Kaluna

The Vahlbruch Kaluna is a high-quality overdrive/distortion pedal designed with a 250-Volt ECC83/12AX7 double triode tube circuit. The pedal's 100% analog circuitry is responsible for generating rich overtone content, overdrive transparency, percussive attack response, and complex compression, similar to boutique tube amplifiers when overdriven.

Technical Specifications:
- Input impedance: 1.0M Ohm
- Output impedance: 100 Ohm
- Current draw: 500 mA at 9V
- Dimensions: 120mm x 100mm x 48mm
- Weight: 375 g
- Handmade in Germany
- Vahlbruch Magnetic Transducer Button Technologie (MagTraB)

The pedal features a flexible active three-band tone control placed after the tube, allowing for a wide range of distortion characteristics from mild breakup sounds to creamy saturation. Its exceptionally open sound characteristic, high transparency, and wide dynamic range enable a direct and natural interaction with the player.

The Vahlbruch Kaluna is equipped with the company's own MagTraB foot switch, featuring a magnet integrated into the switch's head, providing smooth and almost noiseless switching.

The pedal's tube input stage ensures dynamic responsiveness, allowing for a wide range of distortion from light to rich crunch and creamy lead sounds. The pedal responds to even the slightest change in velocity and position of the guitar's volume pot.

The Kaluna pedal is a dynamic marvel, offering an extremely organic, "catchy," and three-dimensional guitar sound without dominating the actual sound character of the guitar and/or the amplifier.

The Vahlbruch Kaluna is suitable for various use-cases, including professional studio recording, live performances, and personal practice sessions.