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10 Octave Pedals to Audition
January 1, 2021
An octave stomp can open creative doors in myriad ways—from adding muscle to your sound to unleashing octave-fuzz assaults, simulating a 12-string, and more.
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Catalinbread Introduces the Limited Edition Naga Viper
August 19, 2020
The short-run pedal will feature UV-printed, custom artwork and a portion of the profits will be donated to Shriners Hospitals for Children.
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Rig Rundown: Chicano Batman's Carlos Arévalo
July 22, 2020
Primo Jags and ace Ernie Ball axes help the funkateer channel Eddie Hazel grooves through a prism of Tropicália rhythms.
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Rig Rundown: Luke Schneider
June 10, 2020
The hippie-cowboy pedal steeler for Orville Peck and Margo Price breaks out modulation mutators and synth stomps for a solo mission full of ethereal bends and sublime swells combining cosmic country and ambient new wave.
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Rig Rundown: Howling Giant
April 22, 2020
A Reverend V, two fiery British-voiced heads, and some tone-sizzling, time-bending stomps fire this warped comet rider into psychedelic spaces.
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Rig Rundown: Brendan Benson [2020]
April 15, 2020
A trip into the bona fide Raconteurs guitarist's inner lair of rare vintage acoustics, super vibey amps, and a few choice goldtops.
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Catalinbread Releases the Blood Donor to Support the American Red Cross
March 31, 2020
An updated Katzenkonig with a few new changes.
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Catalinbread Giygas Demo | NAMM 2020
January 18, 2020
Three silicon diodes, a wet/dry blend control, and impressive midrange flexibility make this a fuzz of many flavors.
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NAMM 2020 Day 2 Gallery
January 17, 2020
The second day of NAMM was full of highlights from Vox, Jam Pedals, Catalinbread, Synergy, Soldano, and more!
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Catalinbread Effects Releases the Dirty Little Secret Red
November 28, 2019
An updated take on the company's plexi-style dirt box.
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Catalinbread Effects Releases Limited-Edition Dirty Little Secret Red Mod
July 2, 2019
A plexi-style stomp that's limited to only 100 pieces.
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First Look: Catalinbread Coriolis
March 25, 2019
We find out how three knobs and a toggle help this stomp mimic a wah, filter, harmonizer, pitch shifter, and sustainer.
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Kurt Vile and Steve Gunn: Into the Mystic
February 21, 2019
Two exploratory rockers discuss their Philadelphia roots and the magic of collaboration, alternate tunings, old and loved guitars, and the search for transportive vocal and 6-string sounds.
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Pedal Alley 2019: Reader Boards
February 14, 2019
Whether it’s collections of old-school straightforward stomps or elaborate circuits for spacey experimentation, each year we’re blown away by the different pedalboard setups our readers come up with. Here’s a dozen for the tonal takeaway.
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Catalinbread Effects Announces the Coriolis Effect
February 4, 2019
A sustainer, wah, filter, pitch shifter, and harmonizer rolled into one stomp.
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GALLERY: NAMM 2019 Day 4
January 27, 2019
We wrapped the final day by looking at the latest from Benson Amps, Ruokangas, Fortin, Prestige, Rainger FX, and more.
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The Year in Gear 2018
November 20, 2018
Step inside Premier Guitar’s magical, miraculous time machine and revisit the gear that stood head and shoulders above the rest as Premier Gear Award winners in 2018.
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Catalinbread Introduces the NiCompressor
October 19, 2018
The new pedal was inspired by the legendary Loco Box "The Choker" Compressor.
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Catalinbread Belle Epoch Deluxe Review
December 25, 2017
The Oregon-based company hones their excellent Echoplex EP-3-inspired sounds and delivers a horde of warbling, whooshing analog-style echo textures on top.
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