A good distortion pedal - Cool Cat Distortion

I just got this red Cool Cat Distortion, and I had high expectations, since I just loved the FAB Distortion pedal that Danelectro put out earlier. The Cool Cat however, is a much sturdier and higher quality pedal, and not surprisingly, it also sounds really good.

This pedal is not for metal, no it is more old school rock tones that you can expect to get out of it. It works really well with a clean sounding amp, whether it's tube of solid state.

The Cool Cat Distortion is in some ways similar to a tube screamer, but it is fatter and has less pronounced midrange. It does however clean up nicely as you roll off the guitar volume knob a bit. If you like to control the amount of dirt just by how you set your guitar's volume, this pedal is for you.

This pedal is also true bypass, which I like. The casing is made out of solid metal and the switch is heavy duty. Quite the upgrade from the previous plastic flimsy things Danelectro put out (although they sounded good too).

If you are tired of the tube screamer sound, give this pedal a try. It sounds fatter and richer than a tube screamer, in my opinion.

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Danelectro Cool Cat Series CD-1 Distortion Guitar Effects Pedal

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By Robert Renman - www.dolphinstreet.com

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Posted by Robert Renman on February 15, 2009

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Robert said...

No, I have not tried the vintage Ibanez SD9.

Comment added on April 24, 2009

Dave said...

Hello Rob! Nice article! Did you have a chance to test vintage Ibanez SD9? I heard that Ibanez have a bit more body in sound. I tested Maxon and I found usable sounds with tone knob turned almost full counter clockwise. What is your final opinion about Maxon SD9? I am considering Maxon SD9 for rythma and OD9 as booster for lead work.

Comment added on April 24, 2009

Jake Edwards said...

I used to use one of these live and I found that it produced a sweet, sweet harmonics laden drive that took my solos into that whole "Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced Live at Winterland" zone.

Well that was of course until, I stamped it into dust and blew up
the frontline with a flash of lightning and evaporated into
the ether -

You can hear it here on "PLEASE" through a Sessionette 30 watt amp:

http://www.reverbnation.com/jakeedwards

http://www.rockstarrecipes.com/blog

http://www.jakeedwards.net

Cheers - great blog!

Comment added on February 18, 2009

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A good distortion pedal - Cool Cat Distortion

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