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New Pedal: Catalinbread Talisman Ghost Plate Reverb

The Catalinbread Talisman Ghost is a new version of the popular Catalinbread Talisman reverb pedal, a plate reverb emulation inspired by the lush, ambient sounds of vintage plate reverb units like the EMT 140. The Talisman Ghost retains the same core functionality but features a unique aesthetic design, featuring two…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread Talisman Ghost Plate Reverb

New Pedal: Catalinbread Airstrip Preamp

Hand-built in Portland, Oregon, the Catalinbread Airstrip is a tribute to the legendary custom-built 1972 Trident A-Range console. These consoles relied on discrete transistor circuitry that imparted a signature warmth and character to the signal, and were used on records by iconic British artists such as David Bowie, Elton John,…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread Airstrip Preamp

Catalinbread Soft Focus Deluxe

The Catalinbread Soft Focus Deluxe expands on the popular non-deluxe version of the pedal by adding delay and distortion to the modulated reverb + shimmer algorithms offered by the original version based on a recreation of a patch found on the Yamaha FX500, a digital rack effect of the late…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Soft Focus Deluxe

Catalinbread Bitters Multi-FX Processor

Based on a 2004 tabletop effect that wanted to be disruptive and ended up being discontinued (the Alesis Bitrman), the Catalinbread Bitters is a multi-FX pedal that will intrigue musicians with a taste for deranged sonics. Reimagined and improved, the Bitters works well with all instruments, delivering a range of…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Bitters Multi-FX Processor

New Pedal: Catalinbread Perseus Dio Octave Down Fuzz

The world is full of octave-up fuzzes that cut through dense arrangements. the Catalinbread Perseus Dio V2, an octave-down fuzz, won’t do that, but it will provide audacious guitarists with a unique synth tone for the ages. (Here’s a list of other octave-down pedals we covered in the blog). This new version (the original came…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread Perseus Dio Octave Down Fuzz

New Pedal: Catalinbread SideArm Overdrive

A Tube Screamer variant, the Catalinbread SideArm Overdrive is one of two new pedals featured in the launch of the 6-pedal "''70s Collection" series, also including four older circuits with fresh (green) new looks. The immediately noticeable difference between this pedal and a regular Tube Screamer is the addition of…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread SideArm Overdrive

New Pedal: Catalinbread StarCrash Fuzz

A Fuzz Face evolution, the Catalinbread StarCrash Fuzz is one of two new pedals featured in the company's 6-pedal "''70s Collection" series, also including four older circuits with fresh new (green) looks. The circuit reimagines what the builders of the original Fuzz Face should have done when they famously decided to…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread StarCrash Fuzz

Catalinbread Belle Epoch Deluxe

The Catalinbread Belle Epoch Deluxe Echo is "an exact reproduction of the iconic 1970’s Maestro Echoplex EP-3 – the only difference is that there is no tape!" - check it out! From the 22 volt power rail, to the JFET preamp, to the mixer stage, to the high gain silicon…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Belle Epoch Deluxe

New Pedal: Catalinbread Sinkhole Ethereal Reverb

The Catalinbread Sinkhole is another take of the Portland-based company at the ethereal, modulated reverb sought by ambient and shoegaze guitarists, after the very successful release of the Soft Focus. But while the latter was inspired by a preset of an old digital rack unit from the '90s, the Sinkhole…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread Sinkhole Ethereal Reverb

Catalinbread Epoch Bias Preamp

The Catalinbread Epoch Bias is yet another circuit derived from what's arguably the company's most successful and consequential pedal to date, the Belle Epoch, an echo pedal inspired by the venerable vintage Echoplex EP-3 tape delay, a device renown not only for its effect, but also for the pleasing color…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Epoch Bias Preamp

New Pedal: Catalinbread SuperCharged Overdrive (Legacy Edition)

The Catalinbread SuperCharged Overdrive (Legacy Edition) is a reissue of one of the first pedals released by the Portland builder, with some updates and new features. The original circuit - a rather peculiar one featuring equipped with eight MOSFET devices, all stacked into one another - has been redesigned to…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread SuperCharged Overdrive (Legacy Edition)

Catalinbread CBX Gated Reverb

The Catalinbread CBX is the second pedal released this year that does something quite unusual for a stompbox: gated reverb. This is a type of reverb derived from a studio trick consisting in cuttin out the tail end of the effect abrubtly, creating an interesting angular reflection that works particularly…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread CBX Gated Reverb