Eventide Riptide Overdrive and Uni-Vibe Pedal

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£319.00

This is a New Eventide Riptide Overdrive and Uni-Vibe Pedal from Eventide, now available in the Guitar Pedals category on Guitars Pedals Amps and Stuff.. Read More below.

Description

The Eventide Riptide is a stereo overdrive and Uni-Vibe pedal that combines two distinctive effects in one flexible unit. Extensive research into classic Uni-Vibe modulation and overdrive has resulted in four different effect voices with two Drive and two Vibe options ready to explore. Green Drive delivers dynamic mid-range crunch while Red provides smoother boosted overdrive. On the Vibe side Green captures traditional Uni-Vibe character while Red takes the effect into deeper more phase-heavy territory. Riptide also lets you change the order of its effects moving from Drive into Vibe or Vibe into Drive at the press of a button. Five presets are available directly from the pedal with further preset management through Eventide Device Manager software. Expression Aux and MIDI support provide extensive control options while multiple bypass modes stereo operation and selectable guitar or line level make Riptide easy to integrate into a wide variety of rigs.

About the manufacturer

Eventide

Eventide are known for making standout effects pedals and more. Founded with a passion for tone and innovation, their gear has shaped countless records and players’ sounds. Look out for their iconic designs and flagship models — they’ve earned a reputation for reliability and creativity.

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Guitar Pedals

Guitar pedals are compact effects units that shape and enhance a guitar’s sound, sitting between the instrument and the amplifier. They include gain pedals like overdrive and distortion, modulation effects such as chorus and tremolo, time-based effects like delay and reverb, and essential utilities including tuners, compressors and loopers. Understanding basic things such as pedal type, signal order, power requirements and intended use helps players choose pedals that suit their style, setup and playing environment.

Overdrive Pedals

Overdrive uses soft or moderate clipping to add harmonics and compression while retaining more of the original note shape than heavy distortion. Some circuits emphasise the midrange and trim bass before clipping; others remain broad, transparent or amplifier-like. Gain, clipping arrangement, headroom and tone filtering decide whether it supplies a light edge, a saturated drive sound or extra push into another gain stage.

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