Catalinbread Callisto Analogue Chorus Vibrato Pedal MKII

The Catalinbread Calisto MKI achieved those instantly recognisable chorus tones as well as lush, ambient washes. With the MKII, you have access to these tones and so much more - with the ability to dial in flange and rotary effects as well.

The Callisto is an analogue bucket brigade device, like the iconic choruses of the '80s for a truly authentic sound and feel.

Its simple 4 control layout is very intuitive and allows you to dial in a whole world of musical modulation.

Here's what Catalinbread say about the Callisto MKII

After spending some time on the operating table, we are proud to release the Callisto MKII, back and better than ever. We’ve painstakingly recreated the robust engine of our original and added in some extra features, too. For starters, the Callisto MKII is still 100 percent analog just like the original for some classic trembling warmth you can really feel. Just how much wobble you want can be dialed in with the Mix control, which achieves 100 percent wet or dry in either direction. Turning it all the way up delivers a wonderfully-tuned pitch vibrato that can add some spice to your solos or some disorienting tape-like warble for your next bedroom pop record. Classic Rate and Depth controls go beyond the basic two-knob chorus and into hi-fi territory that makes your guitar shine and sound equally great for both lead and rhythm applications, or any other instrument you find may be lacking in thickness. We’ve also taken the liberty of adding a cool Feedback control, which dumps a varying amount of signal from the output of the BBD chip back into the circuit after the filtering occurs, for a striking regenerative tone that blurs the line between chorus and flanger, even if it never quite reaches the latter. You’ve heard guitar players argue for decades about whether Andy Summers played a chorus or a flanger, yeah? That sound and many others live inside the Callisto MKII within its intuitive set of controls.

Controls

• Rate - controls the speed of modulation from slow undulating shimmer to whirring rotary speaker
• Feedback - controls the length of the modulation. At lower settings achieve tight flange effects or turn it up for ambient textures
• Mix - controls the dry (unaffected signal). Set the mix low for a subtle shimmer or mix out the dry for warbly vibrato
• Depth - controls the intensity of the modulation to achieve big sweeping chorus sounds

Specifications

• Analouge Bucket Brigade Chorus
• Input: 1 1/4" input
• Output: 1 1/4" output
• Power: 9V DC Centre Negative