This has been on my “to buy” list for a very long time and they announced it was being discontinued a few days ago so I finally decided to pull the trigger.
Unfortunately this pedal is getting returned because I’m immediately not impressed with it.
My big gripe is that the Intensity, Throb, and (for some reason) Rate knobs barely seem to do anything.
With intensity it’s either non-existent or overpowering. There’s like a tiny sweet spot where the effect sounds good.
Throb is barely noticeable even with the neck pickup and/or distortion on.
I’m honestly not sure if my rate knob is broken or if it’s supposed to be this way. The first 1/3rd of the knob does not change the speed at all. I can hear the pulse moving at the same rate. At about 11:30 you start to hear the pulse increase and then you get into flutter territory after 2 o clock.
When you dial it in just right it sounds okay. I’ve had the MXR Univibe and the EHX Good Vibes before and the Good Vibes sounds better but requires its own power supply for some reason.
I also have a Phase 90 mini and the Phase 45 mode on that just sounds so much more lush and expressive than this pedal.
My experience with EQD is that most of their pedals are very good all around, or are very good at doing one particular thing ( ex. Data Corrupter). The Depths isn’t even the best at the one thing it’s supposed to do, sound like the intro to “Breathe” so it’s going back.
I also have one and agree with a lot of your points