Following the success of its Cali76 and SlideRig FET compressors, Origin Effects has launched two limited-edition Cali76 pedals with NOS germanium transistor output stages: the Cali76 Germanium and Cali76 Germanium Parallel / Boost.
The addition of germanium transistors provides a new take on the Cali76's UREI 1176-aping studio-grade compression, while still packing the same tonally transparent compression for vocals, acoustic guitars, piano and drums.
Both pedals deliver harmonic-laden overdrive when pushed, while a variable headroom control allows you to dial in the break-up level; in addition, the Parallel / Boost features the wide-band solo boost and dry signal level control from 2014's limited-edition Cali76-TX-P pedals.
The Origin Effects Cali76 Germanium is £339 ($464/€435) and Cali76 Germanium Parallel / Boost is £439 ($599/€555); both are limited to 100 units each, and will ship in March 2015. For more info, check out the Origin Effects website.
“The Magical Mystery Tour and the White Album, this guy is the perfect tool to recreate those tones”: Aclam unveils Go Rocky Go, a Vox Conqueror in a pedal for nailing late '60s Beatles tones
“I wanted to create something that could be stacked with other pedals or played on its own, something that wasn’t just another clone”: Wampler Pedals promises classic fuzz sounds and glitchy madness too from the all-original Cryptid Fuzz
