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Formula 5F6 Tweed Bassman Overdrive Guitar Pedal

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Formula 5F6 Tweed Bassman Overdrive Guitar Pedal
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The Catalinbread 5F6 is a take on the classic tweed Bassman-style amplifier from the late 1950s. Utilizing 2-6L6 output tubes into 4-10" speakers, the Bassman quickly became the mainstay of stages everywhere during that era.

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An actual transparent organic overdrive pedal 2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Thousands of people own fender amplifiers and many of them, like myself, have searched for a real transparent natural sounding overdrive pedal. Natural meaning it's like your amplifier, not the pedal, is overdriving. I've tried many, like OCD et el, and they're great but they'll still colour the tone or add more drive than needed changing or compressing the natural sound of the amp. This is the first pedal I've come across that brings your amp up, without changing it, to the point of organic or natural sounding amplifier overdrive. For hardcore amp enthusiasts, it's like you've added a post phase inverter master volume to your non master volume fender amp, which in my books is fantastic! Meaning, you don't have to modify that precious old (or new) classic fender amp to get that beautiful power tube overdrive. This does it and, it doesn't just sound like a bassman, which is one of the best amplifiers in the world, it can make your Deluxe or Twin sing too with all the lovely character of your amp. It really brings it alive with just the right amount of drive. I listened to many videos on this pedal and they really don't capture what this pedal can do. You have to try it, especially if you are considering mods to your amp, because this pedal does it in spades.
Posted by Jason on Apr 13, 2021
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