Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Airstrip pays homage to the famous Trident A-Range console that Trident Studios built in-house in 1972. Before modern op-amp chips, preamps in these consoles used discrete transistor circuitry which brought a distinct flavor and coloration to famous British recordings from the likes of David Bowie, Elton John and Queen of course.
Catalinbread builds their CB-Range analog preamp using a discrete Germanium transistor circuit, including a specially selected transformer for harmonic overtones. Besides a healthy output volume thanks to 9-18V operation, you’ll find clean boost, light breakup and collapsing fuzztones waiting within the Trim control. To Push things even harder at the front end, Catalinbread adds a second discrete op-amp based on a UREI design to emphasize note bloom and sag in fuzz or a fat-bottomed boost to cleaner sounds.
Lastly, a musical High freq filter lets you tame the blistering fuzz or fine-tune sparkle from this legendary console preamp in pedal form. Like all Catalinbread pedals, the Airstrip is hand-built in Portland, OR and fine-tuned for a wide variety of instruments. Check them out at catalinbread.com
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**Gear in Video**
Amp: Fender ‘65 Deluxe Reverb RI
Guitars: Peavey “Gen X”, Yamaha SAS-II (Total Gravy ‘early PAFs), Redtail Custom “T”
Reverend Wattplower Bass
Recording Gear: Universal Audio Apollo 8 QUAD, Royer R-121 Mic
Strings: StringJoy Signature 10-46
Cables: Evidence SIS & Revelation Guitar Cables
#Catalinbread #andydemos #EffectsPedals
The Airstrip pays homage to the famous Trident A-Range console that Trident Studios built in-house in 1972. Before modern op-amp chips, preamps in these consoles used discrete transistor circuitry which brought a distinct flavor and coloration to famous British recordings from the likes of David Bowie, Elton John and Queen of course.
Catalinbread builds their CB-Range analog preamp using a discrete Germanium transistor circuit, including a specially selected transformer for harmonic overtones. Besides a healthy output volume thanks to 9-18V operation, you’ll find clean boost, light breakup and collapsing fuzztones waiting within the Trim control. To Push things even harder at the front end, Catalinbread adds a second discrete op-amp based on a UREI design to emphasize note bloom and sag in fuzz or a fat-bottomed boost to cleaner sounds.
Lastly, a musical High freq filter lets you tame the blistering fuzz or fine-tune sparkle from this legendary console preamp in pedal form. Like all Catalinbread pedals, the Airstrip is hand-built in Portland, OR and fine-tuned for a wide variety of instruments. Check them out at catalinbread.com
**Paid Promotion**
**Gear in Video**
Amp: Fender ‘65 Deluxe Reverb RI
Guitars: Peavey “Gen X”, Yamaha SAS-II (Total Gravy ‘early PAFs), Redtail Custom “T”
Reverend Wattplower Bass
Recording Gear: Universal Audio Apollo 8 QUAD, Royer R-121 Mic
Strings: StringJoy Signature 10-46
Cables: Evidence SIS & Revelation Guitar Cables
#Catalinbread #andydemos #EffectsPedals
