Catalinbread Giygas Fuzz/EQ

Versatility at it's fuzziest

Catalinbread means business! The Giygas is an all-powerful fuzz tool with enough options to enhance any tone across literally every genre and band configuration. The three-transistor fuzz circuit is harmonically rich, with serious amp-pummeling potential and tons of creamy sustain when cranked. This feeds a JFET-equipped clean blend circuit that can get 100% dry or wet with zero harmonic distortion. After the blending, the signal feeds two cascading EQ stages—the first being a 10dB mids boost or cut at 900Hz, and the second being a tilt-style EQ that simultaneously boosts and cuts frequencies above and below 900Hz up to 10dB. Bass players can flip an internal switch that recenters both Mids and EQ to 250Hz—we <3 rhythm sections! The Giygas can replace a whole board’s worth of dirt boxes, leaving more room for, well, more pedals!

- EQ: tilt style EQ with the center frequency at 900Hz.

- Mids: ±10dB active mids boost or cut at 900Hz.

- Blend: blends between clean and fuzz sounds, from 100% dry to 100% wet.

- Loud: this control is very aptly named...

- Fuzz: the Giygas is equipped with a small “treble retention circuit” that keeps the chime present even when Fuzz is at zero.

- Guitar/bass switch: changes the center point of both EQ and Mids controls from 900Hz to 250Hz.

- 40Hz trimpot: functions just like the Mids knob except it provides up to 10dB of boost or cut at 40Hz.