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Pedal Line: Catalinbread Elements

The latest trend among boutique builders seems to be to release... lines of pedals, a bunch at a time! Following (probably) JHS's lead, the Catalinbread Elements is a new line of rather inexpensive yet hand-made one-knob pedals comprising - for now - three devices: Fuzz, Distortion and Overdrive. While we'll…... Click for more

Pedal Line: Catalinbread Elements

Catalinbread Germanium Fuzzrite

Together with a handful of other circuits, the Mosrite Fuzzrite is one of the "second" most popular historical fuzzes, after the holy fuzz trinity comprised by Tone Bender, Fuzz Face and Big Muff. The Catalinbread Germanium Fuzzrite is a variation on what's already the most popular Fuzzrite clone, also built…... Click for more

Catalinbread Germanium Fuzzrite

Catalinbread Many Worlds 8-Stage Phaser

The Catalinbread Many Worlds is an 8-Stage Phaser born out of an experiment related to quantum physics and an orange MXR pedal. You can read about this mystical story here, but the bottom line here is that this circuit features the modulation of one LFO by another LFO, featuring eight…... Click for more

Catalinbread Many Worlds 8-Stage Phaser

Pedal Update: Catalinbread Callisto Mkii

Catalinbread have released a new version of their Callisto, an analog BBD chorus with a feedback control that can blur the lines between chorus and flanger. In addition to the familiar chorus controls of rate and depth, the Callisto's mix knob can go to 100% wet, resulting in triangle wave…... Click for more

Pedal Update: Catalinbread Callisto Mkii

Catalinbread Tribute Low-gain Overdrive

The Catalinbread Tribute is the new low-gain overdrive from the Portland-based company and - if memory doesn't betray us - the first device in their roster featuring a parametric EQ since the VariOboost, the very first pedal released by Catalinbread, a now-discontinued boost pedal that inspired this new model. This…... Click for more

Catalinbread Tribute Low-gain Overdrive

Catalinbread Cloak Reverb + Shimmer

"Shimmer" is an effect that came in vogue in the early '10s, and sounds like an angelic choral effect obtained by mixing a long reverb with harmonized pitch shifted trails of that same reverbered signal. The Catalinbread Cloak is the Portland-based company's take on that effect. This is a rather…... Click for more

Catalinbread Cloak Reverb + Shimmer

Catalinbread Topanga Burnside Spring Reverb + Tremolo

The original Topanga is considered by many guitarists as one of the most authentic-sounding digital recreations of the vintage spring reverb found in vintage Fender amps. The new Catalinbread Topanga Burnside adds to that circuit a tremolo knob. Unlike the amp units, the mix control allows for 0 to 100%…... Click for more

Catalinbread Topanga Burnside Spring Reverb + Tremolo

Catalinbread Montavillian Echo

Inspired by big and warm tube-driven echoes, Catalinbread Montavillian is an ambient delay that addresses some of the shortcomings of other echo pedals, while maintaining its own unique sonic footprint. Here are some of the standout features of the unit: Headroom and stacking abilities: The Montavillian is designed to have…... Click for more

Catalinbread Montavillian Echo

Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra Overdrive Ltd. Clearwell Edition

[caption id="attachment_175258" align="aligncenter" width="550"] Buy it on Sweetwater.com[/caption] Guitarists into Black Sabbath should take note of this limited edition version of the Catalinbread | Sabbra Cadabra, an overdrive pedal that simulates the tone of that band's lead guitarist Tony Iommy. The Sweetwater exclusive features a beautiful illustration that's at once…... Click for more

Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra Overdrive Ltd. Clearwell Edition

Catalinbread Naga Viper Treble Booster

Portland pedal builder Catalinbread just unveiled a gorgeous new version of their Dallas Rangemaster emulation, the Naga Viper treble booster. The circuit here is identical to the original, but, since it belongs to a limited edition series called Gallery, its case sports brand new art. There's also a version in…... Click for more

Catalinbread Naga Viper Treble Booster

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 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 for more

Catalinbread Epoch Boost Preamp/Buffer