New Catalinbread Cold One Glitch Fuzz Distortion Guitar Effects Pedal

From Catalinbread:

You’re about to enjoy complete tonal refreshment after cracking the Cold One. An updated take on the legendary DOD Punkifier (as heard on many a Blur song) provides a lot of sonic ground to explore, with three mixable gain flavors for a densely layered sound.

It’s late. The kids are in bed. Ok, maybe you don’t have kids. Pets? Either way, everyone is asleep. You sneak off into the practice space and crack open a Cold One. Suddenly, new ideas and riffs begin materializing and leaping from your fingers to the fretboard. That’s the power of the Cold One, our next-level take on the unsung classic that is the DOD Punkifier.

That pedal gives you four knobs: distortion gain (“Slam”), fuzz/distortion blend (“Punk”), tone (“Spikes”) and volume (“Menace”). We’ve made some tasteful appointments to these controls (including the names) along with their ranges to satisfy new and old users alike. Among those old users is Graham Coxon of Blur, you may have heard this pedal on the solo from “Coffee & TV”.

Perhaps the biggest addition is a knob called “Glitch” which blends between the default fuzz circuit and a glitchy, arpeggiating fuzz tone. You can then blend that sound in the distortion like the original Punkifier. If you set the distortion gain low, that side becomes a clean channel and you can use the Cold One freely on bass as if the Fuzz/Distortion Blend knob was a clean blend.

The Cold One is capable of providing all three of these individual circuits without mixing, making for an incredibly versatile dirt box that morphs from one flavor to the next with the simple twist of a knob, and an active Tone knob that adds frequency enhancement without subtracting anything. Input and output buffers make sure the Cold One is at home anywhere in your chain, and it roars on 18V as well.

What are you waiting for? The Cold One is calling!

Controls
TONE: This is an active control that emphasizes either the high frequencies or low frequencies. It is active, meaning it doesn’t cut any signal for its operation.

VOL: Up is up, down is down, ya dig?

GLITCH: Mixes between fuzz and glitch fuzz on the fuzz side of the circuit (see routing diagram below). When the knob is all the way down, only normal fuzz will be heard. When the knob is all the way up, only the glitch fuzz will be heard. Mix to your preference.

FUZZ BLEND: This mixes between the fuzz side of the circuit and the distortion side (see routing diagram below). When the knob is set to minimum, only the distortion circuit will be heard. When the knob is set to maximum, only the fuzz side will be heard. Mix to your preference.

GAIN: This controls the amount of gain present on the Distortion side only. When the Fuzz/Dist Blend knob is maxed, this knob has no effect.

Power Supply
The Cold One accepts 9 to 18 volts DC, via center-negative plug (not included), drawing a negligible amount of current (4mA). Anything else (over or under the voltage, AC, center-positive) may do bad things to your pedal, up to and including ruining it and your warranty. That’s sure to leave a bad taste in your mouth; do not do this. Always check the specifications of the plug you are putting into your pedals!