The New Catalinbread Merkin Fuzz Pedal
Catalinbread have done it again with the new Catalinbread Merkin fuzz pedal. The Merkin is an expansion of a classic fuzz design with three silicon transistors and bone-headed-simple “Volume” and “Texture” (gain) knobs. It is designed to produce an old-fashioned sixties fuzz sound with a difference.
What sets the Catalinbread Merkin fuzz apart from other fuzzes is its sweet, musical tone and wonderful touch sensitivity. You can make it clean up right from the volume knob on your guitar. The tone knob, too, actually has a useful function with the Merkin. If you use the neck pickup and roll the tone off a bit you can even get some octave up sounds, reminiscent of an old Octavia. The “Texture” knob turns the fuzz from meek to wild. This pedal is very versatile, having useful sounds at almost any setting, and it even works well for bass!
The Catalinbread Merkin fuzz also features the ability to run on a variety of power supplies. You can use different types of batteries for different tones – carbon will be warmer, alkaline harder – and even run it from an 18 volt supply (DC center negative) for real aggression and huge output. The pedal is designed with a great deal of volume boost built in, so you can push your amp for really over-the-top sounds.
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