Chase Bliss Unveils BAD MOOD: The Ambient Micro-Looper Gets a Dark, Unpredictable Twin
Chase Bliss launches BAD MOOD, a darker micro-looper with dual stereo channels, chaotic processing, and Radio mode. Available for $399 USD.
Chase Bliss has officially launched BAD MOOD, the third entry in their Small Batch Bliss series. Building on the architecture of the fan-favorite MOOD MKII, BAD MOOD shifts the original's warm, granular micro-looping into darker, noisier, and far more chaotic territory.
Designed around a two-channel "instant bliss" workflow, BAD MOOD combines live processing with a micro-looper that can sample, pitch-shift, and break down your signal in real time.
What Makes BAD MOOD Different?
Joel Korte's Chase Bliss has taken a moodier direction in this latest Small Batch release.
Like most Chase Bliss creations, the Bad Mood isn’t a pedal you tame—it’s an environment you explore. It’s built for those late-night sessions where you tweak a couple of knobs, stumble into a haunting texture, and end up asking yourself, "How on earth did I just make that?" If your creative process thrives on unpredictable, chaotic inspiration, this spin on the MOOD engine is tailor-made for you.
Micro-looping DNA
While it retains the core micro-looping DNA of the original MOOD, the Bad Mood leans far heavier into dirty, degraded lo-fi territory. It trades pristine shimmer for a darker, moodier aesthetic that feels right at home in modern shoegaze, indie productions, and Mk.Gee-style tone exploration.
The architecture splits into two creative halves:
- The Wet Channel: Loaded with three distinct processing flavors—Soup (a murky, sprawling reverb), Relay (a characterful delay), and Flip (an eccentric pitch harmonizer).
- The Micro-Looper: Driven by three new capture algorithms—Burst, Mask, and the centerpiece of the pedal, Radio.
While the original MOOD pedals focused on dreamy textures and lush ambient pad creation, BAD MOOD leans heavily into interference, harmonic chaos, and tape-like saturation.
The two independent stereo channels are built to collide, with one channel modulating, stretching, or disrupting the other.
Key Features & Control Layout
- Micro-Looper Channel: Instantly captures brief musical fragments, turning them into sequences, rhythmic disguises, or radio-wave textures.
- Wet Channel: Processes live input or looper audio through synthetic reverbs, infinite-decay echoes, and aggressive, splintered pitch harmonies.
- The Clock Knob: Master sample-rate control that simultaneously shifts both channels in harmonized intervals, altering pitch, loop length, and overall audio fidelity on the fly.
- Cross Control: Allows both channels to dynamically react to each other or your playing dynamics, generating organic, unpredictable movement.
- Glue (Global Saturator): Positioned at the end of the chain, this feature adds everything from subtle analog-style warmth to brutal, crushed saturation.
"BAD MOOD is a romping return to the two-channel workflow of MOOD MKII, but exploring the wild side of ambience. It’s noisy, improper, and designed to get you in trouble." — Chase Bliss
Technical Specifications
| Feature | Details |
| Channels | Dual stereo (Micro-looper + Live Wet FX) |
| Presets | 2 internal slots / 122 slots via MIDI |
| Connectivity | True stereo I/O, MIDI (Note, PC, CC, Clock), CV, Expression |
| Bypass & Signal | Analog dry-through, buffered bypass with trails |
| Power Supply | 9V DC Center Negative (~200 mA current draw) |
| Finishes | Xtreme Red & Ink Edition (Grey) |
| Included Extras | Custom Field Guide, temporary tattoo, and mini comic |
Dialing Into "Radio" Mode
The Radio mode acts as an instant inspiration generator. Turning the Modify knob lets you flip between five genre "stations": Tape, Ambient, Orchestral, Shoegaze, and Dance.
Rather than standard filtering, each station dynamically reshuffles, layers, and warps your micro-loops in entirely different ways—turning a simple dry guitar phrase into anything from a crumbling cassette fragment to an expansive wall of sound.
Deep Secondary Layers
Underneath the front-panel controls lies the deep, customizable architecture Chase Bliss is famous for. Tucked beneath the surface are secondary modes and dip-switch customizations waiting to be unlocked. For example, holding down both footswitches while turning the Time knob activates the Cross function—letting the pedal’s two channels dynamically interfere with and modulate each other for even more organic movement.
Price and Small Batch Availability
BAD MOOD is priced at $399 USD. Like previous Small Batch Bliss releases, it follows a made-to-order timed pre-order model.
Chase Bliss guarantees that everyone who orders during the 30-day pre-order window will receive a pedal—eliminating the fast scalping and instant sell-outs common with limited pedal runs.
Estimated shipping for pre-order units begins in August 2026.
- +Dual-channel workflow with live processing and micro-looping
- +Radio mode with five dynamic genre stations (Tape, Ambient, Orchestral, Shoegaze, Dance)
- +Clock knob allows synchronized pitch and loop length manipulation
- +Cross function enables inter-channel modulation and organic movement
- +Analog dry-through preserves signal integrity
- +Deep customization via dip-switches and secondary modes
- +Made-to-order pre-order eliminates scalping and instant sell-outs
What is the BAD MOOD pedal and how does it differ from the original MOOD?
BAD MOOD is Chase Bliss's third Small Batch Bliss pedal that builds on MOOD MKII but shifts toward darker, noisier, chaotic territory. It trades pristine shimmer for degraded lo-fi textures suited to shoegaze and indie production, while retaining core micro-looping DNA with new capture algorithms like Radio mode.
What are the key features of BAD MOOD?
BAD MOOD features dual stereo channels: a micro-looper with Burst, Mask, and Radio capture modes, and a wet channel with Soup reverb, Relay delay, and Flip pitch harmonizer. It includes a Clock knob for synchronized pitch/loop manipulation, Cross control for inter-channel dynamics, and Glue global saturation.
How much does BAD MOOD cost and when will it ship?
BAD MOOD is priced at $399 USD and follows a 30-day made-to-order pre-order model. All orders placed during the pre-order window are guaranteed fulfillment with estimated shipping beginning in August 2026.
What is Radio mode and how does it work?
Radio mode dynamically reshuffles and warps micro-loops across five genre stations: Tape, Ambient, Orchestral, Shoegaze, and Dance. The Modify knob lets you flip between stations, each transforming simple guitar phrases into different textures from cassette fragments to expansive walls of sound.
