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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

Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe

The Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe is all the sizzle and spice and everything you love about Plexis in a cool-looking pedal - with a few crucial improvements over its smaller yet older sibling. The Preamp and Master gain act like they would on your favorite old British amp and…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe

New Pedal: Catalinbread Carbide Distortion

The Catalinbread Carbide is the Portland company's take on the "Chainsaw-style Distortion," an effect used and abused by some metal bands who downtune their guitars to add a sense of dread to their tone. Unlike other pedals going for this sound, the Carbide keeps things simple, at least on the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread Carbide Distortion

New Pedal: Catalinbread Tremolo8

The Catalinbread Tremolo8 is a comprehensive and creative multi-mode pedal mostly centered around the classic tremolo + reverb combo, but mixing in also other effects like chorus, filters, and ring modulation. The top three knobs vary their function according to the selected parameter - here's a table with the descriptions…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread Tremolo8

Catalinbread STS-88 Flanger + Reverb

The Catalinbread STS-88 is a flange + reverb compact pedal by the Portland builder, whose engineering team, apparently, has a true passion for flangers. The STS-88's circuit was created after countless hours spent researching and playing with the most established flanger pedals, with the intent of designing a pedal with…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread STS-88 Flanger + Reverb

New Pedal: Catalinbread Formula 51 Tweed Drive

The Catalinbread Formula 51 is a new addition to the Portland company's family of Tweed-style amp-in-a-box pedals, already comprising the Formula 5F6, voiced after a '57 Deluxe, and the Formula 55, inspired by the preamp section of the Tweed Deluxe. The 51 recreates the tone of a Tweed Champ, a…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread Formula 51 Tweed Drive

Catalinbread Soft Focus Reverb

Guitarists with shoegazing tendencies (for the unaware, "shoegaze" is a musical genre featuring cascades of heavily reverberated distorted guitars) should take a look at the Catalinbread Soft Focus, a reverb + modulation pedal based on some algorithms of the Yamaha FX500, a digital rack effect of the late '80s that…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Soft Focus Reverb

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 on the title for more

Pedal Line: Catalinbread Elements