Summer NAMM 2016: Experience "never-before-heard tidal swirls" with DigiTech's Nautila Chorus/Flange effects pedal

SUMMER NAMM 2016: DigiTech is on an unstoppable roll lately, and the latest pedal to drop from the company's rapidly expanding product line is the Nautila Chorus/Flange.

As you'd expect, the stompbox fuses chorus and flanger, promising "never-before-heard tidal swirls or soothing rhythmic waves" via voice and drift controls, which add up to eight chorus or four flanger voices that can be blended in real-time.

Similarly, the pedal's modulation speed can be altered by holding down the momentary footswitch, while speed, depth, emphasis and mix controls handle the rest of the tone tweaking

Stereo ins and outs plus 9V battery operation make for easy pedalboard integration, too.

We love the idea behind this one, so we're eager to board the good ship Nautila when it docks later this year with a street price of $149.95.

Michael Astley-Brown

Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.