Caline pedals?
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Masta' C
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I tried a handful of Caline pedals when I was checking out budget overdrives a few months back...
The Stack Attack and Enchanted Tone were really great for stacking with other drives and probably my favorites of the ones I tried.
The Enchanted Tone is actually a really good "always on" pedal. Just a really nice design and plenty quiet with a range of drive from very subtle boost to low-gain bliss. The Stack Attack had some useable drive tones on its own, but I liked it best as a flavor-modifier for other drive pedals.
I had the Pure Sky briefly, but my copy was super noisy, so it went back before I got to spend much time with it.
I really liked the tone of Orange Crush compared to nearly all of the other Xotic BB Preamp clones I tried, but it was noisier than nearly all of its competition. For recording, I would go with the fairly similar Joyo Zip Amp instead. The Orange Crush is a bit more dynamic, but the extra noise is noticeable and the Joyo feels a bit better made overall.
I *think* I still have the Orange Crush and Stack Attack in a box somewhere (I still haven't fully unpacked since our move last Summer due to remodeling). I had the MXR "Dookie" pedal on the board for a bit and was able to cop its tones fairly well by combining the Orange Burst and Stack Attack, as I recall. Of course, it's been well over a year since I last touched those and I was doing a lot of experimenting at the time, but I recall that pairing working well for "Green Day" tones.
Quality-wise, they are inexpensive for a reason. If you want Boss-level durability, go with a Boss
The Stack Attack and Enchanted Tone were really great for stacking with other drives and probably my favorites of the ones I tried.
The Enchanted Tone is actually a really good "always on" pedal. Just a really nice design and plenty quiet with a range of drive from very subtle boost to low-gain bliss. The Stack Attack had some useable drive tones on its own, but I liked it best as a flavor-modifier for other drive pedals.
I had the Pure Sky briefly, but my copy was super noisy, so it went back before I got to spend much time with it.
I really liked the tone of Orange Crush compared to nearly all of the other Xotic BB Preamp clones I tried, but it was noisier than nearly all of its competition. For recording, I would go with the fairly similar Joyo Zip Amp instead. The Orange Crush is a bit more dynamic, but the extra noise is noticeable and the Joyo feels a bit better made overall.
I *think* I still have the Orange Crush and Stack Attack in a box somewhere (I still haven't fully unpacked since our move last Summer due to remodeling). I had the MXR "Dookie" pedal on the board for a bit and was able to cop its tones fairly well by combining the Orange Burst and Stack Attack, as I recall. Of course, it's been well over a year since I last touched those and I was doing a lot of experimenting at the time, but I recall that pairing working well for "Green Day" tones.
Quality-wise, they are inexpensive for a reason. If you want Boss-level durability, go with a Boss
solspirit
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I tried a handful of Caline pedals when I was checking out budget overdrives a few months back...
The Stack Attack and Enchanted Tone were really great for stacking with other drives and probably my favorites of the ones I tried.
The Enchanted Tone is actually a really good "always on" pedal. Just a really nice design and plenty quiet with a range of drive from very subtle boost to low-gain bliss. The Stack Attack had some useable drive tones on its own, but I liked it best as a flavor-modifier for other drive pedals.
I had the Pure Sky briefly, but my copy was super noisy, so it went back before I got to spend much time with it.
I really liked the tone of Orange Crush compared to nearly all of the other Xotic BB Preamp clones I tried, but it was noisier than nearly all of its competition. For recording, I would go with the fairly similar Joyo Zip Amp instead. The Orange Crush is a bit more dynamic, but the extra noise is noticeable and the Joyo feels a bit better made overall.
I *think* I still have the Orange Crush and Stack Attack in a box somewhere (I still haven't fully unpacked since our move last Summer due to remodeling). I had the MXR "Dookie" pedal on the board for a bit and was able to cop its tones fairly well by combining the Orange Burst and Stack Attack, as I recall. Of course, it's been well over a year since I last touched those and I was doing a lot of experimenting at the time, but I recall that pairing working well for "Green Day" tones.
Quality-wise, they are inexpensive for a reason. If you want Boss-level durability, go with a Boss
Excellent thank you
