I HAVE TO STOP ORDERING PEDALS!

Best thing I ever did: Discover Caline pedals

Worst thing I ever did: Become addicted to them.

Actually, it’s a good addiction, but I have to stop ordering pedals!

I was re-arranging the Behemoth Board ala Tetris and came across a dilemma: Nine pedals but only eight plugs in the chain. Quite the conundrum! Fortunately I had the smarts to see if there was a pedal that had both chorus and delay on it. Enter the DEVILFISH pedal.

You gotta love the name!

Of course I saw it on the Caline site and had to check out videos on YouTube. Yes I liked what I heard (but some people CANNOT make a good demo video with a gun to their head!!) so I ordered one and received it this afternoon. Fired it up and immediately felt like a mad scientist, playing with the knobs, finding the sweet spots. The chorus is very rich-sounding, definitely akin to the Boss Chorus, and I can achieve those Police/Fixx tones. With distortion, I can almost nail the 5150-era VH sound. Yet it still sounds like me.

The delay side is analog, warm and punchy. I like to combine analog with digital delay to get a very atmospheric yet dizzying effect. Some people cannot stand delay but screw ’em! I love it. I use the analog to fatten the sound and the digital (Ibanez DE7) to give it more space. I run the Devilfish through the FX loop of my Orange amps so as not to sound muddy.

Below is the demo video I made for it this afternoon. It’s not pretty but it’s honest and unsullied. Big words, I know…

I ran the pedal through the Super Crush 100 head with PPC212OB cabinet. The guitar is plugged directly in the front, so you are hearing natural clean and distortion. No other effects (but that damn swirly sound happens here and there…not sure why!)

At my age, I am still chasing sounds, no matter how nice or ugly. Caline really impresses the hell out of me, which is not easy to do.

Now tie my hands behind my back so I can’t order any more!!!