Catalinbread Airstrip – Discrete Console Preamp
The Airstrip pays homage to the famous Trident A-Range console that Trident Studios built in-house in 1972. Before modern op-amp chips, preamps in these consoles used discrete transistor circuitry which brought a distinct flavor and coloration to famous British recordings from the likes of David Bowie, Elton John and Queen of course.
Catalinbread builds their CB-Range analog preamp using a discrete Germanium transistor circuit, including a specially selected transformer for harmonic overtones. Besides a healthy output volume thanks to 9-18V operation, you’ll find clean boost, light breakup and collapsing fuzztones waiting within the Trim control. To Push things even harder at the front end, Catalinbread adds a second discrete op-amp based on a UREI design to emphasize note bloom and sag in fuzz or a fat-bottomed boost to cleaner sounds.
Lastly, a musical High freq filter lets you tame the blistering fuzz or fine-tune sparkle from this legendary console preamp in pedal form. Like all Catalinbread pedals, the Airstrip is hand-built in Portland, OR and fine-tuned for a wide variety of instruments. Check them out at https://catalinbread.com/
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**Gear in Video**
Amp: Fender ‘65 Deluxe Reverb RI
Guitars: Peavey “Gen X”, Yamaha SAS-II (Total Gravy ‘early PAFs), Redtail Custom “T”
Reverend Wattplower Bass
Recording Gear: Universal Audio Apollo 8 QUAD, Royer R-121 Mic
Strings: StringJoy Signature 10-46
Cables: Evidence SIS & Revelation Guitar Cables
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Originally posted by UCcG22ZHSmDAoE6DA_K8Lhng at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp-RvbQrJxI
i wish andy would release music under a band or solo project, his riffs are too good
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What magnet type did peavey use???
God it's so easy to manipulate all y'all. Just use the word "dicrete" or "op amp" and a pedal that sounds like a cheap Boss is somehow special.
Whats the difference in this and a JHS Crayon?
I sooo hope Andy gets to do an mxr Rockman demo ! Can't wait to hear what 80s riffs we'd be treated to.
Is this full range? Can it pass bass frequencies?
Man, everything those guys touch is just gold .. Love it
GAS attack. And your playing is insane.
I hear a lot of the tweed characteristics per my last year of playing with UA’s Woodrow. Very cool pedal.
Great to see the beautiful Reverend Bass again.
The Colorbox lite
Andy, do you play in a band? I feel like I would enjoy your style of music.
They can live their lives as they see fit, but transistors all should be discrete because I dont want my kids seeing any emitters or collectors, npn or pnp
The JHS colour box seems to have a brother now. I don't like the sound. It sounds indeed like a cranked analog console even with every knob at min. And it starts even on this position with a broken clean sound where the lows gets distorted and the high stays clean. Every overdrive pedal is a better choice.
discrete transistors, so hot right now.
Andy, you are an inspiration man you can play!!
Finally an interesting original box.Portland knows their fuzzes.must have one.
My nilla!
good to see ya doin' some Ozzy Julia Jacklin on the opening jam~
Good one! I like it!
So it's a Hudson Broadcast?
I want this just for the trumpet fuzz tones. Dammit, I really don't need another fuzz.
Was that some toad the wet sprocket in there?
Wow! You could get some JSBX sounds with this! Thanks Andy!
Just bought this for the fuzz sounds alone. Discrete looking except I'll rip that red knob off.
Nice sounds AM
Fucking awesome solo homeboy!????
Can't wait to get sticky with the high trim settings
Andy were you playing pencil fight by atomship, bro?!
Anyone – go listen to atomship the crash of '47, oh yeah.