Catalinbread W I I O pedal

[Pieman]

Anybody ever use one of these?  Supposedly a Hi Watt in a box platform. Interested in the latest one that has the Post function which adds some tape echo, a la Live at Leeds. I have two tweed type amps.  Not exactly Live at Leeds but I do have an SG Classic with p90s.  Or other thoughts?  Thanks

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/WIIO--catalinbread-wiio-overdrive-reissue-pedal

[Cboss]

Sweetwater has a 30-day no hassle return policy, buy it and find out plus you get a bag of candy

[cmatthes]

Intrigued...

[Tortious]

6 minutes ago, cmatthes said:

Intrigued...

#MeToo. Had no idea this existed.

I have their EchoRec, really cool pedal.

Pieman, if I'm reading correctly, I don't think it's an actual echo function, but an emulator of tape echo preamps. Which is still a cool feature.

They also need to check their copy.

"know that this company’s tape echo and tape echo preamp circuits are among the business." 🧐

It's on the list of 'will likely get at some point' for me.

[Jakeboy]

This would be cool for recording.

[cmatthes]

I did it.

 

Damnit.

[RobB]

28 minutes ago, cmatthes said:

I did it.

 

Damnit.

Atta-boy! I love their pedals. Their plate reverb pedal never leaves my fxloop. 

[Pieman]

On 6/19/2025 at 2:48 PM, cmatthes said:

I did it.

Damnit.

Please give us a report. Thank you

[Pieman]

Mr Matthes, how are you getting on with the W I I O pedal?? Particularly interested the post echo knob  Thanks  t

[cmatthes]

 Believe it or not, I haven't even taken it out of the box yet.  Had a couple bass gigs and just insanity at work and home lately.  Will hopefully come up for air this weekend...

[soli'd]

I had the original WIIO from back in the previous incarnation of catalinbread, I found it a little stiff, but the addition of some ep-3 in it would likely be a big improvement. I really like the Mena-Watt as an alternative hi-watt in a box of this one doesn't scratch the itch.