Catalinbread Adineko
They did it again. Catalinbread built
another delay pedal based on an old,
esoteric delay machine none of us
even knew we wanted. The Adineko is
based on old “oil can” delay devices,
but in the classic Catalinbread
fashion, the re-created the tones of
a classic device while adding extra
features and modern dependability.
The original oil can delays were
made by Teisco, Gibson, and even
Fender. They were definitely cool
sounding. But they were also noisy,
offered very little delay time, and
sometimes broke and leaked their
PCB-laden oil generating whole
generations of mutant superheroes
and Toxic Avengers. The Adineko is
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best described as a cross between
reverb, delay, and vibrato. It can
do all of these things and more at
once. It doesn’t do clean and precise
echoes. It does vibe and serious
mojo. The knob labeled Balance pans
between two delay lines—one short
and one long. The blend between the
two and how they interact is where
the magic of the Adineko lies. The
Viscosity governs the vibrato and
Reverb, and, oddly enough, is the
feedback control. There are hundreds
of sounds in the Adineko waiting to
be unleashed. The only way to really
grasp the Adineko is to spend a few
hours, days, weeks, or more with it.