Catalinbread Formula 55

Name: Catalinbread Formula 55
SKU: 853710004376
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€ 225

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Catalinbread Formula No.55 is the next generation 5E3 Tweed Deluxe-inspired overdrive. The pedals reproduces the preamp section of the classic tweed 5E3 amplifier in exact detail with the volume and tone circuit replicated part for part just like a vintage 1950s Deluxe.

Catalinbread then expanded upon that recipe to widen the playing experience by grafting the 5E3 preamp section to what feels like a MUCH bigger power section at your pick. The effect of which results in feeling like you’re playing through a larger cab with more than one speaker. All of the tonal characteristics of a small tweed combo but tuned to have the dynamic response of a big amp – woody and resonant!

In place of tubes, the Formula No.55 utilizes JFETs configured for the most tube-like dynamic response and harmonic content. And just like a vintage 5E3 the volume and tone controls are interactive giving you a wide palette of tones and pick responses to choose from. From smokey, full-bodied clean tones to full on raging amp distortion all courtesy of your guitar’s volume knob and/or picking hand.

Catalinbread Formula 55 demo video

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SKU: 853710004376 Category: Amp in a Box Tag: 1

Description

Amp in a Box
Design: Analog
Mono/Stereo: Mono In, Mono Out
Knobs: Presence, Tone, Master, Volume
Modes: 2 Modes
Switches: hi/lo
Bypass Mode: True Bypass
Power Supply: 9 – 18 Volt DC, center negative
Power Consumption: 5 mA
Works on Batteries: Yes
Type of Battery: 9 Volts
Format: Standard
Made in: USA

Additional information

Weight	0,3 kg
Dimensions	6 × 5 × 11,5 cm
Type	Amp in a Box
Brand	Catalinbread
Category	Stock
Sort	Guitar
Routing	Mono In / Mono Out

Brand

Catalinbread

Back before most people heard the term “boutique” in reference to music gear, something was brewing in all corners of the globe, spurred by the Internet and the ability to share information freely. Guitar players began to look backwards to move forwards, combining time-tested approaches to pedalcraft with forward-thinking ideas. The Pacific Northwest’s answer to this boom was Catalinbread, born in 2003 on Nic Harris’s kitchen table. After producing the Super Chili Picoso, the first Catalinbread-branded pedal exclusively for ToneFactor, a Seattle-based guitar shop.

Adventurous designs

The sales of this fur-lined pedal went on to fund some more adventurous designs, and before long Catalinbread had outgrown both its business model and modest shop space, packing up the truck and ending up in Portland, Oregon. We’ve been here since 2006, now manufacturing over 30 unique pedals, built by human hands, one by one.