Hey gang! I hope you enjoyed the fluttery pitch-shifting echoes of the wonderful Chase Bliss Audio Thermae. If you did, then please conder leaving a like, comment or share the video with your partners in tone. Every single action means more than you could possibly know. Thank you for being awesome

I shouldn’t be here. I don’t play guitar. I don’t own a keyboard. I have never even considered a culture of people who love effect pedals. But here i am again just flat out enjoying your videos man. Through and through its just fucking good. Enjoy learning. The pedals are beautiful. It’s strange to say but you can see everyone decks out their pedals. They care. They look awesome. Keep it up!

Homie this is really great. Well done.

Me : *Looking at my credit card* My credit card : *Looking at me* Both : We're broke :/

The earth is 4.54 billion years old and we happen to be alive the same time as Stefan. #blessed

This is easily the best video on this pedal that I've seen. There are ones that contain more factual information or explain more aspects in detail, but this is probably the first time that I see how Thermae can really be applied to real music. Not just crazy psychedelic noodling with random intervals, but really carefully selected and operated settings that enrich the material being played, turning it into something that really can't be achieved using any other technology, while still being musical and beautiful. This is exactly what I needed. Since I first learned about this pedal, I was immensely intrigued by it. The idea itself seemed fantastic, everything about this little machine was so alluring, but from most of the demos I couldn't get if it can really be applied to what I'm playing in the ways that I imagined while keeping its idea in mind. Or if it is just another crazy boutique weird noise machine. Turns out, it doesn't have to be. Thanks for your passion and true creativity, it really feels like you've learned to play this pedal as a musical instrument, and I really appreciate your summary on it! Great work, cheers!

This pedal seems like a high-end sports car: a beauty to experience, but frustrating to own. This is easily one of the best YT demos of the Thermae and just a piece of its incredible potential.

I think this is the first demo of a chase bliss pedal that I’ve liked... I feel like most are just “hey watch me make weird random noises” type videos

STEFAN STOP MY BANK ACCOUNT CAN ONLY HANDLE SO MUCH

Jesus- didn’t expect to nearly cry listening to a pedal demo tonight. Thank you 🙏

4:06 is making me feel things and I just want to be a kid again.

Great demo! Thanks for this. I seriously appreciate the disclaimer about how tough it can be to use. That's the real stuff that needs to be said, so I can pause and consider before just selling off my gear and buying one!

Thanks man! You helped me reign in my Thermae...love this pedal. Your clear explanations and usable settings are a great starting point to jump into a new pedal that can be overwhelming at first. Keep up the great stuff!

Man, I had to come watch this again just to soak up these sounds. Just killer.

Thermal is my next delay pedal. That LPF is 90% of the reason. I love the grit you get with the repeats.

Dope Holy Fawn shirt. This pedal is like a supermodel - extremely gorgeous, but it’s probably more trouble than it’s worth for me. All those dip switches in the back (even though I know that’s a CBA thing) already have me sweating all the tonal possibilities. For now, I’ll just listen to this gorgeous piece of music you’ve created Stefan. Another top drawer demo, man. Thank you!

Thanks for putting in the time to show how guitarists can put this thing to use, in not so out-there contexts.

Love this guys videos. I feel like they really give me a sense of the pedals plus he is always playing really awesome stuff that I connect with. Keep it up!

Dude...just wow...your videos are just magic!!!

Great vibes, lovely playing, solid production value. Just great reviews all around, and a joy to watch!

this is like the best pedal demo ever made. thank you dude !

You make everything sound awesome.

I'm in the process of building a new pedalboard (well an entire guitar rig actually) and Stefan, you are delivering such wonderful knowledge. Even more, I absolutely find your phrasing on guitar familiar and brand new all at the same time. Words really can't underscore the depth of expressive inspirational material you have revealed. I hear this thermae all through Tycho's music. I love what this pedal can do, yet like you, from my limited knowledge about it, think it's a shame that it's hard to keep track of the sequential steps that must take place to completely understand how you arrived to blissful moments with the pedal. I know little about midi and have mostly relied on analog gear in my 30 years of playing. I plan to add this to my approach regardless and look forward to understanding it with patience, because it sounds so amazing. Thanks for the detailed video.

Is Thermae just an awesome pedal, or is Stefan great at demos? Yes.

Ok... yes... I am in! Great video brother

I was fortunate to have more than 4 straight hours with this r2d2 type pedal today and wow! It's amazing. Stefan, your reviews helped give me the confidence that it would be a wise investment for crafting my music, and believe me, I am careful with what I chose to spend my money on. It was easier to make the purchase over the discount on the holidays. Just wanted to thank you for your time on revealing such helpful insights. I don't think I would have purchased this without your honest critique. I agree with your closing statements here. Fortunately, I can play off this pedal and can adapt my mental thinking to it's meanderings, though with a few engineered touches (like a time knob) it would be an easier process.

Tycho: the pedal

Holy shoot man! I just got the EDQ Avalanche Run and I love it! Funny thing is that, I was actually wondering what the Thermae and Avalanche Run would sound like together. Great Demo!!

Holy Fawn is so good

This is even better than I was expecting. The Thermae is an entity of profound beauty but requires a certain touch to unfold fully. You have that touch. My love for mine is even deeper now. Pitch trickery aside it's a wildly great delay and the only one I've used since I got it.

There are some pretty stellar youtubers demoing pedals but you are the only one who has ever caused me to break out my wallet.

Damn this sounds REALLY good stefan. Became a fan since your avalanche run demo, really like your content. This pedal is insane!

Very musical demo!!!

another home run demo and another must have pedal I can’t afford LOL. And...dude your compositional chops are sooo cool.

watching this gave me butterflies awesome demo as usual

LOVE the new(ish) Holy Fawn!

Thanks for taking the suggestion to add the guitar tunings!

I was taking Lvx but when I saw this pedal I think I will take him. It has incredible tone, especially on synth & drum machines. Incredible pedal that can really help you for an album! Lvx is amazing also but really digital tone, this is so analog, much better for me the tone ! Thank you man !

Oooooh HELL YEAH!!! Best Thermae sounds the inter webs has seen (or heard rather). I love you man!!! -Aaron

I love your music man. Never stop plz.

You are really great at dialing effects! Some great stuff.

Impressive as always. Thank you

just got a thermae recently and I feel like this video captures it perfectly. It’s my first CBA pedal and I really love it but when the pitch effect is sequencing it’s like the pedal is in charge. It’s been cool to just go with the randomness and keep it back in the mix. Probably the key to make it more musically intentional is to master the Step function like Stefan’ does in the demo. Interested to know the experience of other thermae users, but yeah- it’s a ridiculously warm, gooey awesome delay even without pitch or modulation

Thanks for the honest and once again incredible review!

Omg thx for that lofi machine patch, you just saved me a few hundred bucks - almost bought another pedal that does this, lmao.

Stefan, you are the master!

I sold this pedal. This video made me buy it again!

Those melodies are so beautiful!

Beautiful demo/playing/use of pedals!

You got me at the telecaster jam at 05:04

Excellent Stefan !

Awesome pedal and digging the holy fawn shirt!

Love this series!

Your channel is amazing! Your vibe and all around enthusiasm is inspiring to all us mortal guitar players. Started my own ambient pedal board mainly because of your channel. Currently rocking the the CB Mood, and Dispatch Master. I have the Boss Syn-1 and Microcosm on its way to go full out. Thanks for the videos. The therame is going on there eventually. Cheers from Chicago!

I want a Thermae and Dark World so bad! I've finally figured out how to integrate them into my stereo rig! Now I need more money!

That tele! Great work

I been runnin my Juno’s arpeggiator In to the thermae and then runnin the completely wet signal into a count to 5 and getting some cool unpredictable background ambience to play a lead over

Fantastic, thanks again

Excellent and honest review. I feel the exact same about the pedal. Thanks for all the tips

So cool!

Great Job, and super nice, as always.

Cool Stefan, visiting with an old friend today. Love what you do with this one. I’ve been undecided whether to get a Thermae, because I’m waiting for the new Deluxe Kilobyte, from Caroline. No shops near me ever have Chase Bliss pedals, so I’ve only played with a few in the line when I was visiting friends. I certainly love the Exp. capabilities, all those different effects one can conjure with the Thermae, by flicking some dip switches, an internal pot, and the Exp. pedal.

you freeking awesome really crazy

Liking the pedal, but I'm also liking the shirt; Holy Fawn are amazing.

Apparatix comes to mind when I hear these synth applications. At least I think that's the name I remember...

Sick shirt love that band

Crazy nice

Chase bliss should do a v2 where the delays are envelope triggered, with a time knob. Move glide & LPF to secondary controls, make the first knob control the pitch of the 'secret' step in the sequencer, and make LPF primarily a time knob. This would solve the gap areas the pedal currently has. Please Joel or Knobs see this!!

I paid the money because its so unique and no one else is going to make one.

Beautiful

thanx and aweshomeness

Yo! I had that keyboard when I was a kid. Crazy

Great video as usual. I'm currently jonesing for this pedal. I'm interested in the unpredictability you mentioned at the end, but I can see how it could be a problem, especially live. It would be great if you made a video, even a very short one, that illustrates the good and bad aspects of that unpredictability. Either way, cheers and keep up the great work!

Stefan, we should start a band!!!!!! Wonderful sounds!

At 3:50 I got some beautiful and strong disasterpeace vibes 🥰

Even on MIDI clock, the Sequenzer is a little off and the timing unpredictable. Sweet sometimes, but yeah... frustrating also. I love this pedal and it’s sound.

Wow.

Ah shiiiit I forgot to use the square wave modulation sounds! I don’t use those enough. YES!

Somebody got a New Jennings guitar!!!!

Stefan. This thing is $500. You're killin' me!

Holy Fawn!

On your nostaligc/gen loss type setting, is there a slight lag in the sound? I followed the settings but get a slight delay between playing and the effect. Thanks for this video!

Well... I'm gonna have to buy one of these. When I can afford it

Hey Stefan!!! If you could choose one lo-fi dream analog delay, which one would you choose?? Love your reviews, really helping me to find the sound in my head

stefan, great video but what is the order of your chain? I'm assuming it from th enzo onwards

I think the Thermae is not really for me. But your demos (all demos) really focus on each pedal's true nature and attributes. The Mood is more what I'm looking for. That said, I have learned so much from watching your channel. It has helped me realize that a pedalboard for ambient music is also an instrument, far more than a collection of pedals. Goid stuff!

Spent my 1st couple hours trying to get this to pitch in key to my guitar notes. Other than a straight delay and modulation, which sound excellent, but I couldn't figure it out. I wanted it to repeat in those predictable higher and lower octave notes, like your video examples.. but it keeps randomizing note patterns all over the place. I agree, very frustrating. I'll keep trying.

Hey Stefan on an unrelated subject is that a J Mascis signature squire....I’m just trying to avoid the fact that the Thermae sounds so dam good....oh I almost forgot to say, beautiful music as always

I should stop watching your videos, every time I want a new pedal 😫🤣

Always amazing! I’m looking for a true analog delay pedal with gorgeous ambient chorus repeats. Thoughts amigo? Blessings to you and yours.

Pleaaaaaase, check out the DOD rubberneck! If you like analog delays it is a beast with wonderful built-in features (like modulation, gain and a dark/light trim) and you can do so much crazy stuff with the insert on the back of the pedal, it can get really experimental! (and also what tunings are you using on your guitars? i'm kind of curious!) Keep-up the good work man, you inspire me evry video!

1:07 I don’t understand why in this example thermae delay doesn’t play back all that Stefan is playing. Like it only picks and chooses a piece of what he plays and repeats it an octave up.

Love all the possibilities but have a question Stefan. Everytime you engage the pedal there seems to be a lot of noise. Is this the pedal or something in the recording?

Cool but why are you using a second pedal to showcase this one?

Stefan how stoked are you about the Blooper? I feel like the Thermae, the Mood, and the Blooper are the only Chase Bliss pedals on my wishlist atm

i've seen this video 100 times i guess and i think this is what is missing on my board..i'm in love with what's going on at minute 1:09 and on, wich is the preset here? and what about the 2:50 preset? thank you for the answer

what volume pedal is that? can I get a link ? Thanks!

8:06 "the analog delay is 100% the best ive ever heard" thats pretty significant for someone as deep in delay as you to say. Ive saved enough to get a chase bliss but im torn between this, the mood, and the blooper. Id love to have them all but you know... money... Do you stand by your remarks still? i play an Avalanche Run alot but ive always been really interested in an analog delay. I happen to like lofi alot, and if I didnt have my zvex lofi junkie id be buying a warped vinyl no question (come to find out i still got a pedal joel made, albeit tonally really compressed and a little less elaborate) . Is the thermae truly a go to for the analog delay (even though thats only one small part)? also, dont suppose you heard any juicy gossip about a version 2 with a better sequencer? Its often my luck companies put out an update very shortly after i get a pedal. Happened to me with that avalanche i was talking about. If i was wanting stereo output i would have been so pissed.

hey, at 5:25 - no dip switch is on, right?

Hey man, love all your demos! If you had to choose between the meris hedra and the thermae, which would you choose and why? (I’m trying to decide) Thanks!