Enter to Win a $8000 PA System!

EarthQuaker Devices Rainbow Machine V2 Polyphonic Pitch-shifting Modulator Pedal

Polyphonic Pitch-shifting Modulator Pedal with Secondary, Pitch, Primary, Magic, Tone, and Tracking Controls, and Flexi Switch
$229.00

Earn $12 back in Bonus Bucks OR pay $5/month with 48 month financing*

Or we have a demo model for just $206.10 ! Learn more
In Stock!

Only 8 left in stock! More on the way.
Add to Cart
Notify me about deals

Ask An Expert

Our expertly trained Sales Engineers are ready to help!

What is a Sales Engineer?
Sweetwater Gear Exchange

Have one to sell?
Check out Sweetwater's Gear Exchange!
Learn More

Most Popular Accessories & Related Items

EarthQuaker Devices Rainbow Machine V2 Polyphonic Pitch-shifting Modulator Pedal
In Stock!
$229.00
Add to Cart
Add to list
Back to navigation

This article was Written By

Our Product Research Team

Get to know them!

Like Nothing Else Out There

The Rainbow Machine V2 from EarthQuaker Devices empowers guitarists to defy convention and explore otherworldly sounds that are often very un-guitar-like. This second-generation model adds Flexi Switch relay-based switching, which gives you access to either momentary or latching operation for both footswitches. This polyphonic pitch-shifting modulator pedal creates soundscapes that wash your sound in harmonic movement. And the selectable Magic control takes the pitch-shifting effects into totally new sonic territory. By EarthQuaker Devices' own admission, the Rainbow Machine V2 is for "experimenters, adventurists, and noisemakers." The guitarists at Sweetwater know that the journey is sometimes more important than the destination, and the Rainbow Machine V2 is there to propel your musical adventures.

Where it will take you

The Rainbow Machine V2 polyphonic modulator pedal offers pitch shifting up to a 3rd up and a 4th down. This can be controlled by the onboard pitch knob or an expression pedal. Its 6-knob layout allows for deep control of modulation effects going from mind altering to more standard guitar tones like slapback delay, chorus, and reverb. But when the knobs start creeping up, so does the fun. Undefined percussive bursts, chimey high-frequency artifacts, and stepped pitch bends are all available in the Rainbow Machine V2.

Turn on the Magic

The footswitchable Magic feature on the Rainbow Machine V2 is at its core a regeneration device. It creates aliasing between the primary and secondary controls for sounds that get way out there. Because of how it works, it's highly interactive with the other knobs on the pedal. Tiny changes in them will bring out whole new worlds of modulated, pitch-bending exploration. And if you want a sound that's easier to fit into a full-band context, just kick off the Magic.

From the pedal gurus at EarthQuaker Devices

Akron, Ohio's EarthQuaker Devices is a boutique pedal company that puts all of their focus on building tools for musicians to find their own tone. Their designs range from enhanced classics to pedals that have never been seen or heard before. Company founder Jamie Stillman was working with rock band the Black Keys when he came upon a design for the pedal that kick-started the company's success. Ever since then EarthQuaker Devices has been committed to helping you find your tone with high-quality products at great prices.

EarthQuaker Devices Rainbow Machine V2 Polyphonic Pitch-shifting Modulator Effects Pedal Features:

  • Polyphonic pitch-shifting modulator pedal
  • 2nd-gen model with Flexi Switch switching for momentary or latching operation
  • Magic control adds more harmonic movement
  • 100% analog dry signal path
  • True bypass
  • Expression pedal for control of the pitch

Warranty Info

Sweetwater's FREE 2-Year Total Confidence Coverage Warranty

Extra peace of mind at no extra cost.

  • Save money with FREE parts and labor
  • Get back to making music with the industry's fastest turnaround time
  • Fix it the first time with our award-winning, factory-certified Service Department
Learn More about Total Confidence Coverage

Free 2-year Warranty

Sweetwater's 2-year Total Confidence Coverage™ Warranty gives you extra peace of mind at no extra cost.

Learn More about Total Confidence Coverage
Tools Icon

Save money with free parts & labor!

Fast Icon

Get back to making music with the industry's fastest turnaround time.

Award Icon

Fix it the first time with our award-winning, factory-certified Service Department.

Back to navigation

Tech Specs

  • Pedal Type: Pitch Shifting, Modulator
  • Analog/Digital: Digital
  • Inputs: 1 x 1/4" (instrument)
  • Outputs: 1 x 1/4"
  • Other I/O: 1 x 1/4" (expression)
  • True Bypass: Yes
  • Power Source: 9V DC power supply required (sold separately)
  • Power Usage: 68mA
  • Height: 2.25"
  • Width: 3.65"
  • Depth: 4.65"
  • Weight: 1 lbs.
  • Manufacturer Part Number: EQDRMV2

What Makes Our Sales Engineers Great?

Sweetwater Sales Engineers are a world-class team of experts dedicated to you. Hand selected from across the globe, each brings a wealth of experience and expertise in the world of music gear to provide you with unparalleled service completely free of charge. Friendly relationships, real trust, and the right gear are only a call or a click away!

Back to navigation

Customer Reviews

Write your review
Rated 5/5

Most versatile pedal on the board

After having the Rainbow Machine for a few days, I'm obsessed with the possibilities offered. EarthQuaker wants you to know how "weird," this pedal is and it certainly will take you on a phantasmagoric trip if you want it to. The beauty of the pedal lies in how much it can do. You have a chorus, pitch shifter, octave, flanger, some distortion, and other FXs that humans have not found words for yet. Any of these can be isolated, combined, or you can pick and choose. Each dial on the pedal will create a new flavor with even the slightest tilt. With the Magic button engaged, you will find a spectrum of non musical sounds the further you go counterclock wise. I find the most "musical sounds," come with a tame magic dial. And the "pitch," button has a mind of its own.

I play guitar. I specialize in Spacegaze. I only have single coils. This pedal will never leave my board.
Music background: Experienced guitarist
Rated 5/5

Great, fun experimental pedal

This pedal is a bit tricky to figure out, but it's fun. It's a fine line between a nice chorus sound or a reverbing polyphonic cacophony that goes on for 30 seconds from one note.

Definitely meant more for psychedelic and experimental type stuff, but for those genres it is great. I haven't heard any other pedal that sounds like this, so if you're looking for something unique it's a great buy.
Music background: Bedroom guitarist (15 years)
Rated 5/5

Surprisingly Intuitive

Bought the pedal at a local shop about a week ago. I'm always interested in things that change my dynamic and force me to rethink my habits as a guitar player so obviously the Rainbow Machine caught my eye fairly quickly. What I was most impressed by during use however, is the sheer musicality of the effect. Of course, we all know the famous *twinkly twinkly whoosh* that's demonstrated in every demo, but its capable of so much more with just a few adjustments. Keeping the Pitch near noon makes the effect immediately usable and is a good starting point for experimentation. Shimmers, Chorus, Slap-Back, oscillation...the thing is a BEAST in the world of time/modulation effects. I can't call it my favorite as of yet (as there are so many, but one setting that really surprised me is having the pitch just past noon, magic just entering the point of oscillation, and tracking at about 9 o'clock, with the other knobs adjusted to taste. Add some drive and it makes for a wobbly oscillating slap-back that get more intense as you continue strumming and reacts very well to picking dynamics; controlled chaos at it's finest. If you're in a bit of a rut or just looking for something new and fun to do I wholeheartedly recommend this precious little monster from EQD.
Rated 5/5

A Pedal For Experimenters and Philosophers

This pedal is made specifically for experimenting. It will leave you awestruck. You can create sounds that I call "living", that grow and leave and return on their own, with no user control. Seriously, I created something, slowly muted my guitar and set it down, and left the room. After several minutes of silence, the "living creature" I had created returned, sounding slightly different. Sometimes it seemed angry... other times, mello. It continued to make ruckus and then fade away into my amp until I eventually turned off the pedal. Afterwards, I was left feeling a loss - as if I had destroyed something that the world would never experience again.
Music background: professional
Rated 5/5

Rainbow Machine

Yes, blown away! EQD really makes great effects! I'll be experimenting with this nearly forever.
Music background: 62+ years a musician

Hear from a Sales Engineer

What Do Our In-house Gear Experts Think?

Caleb Lowrey

As a guitar player and electronic musician, I'm always looking for new ways to manipulate and tweak sounds. The EarthQuaker Devices Rainbow Machine is now my go-to effect when I want my guitars and synths to sound like alien spaceships. The controls are intuitive yet inspiring, and connecting an expression pedal allows me to create a huge variety of psychedelic pitch-shifting effects, without letting go of my instrument.
Close Close $8,000 PA System Giveaway -- input your email address below to enter or click here to learn more.

See giveaway details & rules or check out our past winners!

Success!

Your email, test has been entered to win this giveaway. Good Luck!