Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe Foundation Overdrive and Boost

Name: Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe Foundation Overdrive and Boost
Brand: Catalinbread
SKU: CAT-DLSDLX
Price: 299.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5.00 (1 reviews)

Catalinbread's Dirty Little Secrect Deluxe Overdrive & Boost features Marshall Plexi emulation, built in tube preamp boost with an order selector, & a line out to go direct to a DAW or mixer

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Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe Foundation Overdrive and Boost

Hey guitarists, a brain-bending distortion - Catalinbread’s Dirty Little Secret Deluxe Pedal! This deluxe pedal is the ultimate way to get that iconic Marshall Plexi sound – it’s like having a legendary amplifier on your pedalboard! It brings the warmth, punch, and sustain of the legendary circuit, and more. The Dirty Little Secret takes everything to the next level, by adding components to the preamp circuit and reaching beyond it. You won’t just have the preamp in your guitar playing, but the entire amp inside your rig for an amazingly accurate take that you won’t find with lesser distortion pedals. With this pedal, you’ll be able to get a sound that will make you and your band sound like rock stars in no time!

Catalinbread’s original DLS circuit has been tweaked and upgraded throughout, now featuring a phase inverter, power amp sim and output transformer as well as some new features and the most requested modifications for the original. One such addition is a toggle switch on the outside to select between Super Lead and Super Bass modes, and they’ve also externalized the Presence knob to easily dial in your preferred Marshall flavor.

Also added is a piece of the Dirty Little Secret—a single preamp tube simulator—as a built-in boost circuit that can be used independently of the main circuit. You can run the boost and DLS in any order you like; put the boost before the DLS for a high-powered saturated tone or after to pummel the front end of your amp. A new tightness knob lets you shave off the sub-bass for a little extra clarity or completely attenuate the low end for some cool thrash metal tones. A Line Out jack gives you a dedicated +10dB output that you can use with a mixer or DAW, and you can use both outputs simultaneously. Between the Boost, order selector and the external Super Lead/Super Bass modes, the Dirty Little Secret Deluxe is engineered to be a total performance tool that does the line justice.

Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe Pedal Features

Tweaked and upgraded version of their classic pedal
Marshall Plexi emulation with a specific preamp tube simulator
Switchable signal chain order, go boost into overdrive or overdrive into boost
Tightness knob adjusts sub-bass
A line out jack to go directly into a mixer or DAW
Super Lead and Super Bass modes for tonal versatility
Buffered Bypass

CONTROLS

MASTER: A descriptor that’s normally a formality, this knob occurs before the phase inverter and output transformer rather than at the end of the circuit, just like a real amp. Catalinbread designed the output stage to be more impervious to input saturation than most power sections, so really cranking it doesn’t alter the tone in an extremely noticeable way. However, those that plan to use the DLS DLX as an always-on can find some subtle sag and gentle compression living within the whole of the volume knob.

PREAMP: They’ve taken the original preamp control and tweaked it to deliver a wider gain range with more cleans on the lower end and more cranked Marshall tones on the higher end.

PRESENCE: Formerly an internal trimmer on the original, the Presence control is a powerful low-pass filter that attenuates frequencies by 3dB above 1.59KHz when turned all the way down, and the cutoff point climbs to an indistinguishable frequency by the end of the turn.

BOOST: The boost circuit is actually one of the tube emulation building blocks that make up the DLS itself. When you run the boost before the Dirty Little Secret, it acts as another “preamp tube” added to the front end of the device for some saturated JCM900 tones. When run after, it makes everything louder without sacrificing clarity. WARNING: please see note in “Effect Order” section below.

TIGHTNESS: Depending on the kind of music you’re playing, you may expect a certain “tightness” from your amp. In real terms, what they call “tightness” is in reality bass attenuation via a subtle high pass filter. This particular high-pass filter is designed to cut nothing audible when turned down, and cuts up to ~230Hz at maximum for a full bass cut extending into low mids.

EFFECT ORDER: Are you a “boost into drive” or a “drive into boost” kind of player? Now, you can be both. This switch reroutes the order of the boost and the DLS circuit. Running the boost into the DLS allows you to use the boost as an extra gain stage to really saturate the front end, and running it afterward lets the boost act as an inline gain coupler for your own amp. WARNING: The “Boost Level” knob can cut all volume when turned fully down. If you’re planning on using the pedal in “DLS—>Boost” mode, make sure you start with Boost Level at 0, then edge the knob up until you find the desired level while adjusting your amp volume accordingly. It can get very loud.

LINE OUT: This is located on the rear panel of the DLS DLX, and is a dedicated +10dB output for direct recording or mixing. You can plug into both the standard out and the Line Out simultaneously, to run to an amp and mixer at once. Please note that this means the dry signal is boosted to +10dB, and that if you’re unaccustomed to thinking about loudness in those terms, that means it will be much louder. In fact…WARNING: Make absolutely sure you’re plugged into the correct jack before playing. When connected to Line Out, even your dry, unaffected signal gets boosted 10dB. If you’re not expecting it, your amp will be ok but your ears/pets/neighbors may not be. Make sure you are aware how you are plugging into this device!

BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE: Because of the Line Out/standard out split, this pedal is equipped with a pristine output buffer to preserve signal integrity. With that said, the Dirty Little Secret Deluxe is equipped with buffered bypass. The tone won’t change, but the pedal will not send a bypass signal unless power is plugged in. You may never have noticed, but some of you will, and now you know!

The Dirty Little Secret DLX accepts a center-negative DC power supply capable of supplying 9 volts and at least xxmA of current (over is fine). Plugging in anything other than this (center-positive, AC, higher voltage) will damage the pedal, maybe even beyond repair. Check your supply and make sure it says all the right stuff. Plugging in the wrong supply will void the warranty and possibly summon a puff of ozone-tinged smoke.