About Catalinbread

We have one of the largest online selection of new and used Catalinbread music gear. If you are looking for your next pedal, we will have it online at JustPedals with fast delivery direct to you at home. Every item on the JustPedal menu is delivered by sellers to all areas of the USA & UK.

Catalinbread is a renowned boutique pedal company based in Portland, Oregon, USA. Founded in 2003 by Nicholas Harris and Howard Gee, Catalinbread has established itself as a leading manufacturer of high-quality and innovative guitar effects pedals.

Catalinbread pedals are celebrated for their meticulous craftsmanship, distinctive designs, and exceptional sound quality. The company takes pride in meticulously crafting each pedal by hand, using premium components to ensure reliability and performance.

One of Catalinbread’s notable characteristics is its dedication to capturing vintage and classic tones while also pushing the boundaries of sonic exploration. Their lineup includes a wide range of effects pedals, including overdrive, distortion, fuzz, delay, reverb, modulation, and more. Each pedal is designed to provide musicians with a unique palette of tones and textures, inspiring creativity and musical expression.

Over the years, Catalinbread has gained a devoted following among guitarists and enthusiasts who appreciate their commitment to innovation and sonic excellence. Their pedals have been used by professional musicians across various genres, cementing Catalinbread’s reputation as a trusted name in the world of boutique guitar effects.

Guitar Effect Pedal

A guitar pedal, also known as an effects pedal, is a device used by guitarists to alter the sound of their instrument in various ways. These pedals are typically small, foot-operated units that are connected in a signal chain between the guitar and the amplifier. They can modify the guitar’s tone, pitch, and dynamics by applying different effects such as distortion, reverb, delay, chorus, and more. Guitar pedals come in both analog and digital formats, and they allow musicians to create a wide range of sounds, enhancing their musical expression and creativity. They are essential tools for guitarists in genres ranging from rock and blues to jazz and electronic music.

New

Just New products for sale, unused, and in their original packaging. They come with a protected seller guarantee and include manufacturer warranties. Read more for additional details.

Phaser

A phaser is a type of guitar effects pedal that creates a swirling, sweeping sound by modulating the phase of the audio signal. It works by splitting the incoming signal into two paths, shifting the phase of one path, and then recombining them. This creates peaks and troughs in the frequency spectrum, resulting in a distinctive, “phasing” effect characterized by moving notches in the frequency response.

Here’s how a phaser pedal typically works and some common features:

1. **Rate**: The rate control adjusts the speed at which the phase-shifting effect oscillates. Increasing the rate produces faster modulation, creating a more pronounced swirling effect, while decreasing the rate slows down the modulation for a smoother, more subtle effect.

2. **Depth**: The depth control adjusts the intensity or depth of the phase-shifting effect. Higher depth settings result in more pronounced peaks and troughs in the frequency response, while lower settings produce a more subtle modulation.

3. **Feedback (or Regeneration)**: Some phaser pedals feature a feedback control that determines the amount of modulated signal fed back into the effect. Increasing the feedback creates more pronounced peaks and troughs in the frequency spectrum, resulting in a more intense and resonant phasing effect.

4. **Stages**: Phasers typically have multiple stages (usually four, six, or eight), each of which contributes to the overall phase-shifting effect. More stages generally result in a more complex and textured phasing sound.

5. **Sweep (or Manual)**: The sweep control adjusts the center frequency of the phase-shifting effect. This allows you to focus the phasing effect on specific frequency ranges, altering the tonal character of the modulation.

6. **Resonance (or Feedback)**: Some phaser pedals feature a resonance control that emphasizes the peaks and troughs in the frequency response, creating a more pronounced and resonant effect. This control can add richness and depth to the phasing sound.

Phaser pedals are commonly used in various music genres, including rock, funk, and psychedelic music, to add movement, depth, and texture to guitar tones. They can be used to create swirling, swirling effects on rhythm parts, add dynamics to lead lines, or create atmospheric textures for ambient music. Overall, phaser pedals offer guitarists a versatile tool for shaping their tone and adding expressive modulation effects to their playing.

Catalinbread Many Worlds 8 Stage Phaser, Multi (853710004741)

£166.87

8 stage phaser with 8 selectable phase control parameters, 6 LFO’s and 2 Envelope dependent phase shift Yes, you can get classic, swirly and rich, vibrato-esque phaser sounds out of our phaser. The fun doesn’t stop there, however; we take you on a multi-versed quest of Many Worlds to uncover unique, out-there sounds. The idea for Many Worlds began when we were experimenting with different LFOs for a phaser project––initially to see if we could make something akin to a phase 90 but a little more wild. We eventually started modulating one LFO with another. This is where the name Many Worlds comes from. The 'Many Worlds' interpretation of quantum mechanics is an idea by a man named Hugh Everette which states that quantum wave function collapse is actually the superposition of quantum states built by the decoherence of independent wave functions. Lastly, we thought of having an envelope dependent phase shift to have that drippy phase sound but not sounding like a sine wave LFO is driving t… read more

Read More