UTTER STUTTER

Timed feedback blips, locust tremolo, poly rhythmic delay feedback… an infinite path to highly adjustable and completely unique sounds.
A tool for pure aural experimentation: No results Guaranteed™

Like CHK CHK BOOM, Utter Stutter creates a timed feedback loop feeding your effects output to it’s input. This is not a stand alone effect but a modifier of your existing effects. What’s new here is you can set the oscillation rate of feedback like a tremolo pedal. This opens a whole world of possibilities to time your aural modulation to what ever tempo your working with.

DEMO VIDEO

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In addition to a “coarse rate” knob that sweeps from less than 1Hz to a couple of hundred, I’ve also added a “fine rate” control to precisely time your feedback. DJs and other tempo matchers will love this laser like precision and on the fly tuning. But wait there’s more! The oscillator’s range goes much faster than most trem pedals. You can time the rates to get ring modulation like sounds.

It all depends on what you pair it with.

Remember: The Utter Stutter is a tool for experimentation. No results Guaranteed™

Construction

True Bypass

Lifetime Warranty

Comes with a standard 2.1mm BOSS power connector. No sucky battery connections. Why? Read this. Use any negative ground 9v power supply (stand for most pedals)

1x expression pedal input to control the rate

2x foot switches, latched and momentary

2x LEDs that flash alternately

3x knobs: intensity, coarse rate adjustment and fine rate adjustment

4x 1/4″ jacks: in, send, return, out

FAQ:

will my effects function normally when the Utter Stutter is bypassed?

Yes. The switch activates just the feedback portion of the circuit. It will not mute the output of the pedals plugged into it when bypassed. They function as normal.

I couldn’t get any of the sounds you got in your video and I’m using the same exact pedals!

Feedback loopers are inherently slippery little circuits. You must exercise diligent experimentation. Try everything and anything that makes or processes a sound thru it. Try different pick ups, tone knob adjustments, cables, the order of your pedals makes a difference too.

If I hook up a synth, tape player, audio interface etc… I don’t get the same sounds I get with a guitar.

The output impedance in these devices are nothing close to what your guitar pickups are! Try plugging your sound sources in to a buffered pedal (i.e. not true bypass) in bypass mode. You might be able to fool the feedback loop into thinking a guitar is plugged in. Every pedal is different so experiment.

What does this sound like by itself?

It will act like a standard tremolo pedal. However, there is no gain recovery stage so when the signal hits it’s peak it will be slightly quieter than the bypass signal. A boost, compressor or distortion pedal after the Utter Stutter will surely make up for the very slight loss in gain. But please note: there will be no signal sent thru the pedal when it is bypassed. Just to be clear: This only applies if you have it connected as a standard effects pedal, i.e. nothing connected to the send and return. If something is conected to the fx loop and bypassed you can get tremelo like sounds. It all depends. Remeber the Utter Stutter is a tool for experimentation. No results Guaranteed™.

I just bought one on eBay and my pedal isn’t labeled what does what?

Here’s a diagram for older versions of the Utter Stutter:

Version History:

Batch(s)

1-5: single latched switch

6: added momentary in conjunction with a latched switch.

7: bigger enclosure and new pot for the coarse knob; improved frequency range distribution.