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Catalinbread Echorec Multi Drum Echo

Info about the Catalinbread Echorec from the manufacturer's website: The Swell knob controls the number of repeats regenerated – from a single repeat of each playback head to infinite repeats. The Tone control tilts the EQ of the repeats from dark and fat to bright and thin. Dark settings makes…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Echorec Multi Drum Echo

Catalinbread Epoch Boost Preamp/Buffer

Catalinbread's Epoch pedal series, inspired by the legendary Echoplex, seems to be something like a gift that keeps giving: at NAMM 2020 the Portland-based company unveiled their fourth Epoch pedal, namely the Epoch Boost, a device that emulates the character of the preamp section in the original Echoplex. Some legendary…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Epoch Boost Preamp/Buffer

The 5 Most Pupular Fuzz Pedals of All Time: Compare Five Classic Circuits

Don't miss our uber-thorough guide to the best fuzz pedals, organized by circuit! --- The Little Big Muff is based on the company's Big Muff Pi, first issued in 1970, and features the same circuitry, which produces distortion using silicon transistors. The pedal’s high levels of gain overload the circuit…Click on the title for more

The 5 Most Pupular Fuzz Pedals of All Time: Compare Five Classic Circuits

Catalinbread Blood Donor Fuzz

An updated mod of the company's Katzenkonig, the Catalinbread Blood Donor is the fuzzy circuit marriage of a Tone Bender MKII and a Pro Co Rat, reimagined. Besides improving the pedal's noise floor compared to the original, the company mostly focused on making it more extreme and flexible at once:…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Blood Donor Fuzz

Maxon 40th Anniversary Catalinbread Modded OD808-40C

2019 marks the 40th anniversary of the granddaddy of all overdrive pedals, the OD808. Maxon (via their US distributor Godlyke) reached out to four industry stalwarts and newcomers alike to develop their unique take on the venerable OD808 circuit. Jamie Stillman of EarthQuaker Devices, Keeley of his eponymous company, our…Click on the title for more

Maxon 40th Anniversary Catalinbread Modded OD808-40C

Catalinbread Coriolis Effect

The Catalinbread Coriolis Effect blends a glitching effect, and octaver, wah, filter and harmonizer into one all-encompassing, yet easy-to-use box. Just three knobs and two footswitches combine to give you one of the most expressive boxes at this year's NAMM show. Named after a phenomenon in physics in which one…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Coriolis Effect

Catalinbread announces the NiCompressor

After becoming one of the leading boutique pedal manufacturers in the US, in 2016 Portland's Catalinbread was shaken by the passing of founder Nicholas Harris. The company had to face a tough period of restructuring but managed to plough through the odds and is now announcing a new pedal that…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread announces the NiCompressor

Catalinbread Topanga Spring Reverb

The Catalinbread Topanga is an accurate, digital emulation of the legendary outboard Fender 6G15 spring reverb. The Dwell knob controls how hard the springs are hit by the guitar signal. The Volume knob operates a discreet preamp for extra clean boost. We added it to our article about the best…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Topanga Spring Reverb

Seen at NAMM 2018: Catalinbread Epoch Pre

We were a bit confused initially when we heard that Catalinbread was coming out with a new pedal called "Epoch Pre" - assuming it was maybe a streamlined version of their Belle Epoch delay, a recreation of a vintage Maestro Echoplex 3 EP-3 tape echo. Well, we were wrong. The…Click on the title for more

Seen at NAMM 2018: Catalinbread Epoch Pre

Catalinbread Antichthon Dynamic Fuzz/Tremolo

A new demo of the the Antichthon by Catalinbread by The Pedal Zone. From the manufacturer's website: “Antichthon” refers to the ancient Greek idea that there was a “Counter-Earth”, 180 degrees opposite of Earth, but unseeable since it was always on the opposite side of the “Central Fire” from Earth.…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Antichthon Dynamic Fuzz/Tremolo

Catalinbread Formula No. 55 Overdrive – Demo from Tone Report

Fresh video of the Catalinbread Formula 55 from Pro Guitar Shop, certainly one of the distortion pedals that made ear turns at the latest NAMM show. It's part of the Portland based manufacturer's Foundation Overdrive series emulating classic tube amp circuits. The 55 is presented as a "next-generation 5E3 Tweed Deluxe…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Formula No. 55 Overdrive – Demo from Tone Report

Pedal News: Catalinbread Callisto Chorus/Vibrato

Now for a modern spin on the Chorus/Vibrato pedal using vintage chips. Catalinbread recently released its Callisto Chorus/Vibrato pedal. Based on a 4-knob simple interface, this Chorus/Vibrato pedal can go from subtle and shimmer to rotary speaker-like to off-kilter warping/warble sounds. A twist of the Density knob continuously adjusts the…Click on the title for more

Pedal News: Catalinbread Callisto Chorus/Vibrato