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Catalinbread Effects Pedal, The Formula No. 5

Catalinbread Effects Pedal, The Formula No. 5
Catalinbread Effects Pedal, The Formula No. 5
Product Code: Catalinbread Effects Pedal, The Formula No. 5
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Brand New In Box, Authorized Dealer, Made in USA,  Full Factory Warranty!

Greasy vintage 50’s tweed

The Formula No. 5 was inspired by old tweed amps, most notably the 5E3 circuit. The character of the 5E3 is very unique. It has very minimal power filtering, low plate voltages, elemental tone stack, and does next to nothing to control the low end between gain stages, not to mention the under-rated output transformer and speaker. The entire system runs inefficiently resulting in a loose bass, greasy mids, cutting treble, and incredible grit – none of these qualities were ideal or intentional back in the day. In spite of this, over the past five decades the amp inspired some of the coolest, most sought after guitar tones ever recorded.

Tweed amp sound

Tone circuit functions as a bright cap or treble rolloff depending on Gain.

Great foundation for fuzzes and boosts.