Manufacturers
Guitar Pedals from Caroline Guitar Company
Welcome to your ultimate guide to Caroline Guitar Company's guitar pedals. This catalog serves as your starting point to explore and compare all pedals crafted by Caroline Guitar Company. Designed for easy navigation, we hope you can quickly find detailed information on each pedal, including specifications, user reviews, and demo videos. Whether you're searching for the latest releases, seeking to expand your pedal collection, or exploring options for a specific sound, hopefully Stompbx can assist you in finding exactly what you need.
Chorus and Vibrato
Somersault
The Somersault by Caroline Guitar Company is a chorus-y/vibrato-y/faux-rotary device designed to produce a wide range of sounds, from seasick wobbles to glitchy bleep-bloops and more. It applies a similar framework as Caroline's popular KILOBYTE and MÉTÉORE pedals. The digital chip sets the delayed wet signal, while the initial gain stage, dry signal, LFO, control set, and output mixing stage are entirely analog. The end result is a rich and fat sound with a robust feel and power. The pedal operates at 9 volts and draws 30 milliamps of current. It is designed to offer a remarkable range of sounds that can be quickly and intuitively dialed in, from gentle, lagging vibrato to 1980s style choruses and doubling effects. The pedal is known for its versatility and ability to create both subtle and extreme modulation effects.
Arigato Phaser / Vibrato
The Arigato Phaser/Vibrato by Caroline Guitar Company is an OTA-based analog phaser with unique features. It offers a mode switch that changes the capacitors and filter notches to closely resemble a classic vibe pedal, providing a distinctive sweep. The pedal is designed to deliver a wide range of modulation, warmth, and musical features. Key Specifications: \- Effect: Phaser, Vibrato \- Design: Analog \- Mono/Stereo: Mono In, Mono Out \- Knobs: Mix, Aim, Feedback, Speed \- Switches: Mod, Wave, Bypass, Havoc \- Bypass Mode: True Bypass \- Power Supply: 9V DC, center negative \- Power Consumption: n.a. \- Works on batteries: No \- Format: Standard \- Made in: USA The Arigato Phaser/Vibrato is capable of producing classic airy psychedelia while also offering the ability to create rumbling, wobbling, shaking, rattling, and roaring effects. It can also achieve fully wet vibrato sounds and max out feedback for auto-wah style filter sweeps. The pedal's analog LFO can push the modulation beyond traditional boundaries, and the mix control can go 100% wet, providing a wide range of responsive shades as the controls interact with each other.
Delay
Kilobyte
The Kilobyte by Caroline Guitar Company is a versatile delay effect pedal designed for electric guitars. It features an analog signal path for the unprocessed signal, with an Attack control that determines the distortion of the echoes. The Clock controller determines the delay time, while the Sum controller determines the number of repetitions. Additionally, the modulation control determines the modulation of repetitions, and the pedal also includes a Havoc foot switch that activates temporary self-oscillation. The Kilobyte is true bypass and housed in a metal casing. It operates with a 9VDC power supply and is made in the USA. The pedal does not require a special power supply or adapter cable and is true bypass with a high-quality, rugged 3PDT mechanical switch. It also includes a fifth control knob for controlling the "Tacos," which allows for subtle pitch shifting and detuning in the repeats. The Kilobyte is available in various colors, including black, light blue, and grey, with no sonic differences between them. The maximum delay time in milliseconds is not specified, but it is promised to be over 500 milliseconds, with some units reportedly reaching up to 815 milliseconds. The pedal can get noisy past 12:00 on the binary clock due to the PT2399 chip's design, which is intended to create a textured, degraded sound. The Kilobyte is not tap-tempo, as the design is not well-suited for that functionality due to the noisy and gritty nature of the chip at higher delay times. Instead, it focuses on creating a smeared, degraded sound and includes the Havoc option for high-pass filtered runaway oscillation. Overall, the Kilobyte by Caroline Guitar Company offers a wide range of features and functionality for creating warm vintage delays to chaotic noise landscapes, making it a versatile and unique addition to any guitarist's setup.
Kilobyte Lo Fi Delay Pedal
The Kilobyte Lo Fi Delay Pedal by Caroline Guitar Company features an analog dry signal path and a +21db boost/overdrive preamp. It incorporates a low- fidelity digital delay chip designed for karaoke machines and kids' toys, offering a range of smeared, repeated effects. The pedal is capable of producing fun runaway oscillations through the summation knob or a controlled, high-pass filtered oscillation from the Havoc momentary foot switch. Additionally, it includes level, attack, sum, and clock controls, allowing users to dial up everything from crisp, clean slapbacks to dirty, muted echoes and loud, powerful repeats. The pedal also features a subtle modulation circuit designed by Jack DeVille to sweeten the repeats with just the right amount of movement. The Kilobyte Lo Fi Delay Pedal is hand-made in the USA and is designed to provide a versatile range of lo-fi delay tones.
Megabyte Lofi Delay
The Megabyte Lofi Delay by Caroline Guitar Company is a "Delay Computer" that utilizes a microcontroller to achieve its effect. It features two old-school, digital, lo-fi PT2399 chips, providing up to 1200 milliseconds of delay time. The pedal includes tap tempo functionality with three subdivisions, allowing for quick tempo changes and a glitchy-type tape simulation. It also offers the option of trails or true bypass, deeper modulation, and a "Havok" switch for intense effects. The pedal has a straightforward and intuitive control setup, with controls for a 100% dry-kill for production work and a maximum headroom option on the havoc/oscillation side. The Megabyte Lofi Delay is designed to offer a darker, smoother sound than its predecessor, the Kilobyte, and is packed with features while maintaining a compact footprint.
Fuzz
Hawaiian Pizza
The Hawaiian Pizza by Caroline Guitar Company is a fuzz pedal with three interactive controls: "Pizza," "Pineapple," and "Pig." The "Pizza" knob adjusts the final output level, while the "Pineapple" knob controls the power supply to the amplifier circuit, offering options for headroom, compression, and octave-like sounds. The "Pig" knob manages the instrument's feed to the transistor amplifier, providing full-blast or crunch effects. Additionally, the pedal features a slide switch for a guitar pickup simulator and requires a 9V DC center negative tip power supply. The pedal is designed to capture the sound of rare and expensive amplifiers, offering a versatile range of tones from classic Dumble, tweed, and British amplifiers. The Hawaiian Pizza is handcrafted at the Caroline Guitar Company's small batch distortery™ in Columbia, South Carolina.
Shigeharu
The Shigeharu by Caroline Guitar Company is a fuzz pedal with a cascading hybrid of op-amp and BC184 transistor gain stages, providing classic Muff- style fuzziness with the punch of a classic overdrive. It offers sweet singing sustain, massive flamethrower gain, improved clarity, punch, and definition, and consistent performance in the signal chain, even after buffers or wireless units. The pedal also features a parallel octave-up voiced fuzz available on demand with the Havoc stomp. Additionally, it includes a bias/gate control for dialing up broken, spitty sounds, and a slide switch that locks the octave-up "on" and converts the momentary to a kill/mute switch. The Shigeharu was designed in collaboration with John Snyder at Electronic Audio Experiments.
Wave Cannon MKII
Cannonball
Reverb
Météore Lo-Fi Reverb
The Météore Lo-Fi Reverb by Caroline Guitar Company is a reverb pedal designed to provide vintage spring reverb sounds with unique twists. It features a digital spring reverb "brick" that allows for traditional reverb sounds as well as intensified and distorted effects, including the ability to push the reverb into oscillating chaos. The pedal's controls are highly interactive, and it offers an analog signal path with overdrive and regeneration controls to create a wide range of reverberation effects. Key Features: \- Utilizes a digital spring reverb "brick" for traditional and experimental reverb effects \- Havoc™ control for infinite hold or escalating entropy based on the size control setting \- ATTACK control to adjust the amount of gain in the preamp for boosting or overdriving the reverb \- SIZE control to establish the initial reverberation \- REGENERATION control to extend decay and add overtones, capable of self- oscillation \- LEVEL control for adjusting the overall volume of the effect relative to the original signal \- DARK/BRIGHT toggle to set the overall voice of the reverb \- Handmade in the USA Physical Specifications: \- Dimensions: 94 x 119 x 43 mm \- Weight: 450 g \- Power: No battery operation is possible The Météore Lo-Fi Reverb is designed to offer a wide range of reverb effects, from subtle vintage spring reverb to more experimental and chaotic sounds, making it a versatile addition to any pedalboard.
Meteore
The Meteore by Caroline Guitar Company is a Lo-Fi Reverb pedal designed to create expansive, ethereal textures for electric guitar. It features flexible controls, including Level, Attack, Regeneration, and Size, allowing users to tailor the sound to their preferences. The Attack control adjusts the amount of gain in the preamp, enabling the user to boost or overdrive the reverb sound while keeping the dry signal clean. Additionally, the pedal includes a "Havoc" switch for building up and quickly releasing the effect. The original signal path is kept analog and pure, with overdrive and regeneration controls that can take the sound from spring reverb to a much larger effect. The pedal is designed to be highly interactive, and as per Caroline tradition, it can produce very loud sounds. The Meteore is powered by a 9VDC center negative power supply (sold separately) or a battery, with a current draw of approximately 100 mA.
Tremolo
Parabola
The Parabola by Caroline Guitar Company is a solid-state tremolo effects pedal that offers a range of features and functionalities. It is designed with a transistor-generated waveform tremolo, influenced by the vintage Schaller TR-68/TR-316 “West Germany” tremolo pedals. The pedal includes a volume control with up to +12db of clean gain, as well as a preamplifier drive stage based on the “invader” preamp of Caroline Guitar Company's Kilobyte and Météore pedals. The Parabola offers two modulation modes: amplitude modulation (AM) and filtered modulation (FM). The AM mode provides a classic, wobbly tremolo effect, while the FM mode creates a frequency-dependent shimmering effect that is less invasive on your playing. The pedal also features speed, fast/slow, and depth ranges that have been improved from vintage schematics, and the depth can be zeroed out to utilize the preamp and booster alone. Additionally, the Havoc function inverts the chosen speed range and opens up the depth control for on-demand modulation adjustments. Overall, the Parabola is designed to provide a versatile and customizable tremolo experience, with a focus on delivering classic tremolo effects as well as innovative modulation capabilities.
Parabola Tremolo
The Parabola Tremolo by Caroline Guitar Company is a solid-state, transistor- generated waveform tremolo pedal. It features a sloshy, transistor-based LFO and distinctive waveform inspired by vintage "West German" tremolo pedals. The pedal offers both amplitude modulation (AM) and filtered modulation (FM) modes, providing a classic tremolo sound as well as a subtle, beautiful modulation option that is less invasive on your playing. Additionally, the Parabola includes pre and post-effect gain stages for overdrive and volume boost. The pedal is designed and created at Caroline Guitar Company's small batch distortery in Columbia, S.C.