Catalinbread Blood Donor

Controls:

PLEASE

This control adjusts the filter level, the same as found in rodent-related pedals. Think of it as a presence control in reverse: the brightest settings are found in the earliest part of the dial, with the darkest settings found in the final part of the sweep. The treble content of the Blood Donor has been adjusted to be useful throughout the entire knob’s travel.

GIVE

This control is one of two gain-type controls found in the Blood Donor, but this one is used to adjust the gain generated by the core of the fuzz circuit itself rather than the input saturation. In short, think of it as your main gain control.

YOUR

It’s simple: want more volume? Turn this up. The amount of volume given off by the Blood Donor is immense. We promise that the Donor can force even the most stubborn amp into rich breakup.

BLOOD

This knob controls the amount of input signal sent into the gears of the Blood Donor. The magic of the circuit lies within this knob. Think of it as an extension of your guitar’s volume knob, but the Blood Donor has more range. You can use this control to temper the heat of the core, in case you’re playing active pickups, humbuckers or a line-level instrument. You can also use it to limit the Blood Donor’s havoc on pedals that follow, such as wahs.