Black Cat PEDALS

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Black Cat PEDALS

“What these pedals have in common is a lushness, articulation, and sonic detail that you would assume are available only to rich, first-call session cats. It’s no wonder guys like Michael Landau, Trey Anastasio, and Steve Lukather use Black Cat stomps.” – Premier Guitar

“Black Cat is building cool, versatile boxes that sound good and cost less than some of their vintage inspired cousins” – Vintage Guitar

Black Cat PEDALS BOUTIQUE GUITAR EFFECTS Made in the USA Since 1993 • www.blackcatpedals.com BOUTIQUE GUITAR EFFECTS [email protected] • 203.764.2644 Made in the USA Since 1993 Brochure_Tri:Layout 1 10/13/10 7:55 PM Page 1

Black Cat PEDALS

“Black Cat is building cool, versatile boxes that sound good and cost less than some of their vintage inspired cousins” – Vintage Guitar

Black Cat PEDALS BOUTIQUE GUITAR EFFECTS Made in the USA Since 1993 • www.blackcatpedals.com [email protected] • 203.764.2644 Brochure_Tri:Layout 1 10/14/10 1:27 PM Page 2

Black Cat Pedals was founded in the heart of Texas by Fred Bonte in BLACK CAT BASS OCTAVE FUZZ . . . BLACK CAT OD-FUZZ . . . is a modern recreation of the rare and valuable Maestro • Durable powder-coat is a versatile, two-channel distortion/fuzz box that com- “Holographic Sparkle” • Durable 1993, at the dawn of the boutique pedal era. Black Cat users have included Bass Brassmaker, which was used in the seventies by bass finish bines the Black Cat OD-1 with a traditional Silicon Fuzz powder-coat players such as John Entwhistle (The Who), Chris Squire • Cool Black glass Face in one pedal. Each channel of the OD-Fuzz has its “Holographic epoxy PCB with Sparkle” finish (Yes), and Kyle Brock (Eric Johnson/Electromagnets), yellow silkscreen own set of controls with separate LEDs for each side.The • High-quality Eric Johnson, Billy F. Gibbons, Trey Anastasio (Phish), Scott Henderson, among others. One of the problems bass players have • Metal film resistors two channels can be used separately or together in OP275 dual and audio grade ca- op-amp for OD always faced when using a fuzz pedal is the loss of low- pacitors combination. Each effect has its own distinct sound, channel end. The Bass Octove Fuzz allows the player to blend the • 3PDT true-bypass but the blend of both channels together will yield an • NOS Phillips Steve Lukather, Michael Landau, and countless others. Fred Bonte switch and Switch- BC-108 Fuzz Face transistors clean signal into the mix along with the fuzz. The result craft jacks incredibly wide range of tonal possibilities, from slightly • Professional glass epoxy double-sided PCB is a monstrous roar of fuzz with a thunderous low-end • Uses 2.1mm Boss-style power jack, or internal 9V battery overdriven to full-blown fuzz. The controls become highly • 3PDT true-bypass switch and Switchcraft jacks • Hand-wired, Boutique quality, Made in USA • Uses 2.1mm Boss-style power jack, or internal 9V discontinued production of Black Cat in late 2007. The company has rumble. Not for the faint of heart! • New PCB layout fits into standard stomp enclosure interactive when both effects are engaged. battery • Bass Volume, Fuzz Drive, and Fuzz Volume control knobs • Hand-wired, Boutique quality, Made in USA • Filter and Harmonic toggle switches for various tones • Two channels can be used independently or together since been restructured from the ground up to make way for a newly • Blend clean signal with fuzz to preserve low-end • Controls are interactive when channels are combined

revamped line of Black Cat Pedals. Using Fred’s same great designs, the BLACK CAT OD-1 . . . BLACK CAT SUPER FUZZ . . . • Durable powder-coat (a.k.a. Freddie Fuzz ) is an original design Fred created “Holographic Sparkle” is a modern recreation of the original Univox Super Fuzz next generation of Black Cat Pedals has received a super-boutique based on the unique properties of the OP275, a dual finish pedal that was made in Japan by Shin-ei in the seventies. • Durable powder-coat “Holo- • Rare NOS Germanium graphic Sparkle” finish operational amplifier chip made by Analog Devices. The Diodes The Super Fuzz, in its various iterations, has developed a • High-quality OP275 dual op-amp OP275 is a high-quality op-amp that gives a distinctive • Cool Black glass epoxy cult following over the years and is now more popular than makeover, featuring high-quality components and PCBs, top-notch build PCB with yellow • Professional glass epoxy double- linear output waveform. The Black Cat OD-1 can go from ever. Part of its distinct sound is derived from its two-stage sided PCB silkscreen • 3PDT true-bypass switch and clean, to slightly crunchy, to all-out saturated distortion. It • Metal film resistors octave doubling circuit – beneath the massive torrent of and audio grade quality with consistent production, eye-catching graphics and deluxe Switchcraft jacks is unique in that it is extremely sensitive to the guitar; it fuzz is a hint of upper octave; not quite as prominent as an • Uses 2.1mm Boss-style power capacitors • 3PDT true-bypass switch and Switchcraft jacks jack, or internal 9V battery responds to the player’s pick attack, and like a good Fuzz Octavia, but definitely noticeable.The Black Cat Super Fuzz • Uses 2.1mm Boss-style power jack, or internal 9V • Hand-wired, Boutique quality, Made in USA Face, it cleans up well when you roll back the volume on battery has been used by the Beastie Boys and J. Mascis. • Wide range of dirt tones from mild to wild packaging. Not everything has changed, however – Black Cat Pedals are • Hand-wired, Boutique quality, Made in USA • Cleans up as guitar volume is turned down the guitar. The Black Cat OD-1 has been used by Scott • Based on original Univox Super Fuzz design • Responds to pick attack and player dynamics Henderson, Steve Luthaker, Beck, Lyle Workman, Kyle Cook • Balance and Expander controls, just like original still individually hand-wired and made in the USA. (Matchbox Twenty), and many others. • Two-position switch for signature Super Fuzz tones Brochure_Tri:Layout 1 10/14/10 1:27 PM Page 2

Black Cat Pedals was founded in the heart of Texas by Fred Bonte in BLACK CAT BASS OCTAVE FUZZ . . . BLACK CAT OD-FUZZ . . . is a modern recreation of the rare and valuable Maestro • Durable powder-coat is a versatile, two-channel distortion/fuzz box that com - “Holographic Sparkle” • Durable 1993, at the dawn of the boutique pedal era. Black Cat users have included Bass Brassmaker , which was used in the seventies by bass finish bines the Black Cat OD-1 with a traditional Silicon Fuzz powder-coat players such as John Entwhistle (The Who), Chris Squire • Cool Black glass Face in one pedal. Each channel of the OD-Fuzz has its “Holographic epoxy PCB with Sparkle” finish (Yes), and Kyle Brock (Eric Johnson/Electromagnets), yellow silkscreen own set of controls with separate LEDs for each side. The • High-quality Eric Johnson, Billy F. Gibbons, Trey Anastasio (Phish), Scott Henderson, among others. One of the problems bass players have • Metal film resistors two channels can be used separately or together in OP275 dual and audio grade ca - op-amp for OD always faced when using a fuzz pedal is the loss of low- pacitors combination. Each effect has its own distinct sound, channel end. The Bass Octove Fuzz allows the player to blend the • 3PDT true-bypass but the blend of both channels together will yield an • NOS Phillips Steve Lukather, Michael Landau, and countless others. Fred Bonte switch and Switch - BC-108 Fuzz Face transistors clean signal into the mix along with the fuzz. The result craft jacks incredibly wide range of tonal possibilities, from slightly • Professional glass epoxy double-sided PCB is a monstrous roar of fuzz with a thunderous low-end • Uses 2.1mm Boss-style power jack, or internal 9V battery overdriven to full-blown fuzz. The controls become highly • 3PDT true-bypass switch and Switchcraft jacks • Hand-wired, Boutique quality, Made in USA • Uses 2.1mm Boss-style power jack, or internal 9V discontinued production of Black Cat in late 2007. The company has rumble. Not for the faint of heart! • New PCB layout fits into standard stomp enclosure interactive when both effects are engaged. battery • Bass Volume, Fuzz Drive, and Fuzz Volume control knobs • Hand-wired, Boutique quality, Made in USA • Filter and Harmonic toggle switches for various tones • Two channels can be used independently or together since been restructured from the ground up to make way for a newly • Blend clean signal with fuzz to preserve low-end • Controls are interactive when channels are combined

revamped line of Black Cat Pedals. Using Fred’s same great designs, the BLACK CAT OD-1 . . . BLACK CAT SUPER FUZZ . . . • Durable powder-coat (a.k.a. Freddie Fuz z ) is an original design Fred created “Holographic Sparkle” is a modern recreation of the original Univox Super Fuzz next generation of Black Cat Pedals has received a super-boutique based on the unique properties of the OP275, a dual finish pedal that was made in Japan by Shin-ei in the seventies. • Durable powder-coat “Holo - • Rare NOS Germanium graphic Sparkle” finish operational amplifier chip made by Analog Devices. The Diodes The Super Fuzz, in its various iterations, has developed a • High-quality OP275 dual op-amp OP275 is a high-quality op-amp that gives a distinctive • Cool Black glass epoxy cult following over the years and is now more popular than makeover, featuring high-quality components and PCBs, top-notch build PCB with yellow • Professional glass epoxy double- linear output waveform. The Black Cat OD-1 can go from ever. Part of its distinct sound is derived from its two-stage sided PCB silkscreen • 3PDT true-bypass switch and clean, to slightly crunchy, to all-out saturated distortion. It • Metal film resistors octave doubling circuit – beneath the massive torrent of Switchcraft jacks and audio grade quality with consistent production, eye-catching graphics and deluxe is unique in that it is extremely sensitive to the guitar; it capacitors fuzz is a hint of upper octave; not quite as prominent as an • Uses 2.1mm Boss-style power • 3PDT true-bypass switch and Switchcraft jacks jack, or internal 9V battery responds to the player’s pick attack, and like a good Fuzz Octavia, but definitely noticeable. The Black Cat Super Fuzz • Uses 2.1mm Boss-style power jack, or internal 9V • Hand-wired, Boutique quality, Made in USA Face, it cleans up well when you roll back the volume on battery has been used by the Beastie Boys and J. Mascis. • Wide range of dirt tones from mild to wild packaging. Not everything has changed, however – Black Cat Pedals are • Hand-wired, Boutique quality, Made in USA • Cleans up as guitar volume is turned down the guitar. The Black Cat OD-1 has been used by Scott • Based on original Univox Super Fuzz design • Responds to pick attack and player dynamics Henderson, Steve Luthaker, Beck, Lyle Workman, Kyle Cook • Balance and Expander controls, just like original still individually hand-wired and made in the USA. (Matchbox Twenty), and many others. • Two-position switch for signature Super Fuzz tones Brochure_Tri:Layout 1 10/14/10 1:27 PM Page 2

Black Cat Pedals was founded in the heart of Texas by Fred Bonte in BLACK CAT BASS OCTAVE FUZZ . . . BLACK CAT OD-FUZZ . . . is a modern recreation of the rare and valuable Maestro • Durable powder-coat is a versatile, two-channel distortion/fuzz box that com - “Holographic Sparkle” • Durable 1993, at the dawn of the boutique pedal era. Black Cat users have included Bass Brassmaker , which was used in the seventies by bass finish bines the Black Cat OD-1 with a traditional Silicon Fuzz powder-coat players such as John Entwhistle (The Who), Chris Squire • Cool Black glass Face in one pedal. Each channel of the OD-Fuzz has its “Holographic epoxy PCB with Sparkle” finish (Yes), and Kyle Brock (Eric Johnson/Electromagnets), yellow silkscreen own set of controls with separate LEDs for each side. The • High-quality Eric Johnson, Billy F. Gibbons, Trey Anastasio (Phish), Scott Henderson, among others. One of the problems bass players have • Metal film resistors two channels can be used separately or together in OP275 dual and audio grade ca - op-amp for OD always faced when using a fuzz pedal is the loss of low- pacitors combination. Each effect has its own distinct sound, channel end. The Bass Octove Fuzz allows the player to blend the • 3PDT true-bypass but the blend of both channels together will yield an • NOS Phillips Steve Lukather, Michael Landau, and countless others. Fred Bonte switch and Switch - BC-108 Fuzz Face transistors clean signal into the mix along with the fuzz. The result craft jacks incredibly wide range of tonal possibilities, from slightly • Professional glass epoxy double-sided PCB is a monstrous roar of fuzz with a thunderous low-end • Uses 2.1mm Boss-style power jack, or internal 9V battery overdriven to full-blown fuzz. The controls become highly • 3PDT true-bypass switch and Switchcraft jacks • Hand-wired, Boutique quality, Made in USA • Uses 2.1mm Boss-style power jack, or internal 9V discontinued production of Black Cat in late 2007. The company has rumble. Not for the faint of heart! • New PCB layout fits into standard stomp enclosure interactive when both effects are engaged. battery • Bass Volume, Fuzz Drive, and Fuzz Volume control knobs • Hand-wired, Boutique quality, Made in USA • Filter and Harmonic toggle switches for various tones • Two channels can be used independently or together since been restructured from the ground up to make way for a newly • Blend clean signal with fuzz to preserve low-end • Controls are interactive when channels are combined

revamped line of Black Cat Pedals. Using Fred’s same great designs, the BLACK CAT OD-1 . . . BLACK CAT SUPER FUZZ . . . • Durable powder-coat (a.k.a. Freddie Fuz z ) is an original design Fred created “Holographic Sparkle” is a modern recreation of the original Univox Super Fuzz next generation of Black Cat Pedals has received a super-boutique based on the unique properties of the OP275, a dual finish pedal that was made in Japan by Shin-ei in the seventies. • Durable powder-coat “Holo - • Rare NOS Germanium graphic Sparkle” finish operational amplifier chip made by Analog Devices. The Diodes The Super Fuzz, in its various iterations, has developed a • High-quality OP275 dual op-amp OP275 is a high-quality op-amp that gives a distinctive • Cool Black glass epoxy cult following over the years and is now more popular than makeover, featuring high-quality components and PCBs, top-notch build PCB with yellow • Professional glass epoxy double- linear output waveform. The Black Cat OD-1 can go from ever. Part of its distinct sound is derived from its two-stage sided PCB silkscreen • 3PDT true-bypass switch and clean, to slightly crunchy, to all-out saturated distortion. It • Metal film resistors octave doubling circuit – beneath the massive torrent of Switchcraft jacks and audio grade quality with consistent production, eye-catching graphics and deluxe is unique in that it is extremely sensitive to the guitar; it capacitors fuzz is a hint of upper octave; not quite as prominent as an • Uses 2.1mm Boss-style power • 3PDT true-bypass switch and Switchcraft jacks jack, or internal 9V battery responds to the player’s pick attack, and like a good Fuzz Octavia, but definitely noticeable. The Black Cat Super Fuzz • Uses 2.1mm Boss-style power jack, or internal 9V • Hand-wired, Boutique quality, Made in USA Face, it cleans up well when you roll back the volume on battery has been used by the Beastie Boys and J. Mascis. • Wide range of dirt tones from mild to wild packaging. Not everything has changed, however – Black Cat Pedals are • Hand-wired, Boutique quality, Made in USA • Cleans up as guitar volume is turned down the guitar. The Black Cat OD-1 has been used by Scott • Based on original Univox Super Fuzz design • Responds to pick attack and player dynamics Henderson, Steve Luthaker, Beck, Lyle Workman, Kyle Cook • Balance and Expander controls, just like original still individually hand-wired and made in the USA. (Matchbox Twenty), and many others. • Two-position switch for signature Super Fuzz tones