Carl Martin Panama VH Style Overdrive Pedal

Picture yourself on stage, in the middle of a set, going for that classic vintage 80’s over-driven guitar sound…..vintage you say? Yes! Remember that classic 80’s overdrive is almost 40 years old! Anyway, every time you crank up the OD, your tone gets a bit spongy and woofy…you know what I mean. If only you had a way to….wait….you have the brand new Panama Overdrive pedal from that mysterious Carl Martin dude, and it comes with a Damping control. You switch over to the Panama, crank the Gain, increase the damping and your distortion becomes even more aggressive, more cutting and clear…just like….well you know. Decrease the damping, and your distortion becomes deeper, thicker with more bass dynamics. In other words you have an amazing overdrive pedal that you can customize on the fly! And…it’s analog!

The new Carl Martin Panama Overdrive, cool anodized case and that awesome Carl Martin DC/DC converter circuitry which allows the pedal to run with +-12V internally (this means better parts and better sound). Check it out yourself, Gain Level and Tone controls along with the new Damping control, head mounted input/outputs and 9V DC input which requires a regular 9V 100mA external power supply and the new small footprint. Bigger sound, bigger tone, all analog, all Carl Martin!

BYPASS

The Bypass footswitch engages or bypasses the pedal....turns it on or off.  The Blue LED will be on when the pedal is engaged.

GAIN

The Gain knob adjusts the amount of overdrive, from light crunch; at full counter-clockwise, to full, fat overdrive with loads of sustain at full clockwise.... and everything in between.  Regardless of the amount of overdrive, the Panama always produces those great Brittish tones.

TONE

The Tone knob sets the voicing or colour of theoverdrive, from dark at full left turn to crystal bright at full right turn.

LEVEL

The Level knob adjusts the overall level of the Panama.  By adjusting this knob (in conjunction with the gain) you can match or exceed the bypass signal for rhythm or solo work.

DAMPING

Every time you crank up a high gain OD pedal, your tone gets a bit spongy and woofy. The Panama Overdrive pedal comes with a Damping control as you know from a many high gain amps.  You switch over to the Panama, crank the Gain, increase the damping and your distortion becomes even more aggressive, more cutting and clear. Decrease the damping, and your distortion becomes deeper, thicker with more bass dynamics.