“If there’s a pedal in the Strymon line that really showcases how in tune the company is with stellar products of yesteryear, it’s the Ola.”
- Premier Guitar, July 2010
 

Certified Organic.

In designing the Ola dBucket Chorus and Vibrato, we started with the dBucket building blocks and used them to craft a beautiful and versatile modulation effect. Keeping in line with the same philosophy as our Brigadier delay, our high performance DSP is entirely dedicated to and focused on providing the most lush and organic chorus and vibrato sounds available. We also drew influence from some of our favorite vintage chorus effects and a certain little blue box vibrato with a strong cult following. On top of that we threw in true bypass, a favorite preset, stereo input and output, and a super high quality analog front end and output section.

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This clip starts with the pedal in true bypass, then goes into chorus mode at full depth, followed by multi mode at full depth. The signature deep sound of the traditional single-delay-line can be heard in the chorus mode, contrasted with the more ‘even-tempered’ sophistication of the three-delay-line multi mode.

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Ola is great with distorted signals. This hard rhythm is fattened up by the Ola’s chorus mode, with all the organic warmth you could ask for.

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In multi mode, the ‘env’ setting reacts to your playing by mixing in more effect as you play louder. This opens up dynamically expressive creative possibilities, allowing you to ‘dig in’ and open up the sound, or lay back and dry out. The response is created with maximum transparency and musicality.

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In vib mode, the ‘env’ setting reacts to you playing by increasing the speed as you play louder. In this clip we’ve set the MIX control at about 10:00 to create a rotating speaker kind of a vibe. Check out the results.

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The ramp mode smoothly goes from dry sound to wet at a rate determined by the RAMP SPEED knob. The effect “ramps” in as the (ramp) footswitch is engaged and the chords ‘open up’ as the chorus effect ramps in.

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Hypnotic pitch variations, slow undulations, sea-sick warbles, and frantic insanity are all possible with the vibrato mode. This clip goes for some tastefully moderate motion.

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The vibrato is introduced smoothly and naturally in ramp mode, coming in at a rate determined by the RAMP speed control and engaged with the (ramp) footswitch. This feature was present on a classic blue vibrato stomp box that continues to build its cult following today.

Ola dBucket Chorus & Vibrato user manual