Anasounds Utopia MKII

Utopia MKII

£249.00

Highlights

• Compact analogue voiced delay delivering warm echoes with clear, defined repeats
• Straightforward, musical delay designed for tone, feel and ease of use
• Creates short slapbacks, textured medium delays and expressive self oscillation
• Modulation adds tape style wobble or deeper vibrato movement to repeats
• Responsive under the fingers and naturally reactive to picking dynamics
• Encourages creative phrasing with musical trails and expressive delay behaviour
• Time, Mix, Feedback and Tone controls provide intuitive shaping
• Tilt EQ allows bright or warm repeats for guitar and bass players
• Three way modulation switch: Off, subtle wobble or custom modulation
• PT2399 circuit tuned for low noise, clarity and vintage inspired warmth
• Internal trimpots for modulation depth, rate and bypass mode selection
• Hand assembled in France using high quality, reliable components
• Rugged all metal enclosure built for touring, studio and daily use
• Clear graphics and labelling for fast, confident adjustments
• Bright LED clearly shows effect status on dark stages
• Selectable true bypass or buffered trails for natural fade outs
• Analogue voiced digital delay combining vintage character with modern clarity
• Top mounted mono jacks for clean, practical pedalboard wiring
• Supported by Anasounds’ dependable warranty for long-term peace of mind

Description

The Anasounds Utopia MKII is a compact, high performance delay pedal created for players who want character, clarity and musical response without unnecessary complexity. Designed to integrate effortlessly into guitar or bass rigs, it delivers rich repeats, a lively modulation section and useful internal options that give genuine tonal control while remaining intuitive and performance friendly.

At its core, the Anasounds Utopia MKII is built around the renowned PT2399 delay chip, carefully tuned to provide warm, dynamic repeats with excellent definition. Unlike many vintage styled delays that lose clarity, the Anasounds Utopia MKII maintains presence and detail while retaining an organic, analogue voiced character. Short, punchy slapbacks sit perfectly in rhythmic playing, while lush medium delays (up to around 400 ms) add depth and atmosphere without cluttering your sound. Push the Feedback control and the repeats take on a crunchy, slightly degraded quality that remains musical and expressive.

The modulation section adds further personality. With the three way toggle you can run the delay completely clean, introduce subtle tape style wobble, or dial in deeper vibrato style movement via the internal rate and depth trimpots. This gives the repeats motion and life, enhancing solos, ambient textures and melodic passages without overpowering your core tone.

In use, the Anasounds Utopia MKII feels natural and inspiring. The controls are deliberately simple: Time, Mix, Feedback and Tone are all immediately accessible, encouraging experimentation without menu diving or hidden layers. The pedal reacts fluidly to picking dynamics, drive pedals and amp response, behaving more like an extension of your rig than a static effect. The selectable bypass mode lets you choose between true bypass for absolute signal purity or buffered trails so echoes decay naturally when the pedal is disengaged.

Tonally, the Tone control acts as a tilt EQ applied to the repeats. Turning it clockwise emphasises clarity and brightness, highlighting the definition of the delay line, while rolling it back produces warmer, rounder echoes reminiscent of classic tape units. The Mix control blends your dry signal with the repeats, from subtle doubling to immersive washes, while Feedback governs everything from single echoes to full self oscillation. The Time control covers quick slapback through to expressive medium delays, making the pedal suitable for a wide range of musical styles.

Internally, the Anasounds Utopia MKII reflects thoughtful boutique design. Using a single PT2399 chip, it focuses on purity and musicality, with improved filtering and a reduced noise floor compared to earlier designs. Internal trimpots allow fine adjustment of modulation speed and depth, as well as bypass behaviour, giving players deeper control without complicating the front-panel layout.

The build quality matches the sound. Housed in a rugged all metal enclosure, the Anasounds Utopia MKII is designed to withstand rehearsal rooms, studios and touring alike. Top mounted mono input and output jacks, along with a standard 9 V DC centre negative power input, make pedalboard integration clean and efficient. Clear graphics and sensible spacing ensure that adjustments are quick and confident, even in low light conditions.

A bright, reliable LED indicates effect status at a glance, while the high impedance input and low impedance output preserve your signal integrity when the pedal is engaged or bypassed. Whether placed at the front of your chain or after modulation and drive pedals, the Anasounds Utopia MKII remains transparent and dependable.

Backed by Anasounds’ commitment to quality and after sales support, the Utopia MKII is built to last. It offers a refined balance of analogue style warmth and modern clarity in a compact, no nonsense format. From tight rockabilly slapback to expressive lead delays and atmospheric textures, the Anasounds Utopia MKII delivers inspiring delay tones without distraction.

Controls

• FOOTSWITCH: Sturdy foot activated bypass for engaging or disengaging the effect mid set
• MIX: Blends dry signal with repeats, from subtle doubling to full wash
• TONE: Tilt EQ for the repeats; warmer and darker counter clockwise, brighter and clearer clockwise
• FBK (Feedback): Sets the number of repeats, from single slapback to self-oscillation
• TIME: Controls delay interval, from short slapback to ambient trails (up to ~400 ms)
• MODULATION TOGGLE: Three position switch: Off, subtle tape-style wobble, or custom vibrato/chorus-style modulation via internal trimpots

Components and Technical Specifications

• Uses a single PT2399 delay chip design for authentic echo character
• High input impedance and low output impedance ensure clean integration into both guitar and bass rigs
• Robust all metal enclosure, built to handle stage and rehearsal use
• Tilt EQ “Tone” control acts as a pivot filter (around ~540 Hz) so you can boost treble or bass character of repeats
• Choice of True Bypass or Buffered Bypass (with fade out tails) via internal switch to maintain signal integrity
• Engineered filtering and component selection deliver exceptionally low background noise for delay repeats
• Designed with an input for guitar or bass, offering usable delay times (short slapbacks through to ~400 ms medium trails) that match real playing scenarios
• Powered by standard 9V centre negative supply
• Battery operation not supported
• Current draw measured using a Truetone 1Spot mA Meter:
• Less than 55 mA bypass
• Less than 96 mA maximum

Current draw may vary slightly depending on control settings, circuit behaviour, and active features such as gain stages, modulation, filtering, or reverb tails. For best performance, use a high quality isolated power supply that matches the pedal’s current requirements. Always refer to the manufacturer’s recommendations, as incorrect powering may cause damage.

Enclosure Dimensions

• Depth: 122 mm / 4.8 in
• Width: 67 mm / 2.6 in
• Height: 41 mm / 1.6 in

Weight

• 324 g
• 0.71 lbs

Official UK Dealers

FX Pedal Planet Limited and FX Pedal Planet Online Store proudly serve as UK dealers for Anasounds effects pedals. If we do not have the specific Anasounds pedal you are looking for, please reach out to us via the contacts page, and will order it on our next stock order for you at the best price and customer service.

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