My Favourite Pedal is Being Discontinued

A couple of months ago I wrote a loose review on a guitar pedal I'd acquired, the EHX Superego. As I'd been exploring using my guitar to make very un-guitar-like sounds for the first time, that pedal had been a revelation. The point of the guitar is the decay, that's where its music is, and being able to freeze sounds and make long or even infinite drones was fascinating, letting me feel my way beyond my preconceptions of what a guitar should sound like.

Turns out the pedal is now discontinued. The Superego+ (with more parameters, and some built-in effects) is still in circulation, so I assume that's what EHX wants to nudge people towards. And since that pedal is only $30 USD more expensive than its non-plus counterpart, I get it. But I love the just-enough feature set of the Superego, its glissando function allowing a long or instant transition between notes, and being able to dial out the dry signal allows for some really interesting synthy sounds. The effects loop opens up a world of possibilities as well.

I bought it with the idea that I was going to do some recording with it. I guess I've technically done that, even if I don't have anything in a remotely releasable state. But it's been a constant in my pedal chain, something I plan to hold on to forever. I've had good luck with EHX pedals so far - I bought a Big Muff Pi in the late 2000s and it's been a rock. I hope this one has the same kind of durability.

I should do some more recording soon.