Dreamcoat

Description

Catalinbread Dreamcoat preamp, minimally used, with box. Ships USPS. Description: What began as an exploration of a specific '60s and '70s classic rock tone, evolved into a multidimensional gain machine capable of anything between unruly sputtery fuzz and classic rock chime. This is not meant to make you sound like a classic rock god, it is meant to inspire you from using some of the same tools they used that would otherwise be inaccessible in pedal form. The heart and soul of the Dreamcoat is a near-exact recreation of the preamp circuit from the Aiwa TP-1011 reel-to-reel deck that can be found in the '60s and '70s classic rock recordings. All of the functionality of that unit is present, from sparkling cleans to powerful crunch and glassy leads, but the Sat control gives you an extra layer of grunt, allowing the Dreamcoat to range between near-dry tonal indifference to complete melting-amp Neil Young-esque tweed sounds. A certain classic rock sound wasnt just a tape deck, though. Some players installed a passive inductor-based frequency booster into their guitars that cut both sides of the spectrum around the resonant frequency of their guitar, giving the appearance of a frequency boost. To that end, weve added a frequency booster circuit that doesnt cut anything, giving you a richer tone with a little oomph where it counts. To top it all off, weve included a clean blend circuit that begins after the frequency boost and ends after the tape preamp, so you can EQ the sum of your clean tone and dirt, all while preserving your pick attack and presence. The whole shebang runs at 20V, just a hair higher than the original Aiwa, expanding its capabilities and delivering tons of headroom.FreqThis controls the amount of boost at a specified frequency band, from 2.4KHz to 5KHz, which you set with the internal trimmer. When the knob is fully counter-clockwise, its out of the circuit. When you turn it up all the way, youll get a full 10dB boost at the selected frequency. Warning: a little goes a long way with this control, as ~4KHz is where pink noise and other unpleasantries live.BlendThis control blends the signal coming out of the Freq control with the Aiwa deck circuit. Nudge it south-of-max to gain back some of your pick attacks, and turn it all the way down to hear just the EQd dry signal. When all the way down, make sure you turn your master up to compensate and vice-versa. When your Sat and Mic Vol are cranked and your Blend is just above 0, the resulting dynamic between your dry signal and those more extreme splatty Dreamcoat settings creates a truly unique tone.SatControls the amount of feedback present in the first stage of the Aiwa unit. You can think of it as a gain range control. This control was not included in the original unit and was set to a fixed value. The default setting on the original is a hair past noon, everything else is extra. If you find that you are getting too much sputter, turn this control down.Mic VolThis is the original distortion control of the Aiwa deck and controls the total distortion of the circuit.MasterYou know what this does. You will never want for volume with the Dreamcoat, it can get punishingly loud. After all, the Aiwa was meant to drive speakers! As you adjust the Blend control, you may need to turn this up.Frequency TrimmerThe famous user of the AIWA TP-1011 tape deck had this passive boost tailored to the resonant frequency of their guitar, accentuating pinch harmonics. You may want to spend some time dialing this in. This is definitely a set-it/forget-it type of control, as you dial it to suit your guitar best. Of course, you can experiment with different frequencies and let the FREQ knob do the talking.

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