny how the human brain works because originally, when you stopped producing it, I was annoyed because I really wanted one. But now that I'm getting one, I selfishly want yall to stop making it again so I can have a rare pedal.

[@ChaseBlissAudio]

We actually never stopped making them, it was just hard to get parts for a LONG time

[@jimicrumb3700]

It was unavailable on your website so i bought one new on reverb a month ago, and i can't stop playing with it. I really want a condor or a specter, but they have become so expensive. Have you guys ever thought about making a multi effects unit, or is that not part of your philosophy? Love you Joel and all of you at CB

[@onixtheone]

do you guys have a delay that has the basic analog sound this pedal has? no mods or far out stuff, just classic delicious tape style delay?

[@ChaseBlissAudio]

Nothing like that in production. Tonal Recall (now discontinued) likely would be the closest we came to a "normal" delay.

[@kotanecrosis96]

My biggest questions after watching this video is 1. Why do you have two Enzos 2. What happened to that Gen Loss at the top right hand corner at 4:59

[@ChaseBlissAudio]

1: Because 2: A delivery truck ran it over

[@alexlifeson8946]

Now I know why it cost so much 👍 But... how do we know if our Thermae is out of bias /calibration?

[@ChaseBlissAudio]

Hard to say in a YT comment, but if you ever suspect your Thermae is out of whack, shoot an email to [e-mail] and we'll get you squared away!

[@alexlifeson8946]

@@ChaseBlissAudio Cool beans

[@joshberrios3604]

Remember bros, never sell a Thermae ❤

[@AlanW]

I guess Brothers didn't do well. That's ok, I like mine! As well as my Thermae!

[@christdolphin69]

Why are you still making them wear masks? This is pure authoritarian torture signaling at this point. Brutal

[@electrosaurus]

Clown.

[@christdolphin69]

@@electrosaurus :'( says the man wearing a cloth mask to protect himself from the world

[@druariel]

To hide their identities so Behringer or Donner don’t kidnap them for their secret volcano Thermae clone factory