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And now you can also, with our Epoch Boost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAround the shop, we refer to the Epoch Boost as a “mastering pedal,” because it sounds like your base tone, but sculpted to perfection by a mastering engineer. This is accomplished  by employing the same internal circuitry as a real EP-3, from the NOS Orange Drop capacitors to the output mixer stage that acts as a rudimentary frequency selector---it’s all there. We’ve taken the liberty of kicking the internal voltage all the way up to 22 volts, just like the original unit, giving you unparalleled headroom and clarity. Inside, we’ve included a switchable hi-Z input buffer if you’d like to use the Epoch Boost as your only pedal (don’t worry, we won’t judge). The Boost control gives you just the EP-3 tone when rolled off, but adds up to 20dB of crystal-clear boost as you crank it. And trust us, you’re gonna want to.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catalinbread","offers":[{"title":"Pre-Owned | On Order","offer_id":46183320060187,"sku":"EPOCHBOOSTEBAYPRO","price":139.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"New | On Order","offer_id":46183320092955,"sku":"EPOCHBOOST","price":159.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/9049\/3723\/files\/epoch_boost_shopify-01-01-min.png?v=1692041689"},{"product_id":"catalinbread-sabbra-cadabra-black-sabbath-inspired-pedal-sabbracadabra","title":"Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra Black Sabbath Inspired Overdrive Pedal","description":"\u003cp\u003eTony Iommi arguably had the most influential tone in the history of electric guitar. Really, when you think Black Sabbath you immediately think “Electric Guitar”. His early signature sound was the result of an always on treble-booster plugged into cranked Laney Supergroup amps. This approach to guitar is extremely rewarding and fun, but lost in this day and age because honestly who can really get away with the stage volume anymore? Far and few between! We designed the Sabbra Cadabra to give players that sonic experience, re-contextualized for today’s approach where players tend to use amps solely within their clean range at more mortal volume levels.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catalinbread","offers":[{"title":"New | On Order","offer_id":46183324385563,"sku":"SABBRACADABRA","price":179.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/9049\/3723\/files\/sab_shopify-01_62c2f4be-7552-4cf6-acf0-d8dd02f42ac1.png?v=1692041692"},{"product_id":"catalinbread-soft-focus-reverb-pedal","title":"Catalinbread Soft Focus Reverb Pedal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Soft Focus patch on the Yamaha FX500 was widely used in the ‘90s by early shoegaze bands, most notably Slowdive on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSouvlaki.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e With its roots in that patch, the Catalinbread Soft Focus is intended to be an instant shoegaze button, while addressing the most glaring issues of the original unit: no mix control, a sub-par preamp, and a ghastly tone-sucking bypass signal. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAt its heart, the Soft Focus is a heavily modified plate reverb with adjustable time, which is subsequently split into three paths. One path contains a multi-voiced chorus modulator, another features a well-appointed octave-up mixed in with the reverb, and the third path leaves the reverb untouched. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Mod knob controls the rate of the chorus on path one, and the Symphony knob controls the level of the octave on path two. All controls are \"coupled\" to the tone of the reverb to give users an expansive playing field of sounds to discover and fine tune. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOur Soft Focus is not an exact recreation but was exhaustively \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecompared with our own FX500; the difference is that a fairly generic fixed-time digital delay is present on the Soft Focus patch. We found that leaving this feature intact ate into the circuit’s memory just a little too much for such little payoff, so we leave that addition to you and your favorite delay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catalinbread","offers":[{"title":"New | In Stock","offer_id":48195384934683,"sku":"SOFTFOCUS","price":209.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/9049\/3723\/files\/Soft_focus_shopify-01-min.jpg?v=1712068290"},{"product_id":"catalinbread-soft-focus-gold-limited-edition-reverb-pedal","title":"Catalinbread Soft Focus Gold Limited Edition Reverb Pedal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Soft Focus patch on the Yamaha FX500 was widely used in the ‘90s by early shoegaze bands, most notably Slowdive on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSouvlaki.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e With its roots in that patch, the Catalinbread Soft Focus is intended to be an instant shoegaze button, while addressing the most glaring issues of the original unit: no mix control, a sub-par preamp, and a ghastly tone-sucking bypass signal. At its heart, the Soft Focus is a heavily modified plate reverb with adjustable time, which is subsequently split into three paths. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne path contains a multi-voiced chorus modulator, another features a well-appointed octave-up mixed in with the reverb, and the third path leaves the reverb untouched. The Mod knob controls the rate of the chorus on path one, and the Symphony knob controls the level of the octave on path two. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAll controls are \"coupled\" to the tone of the reverb to give users an expansive playing field of sounds to discover and fine tune. Our Soft Focus is not an exact recreation but was exhaustively \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecompared with our own FX500; the difference is that a fairly generic fixed-time digital delay is present on the Soft Focus patch. We found that leaving this feature intact ate into the circuit’s memory just a little too much for such little payoff, so we leave that addition to you and your favorite delay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catalinbread","offers":[{"title":"New | In Stock","offer_id":48196264919323,"sku":"SOFTFOCUSGOLD","price":209.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/9049\/3723\/files\/SF_G_NOBG_SHOPIFY-01-min.jpg?v=1712071728"},{"product_id":"catalinbread-wake-chorus-octaver-chorus-pedal","title":"Catalinbread Wake Chorus Octaver\/Chorus Pedal","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile it was the analog chorus that initially set Catalinbread's hearts ablaze in the world of multitracking, it was that early digital gear that infiltrated the studios and found its way onto any number of ‘80s and ‘90s records. The music with what feels like the entire mix bathed in digital rack choruses went by many names but eventually settled on the name “dream pop.” While the term shares origins with shoegaze, it is one meant to convey atmospherics in equal measure with the melodic hooks and moods commonly associated with pop music. Catalinbread has thrown their hat into the dream pop ring with the Wake, an eight-voice chorus that works with your other pedals rather than against them, while imparting dynamics and mood. As you might expect, “mood” is something the Wake has in spades, from wide-ranging rate and depth controls to a mix knob that imparts a gentle pitch vibrato. New to the chorus world is the implementation of a mixable octave-down control that adds a new dimension of depth without impeding the musicality. Many analog chorus units sound too much like an “effect,” which is why some people turn their noses up at the thought. The Wake aims to integrate effortlessly into any setup and provide a foundational building block that livens up your playing without sounding like total cheese. It’s easy to dial in, easy to leave on, and easy to get lost in. Enter: the Wake. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catalinbread","offers":[{"title":"New | In Stock","offer_id":50219912724763,"sku":"WAKECHORUS","price":199.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/9049\/3723\/files\/WAKE_NOBG.png?v=1745518548"},{"product_id":"catalinbread-silver-kiss-overdrive-pedal-2007-reissue","title":"Catalinbread Silver Kiss Overdrive Pedal - 2007 Reissue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Silver Kiss MK2 is engineered to give you three effects in one: clean boost, medium-gain OD and a powerful three-band EQ. After finding one tucked away in storage, we decided to give new players a crack at trying out our original flagship overdrive. Voiced to be a glassy drive with superior breakup and natural-sounding note decay, the Silver Kiss’s front end features a tastefully-voiced op-amp drive engine with just the right amount of gentle clipping to make harmonics really pop. Dialing back the gain control removes all semblance of crunch for a whistle-clean boost with a robust EQ section backing it. Setting each EQ band to noon also removes them from the circuit for a transparent boost-OD combo. 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As celebrated as the circuit is, it has hundreds of variants, with even small value adjustments making big differences in tone and feel. And for being a fuzz unit, it’s much more topologically complicated than others in its category. Our Manx Loaghtan is a forgotten classic that’s on many of our own pedalboards, which got us wondering why we ever stopped making it. It’s a sterling example of the classic Muff circuit, featuring a much more powerful EQ section—often cited as the weakest link of the Muff. Ours scraps the single-knob dual filter approach in favor of a much more robust Baxandall type, which lets you dial in every flavor of equalization from crisp highs to boomy lows, but further exploration lets you adjust the midrange content by boosting or cutting both bands at once. The surrounding circuitry has been expertly tweaked to serve up chunky chords, woodwind-like sustain and even some low-gain OD tones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catalinbread","offers":[{"title":"New | In Stock","offer_id":50413330628891,"sku":"MANX","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/9049\/3723\/files\/manx_shop-01_x555_2x_a96041c2-e537-455f-859a-e30d8ef10331.jpg?v=1750779272"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.altomusic.com\/collections\/catalinbread-effects.oembed","provider":"Alto Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}