{"id":527523,"date":"2026-07-01T11:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T11:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/527523\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T11:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T11:54:12","slug":"guitar-pedal-x-news-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/527523\/","title":{"rendered":"Guitar Pedal X – News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Down-TunerOctaverOla EnglundPitchPitch-ShiftingSolar GuitarsSolar Pedals+-<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve been pretty good at supporting the various Solar Chug Pedal releases – and this is the 5th in that line – feted to have the lowest tracking \/ shift latency of any current pitch-shifter. I recently covered the Klowra Dive Drop-Shifter – where that is supposed to also have the lowest latency – of around \u00a08 ms, where the Klowra Vein is measured at 10-12ms, Boss\u2019s XS-1 is measured at 13-14ms, Digitech Drop is at 12-17ms, and the EHX Pitch Fork is supposedly 16 to 22ms.<\/p>\n

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Solar doesn\u2019t mention the exact figure, while if its claims are accurate it is at or near the same 8ms value as the Klowra Dive. For some reason Drop-Shifters \/ Down-Tuners – that is to say the Down-Shift direction – seem to deliver lower latency than the pitch-up.<\/p>\n

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This is a fairly straightforward pedal with just 4 onboard controls – Left and Right Arrows – which allow you to set -12 to +12 Semitones. Then two push-button switches – which light up blue on the screen, but then also impact in a colour change on the main pilot LED. With Mix applied – the LED changes to Blue to signify 50% Dry Mixed in, while the Right button is a single Fav \/ Favourite Preset – which results in the main LED changing to Green.<\/p>\n

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It couldn\u2019t be easier to operate, and obviously has advanced electronics onboard as the pedal is relatively high-priced at $249, where the previous Chug pedals range from $129 to $199.<\/p>\n

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The Solar Chug Capo Pitch Shifter is available right now from the Solar Guitars Webstore<\/a>. It\u2019s a very cool looking device for sure – while it does have stiff competition in that category – but possibly nothing that quite matches this degree of latency or sharp looks of this one!<\/p>\n

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