Pure, No-nonsense British-style Gain
The Little Secret from Catalinbread retains the blistering British-style tone profile of the popular Dirty Little Secret overdrive but in a streamlined form factor. The circuit boasts pure classic stack-driven sonics, delighting tonal purists who demand exacting control over their signal flow. Two controls are all you need to boost your pedalboard into arena-sized rock territory, with the Pre-amp knob allowing you to take your drive from low gain to slight compression to a tube-like growl. A solid foundation for stacking your favorite dirt-driven sounds, Sweetwater guitarists are quick to note the Little Secret's flexibility: place it at the beginning of your chain for natural sound tube comp, or place it last and dial in your amp's EQ controls to exact your tone. Built with pride in Portland, Oregon, the Little Secret fills your tone with searing British-style gain and leaves plenty of room for the rest of your effects on your pedalboard.
Catalinbread: gear that makes you want to play
The self-avowed gearheads at Catalinbread focus on making musical devices they want to use — “gear that gets us excited and inspires us to play.” The result of that authentic focus and unwavering integrity is the type of innovation that isn’t market-driven but driven by the musical passion and creative ingenuity of the company’s devoted fans. From overdrive to delay/reverb to fuzz/distortion to tremolo/modulation pedals (many of which are available at Sweetwater), Catalinbread’s commitment to crafting exciting, inspiring gear shines.
Catalinbread Little Secret Features:
- Ultra-compact amp-in-a-box based on essential elements of the Dirty Little Secret drive pedal
- Bare essentials gain staging re-creates classic tube amp saturation for the purest signal flow
- 2 mu-amp gain stages controlled by the Pre-amp knob
- Dynamic sensitivity reacts accordingly to picking dynamics, signal chain placement, and additional drive pedals
