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 a Mids knob that lets you adjust to your liking the typical “mid hump” produced by this overdrive on the 720Hz frequency. The Tone knob integrates the Mids knob with the classic tilt-style action, boosting highs above 1.1kHz while cutting lows below that frequency, or vice versa.
The drive will add more gain than your original Tube Screamer, approaching distortion tones when cranked up.
We added this pedal to our comprehensive article about the best Tube Screamer reissues, clones and evolutions.
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