Carl Martin is passionate about building amplifiers and effects pedals that produce a superior analog sound at budget-friendly rates. Its collection of pedals has reached 44 different effects pedals, including the well-known Carl Martin PlexiTone overdrive pedal series or the Octa-switch II, which enables convenient maneuvering and utilization of pedals on stage. Carl Martin manufactures different guitar effects pedals, bass effects pedals, as well as a variety of tube amps for individuals who are big on analog tone.
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Preamp
Carl Martin 3 Band Parametric Preamp
Carl Martin’s 3 Band Parametric Preamp is specially designed for use with your acoustic instruments. These instruments often necessitate a balanced line driver and high-quality EQ. Carl Martin packed those features within a handy stompbox enclosure with both XLR and 1/4″ outputs. For supreme flexibility, Carl Martin deemed it essential to build a top-grade 3 band semi-parametric EQ. Its 3 Band Parametric Preamp also works well for direct studio recordings and tweaking the sound of electronic instruments.
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Overdrive
Carl Martin AC-Tone
The Carl Martin AC-Tone pedal features two overdrive channels, voiced alike for preset use, as well as a clean boost channel up to 20dB. It boasts low to medium gain overdrive for a crisp and sweet tone with mellow midrange evocative of the vintage TopBoost amps of the late ’60s. You can freely set the channels as you see fit. They range from a moderate breakup to healthy overdriven sound. The AC-Tone has an inbuilt regulated (+-12V) power supply to secure the required headroom.
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Distortion
Carl Martin ACTone-S
The Carl Martin ACTone-S pedal is a tinier, single channel variant of the dual channel Pro Series AC-Tone. Housed in a compact, pedalboard-friendly enclosure, this single channel AC-Tone features a bypass switch and three knobs—Cut, Drive, and Level. It boasts a slightly beefed up Gain section but shares a similar tone as its larger counterpart. The single AC-Tone incorporates Carl Martin’s new DC-DC converter circuitry. It can be powered by a regulated 9V power supply, but will still run on +-12V.
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Compressor
Carl Martin ATCOMPLIM Compression
The Andy Timmons Signature Compressor/Limiter from Carl Martin shares the same quietness, performance, sonic clarity, and features as the most exceptional studio compressor/limiters. It was built in collaboration with Andy Timmons, a long-time fan and user of the Carl Martin Compressor/Limiter who requested for a version with two presets. The outcome of the cooperation is a two-preset option for Level and Compression Rate. To save knobs and make it as user-friendly as possible, the Response and Threshold settings are fixed for both presets.
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Chorus
Carl Martin Atlantic Chorus
The Carl Martin Atlantic Chorus strives to surpass your average pedal, delivering a virtually unprecedented degree of sound control in a pocket-friendly price range. It comes in a sleek ocean blue shade and gives you all the necessary controls. Unlike most chorus pedals, the Atlantic Chorus consists of four knobs including a Level control that can effectively boost the signal to sit in the mix and a Rate knob that blends in vibrato for more intense in-depth chorus modulations.
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Bass, Overdrive
Carl Martin Bass Drive
The Carl Martin Bass Drive Bass EQ Effect Pedal boasts tweaked EQ and crunch to give a warm “tube” sound to new digital bass rigs and enhance their performance. Achieve that signature John Entwistle tone, round, big and phat with the perfect amount of sustain to position your bass properly within the mix and enable it to “pop” in recording and live situations. Instead of sitting on top, the Drive knob blends with your bass tones evenly and naturally keeps a full bottom-end.
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Distortion
Carl Martin Blue Ranger
After a good, long stare at the Stevie Ray Vaughan statue in Austin, Carl Martin decided to include a Texas-flavored overdrive in his Vintage lineup. The Blue Ranger comes in a royal blue package with an ’80s video game-type font and cream-colored knobs. The control layout includes a true bypass footswitch and controls for Level, Tone, and Drive. The Blue Ranger is equipped with a dual-clip circuit for a clear, unmuffled sound at any level.
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Buffer, Tuner
Carl Martin Buff Deluxe
The Buff Deluxe is built to run alongside huge multiple effects boards with plenty of true bypass effects. The drawback of utilizing true bypass effects is that your guitar signal stays high impedance, leading to the loss of high note because of the several feet of cables running at the pedalboard, and not the slightest from board to amp. The Buff Deluxe features a Mute switch that directs your signal to the Tuner Out. That enables the removal of even the tuner from the signal chain as well as convenient and silent guitar tuning.
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Chorus
Carl Martin Classic Chorus
Carl Martin spent a year researching and creating the Classic Chorus for the vintage guitar nut in you. The pedal comes in a solid diecast housing consists of off-white chicken-head knobs. Plug into this pedal, step on the Bypass switch to on the effect, tweak the depth and speed controls to achieve your preferred chorus effect, and then raise the level to show off the awesomeness of your sound. You will be astonished at how the Classic Chorus brings you back to the “day” with its full, round, classic chorus sound.
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Filter
Carl Martin Classic Optical Envelope
Carl Martin got a call from an old guitarist friend who despised using his wah all the time but wanted to maintain some of those effects. Here comes the Classic Optical Envelope—an envelope filter for bass or guitar boasting several cool options. It carries two footswitches—one for fx on/off (buffered) and another to choose between three modes (Low Pass, High Pass, and Band Pass). The Classic Optical Envelope also includes controls for Level, Drive, Q, and Tone.
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Compressor
Carl Martin Comp/Limiter
Carl Martin’s Comp Limiter is a studio-quality compressor within a pedalboard-friendly enclosure. It was born out of the request of musicians seeking a studio-level compressor that comes in a convenient, yet versatile pedal. Limiting and Compression are serious business for guitarists. These are capable of transforming your tone from being incredibly musical to sounding as if you are playing via a crushed tin can. To make this extremely dynamic pedal user-friendly, Carl Martin pre-set the Response and Threshold controls, leaving only the Level and Compression knobs.
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Compressor
Carl Martin Compressor Limiter
The Carl Martin Compressor Limiter gives you the same sonic clarity and features available only in top-grade professional studio compressors. It incorporates a Threshold control working anti-clockwise, determining the amount of signal to be compressed. The Comp, Resp, and Gain knobs work clockwise. Comp determines the amount of compression applied to the signal enabled by the threshold setting, Gain sets the overall gain, while Resp determines the release/attack times. Busy shows how much compression is being applied, even in bypass mode.
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Distortion, Overdrive
Carl Martin DC Drive
A Vintage series would not be complete without a simple yet ultra-versatile drive pedal. The DC-Drive by Carl Martin has some tricks up its sleeve. In addition to the usual Drive, Tone, and Level knobs, Carl has strategically included a clean boost after the drive section, as well as a Regular/Fat switch. The Regular mode gives you a clear and crisp drive perfect for anything that calls for a vintage drive, while Fat delivers a more up-to-date and thicker drive with more gain.
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Overdrive
Carl Martin DC Drive Overdrive
Carl Martin’s DC Drive lets you enjoy two distinct overdrives in a single pedal. This simple yet highly versatile pedal consists of Drive, Tone, and Level knobs plus a Reg/Fat switch. The Reg setting gives you a standard overdrive sound that is super quiet and does not color your tone. You may crank it right up to full saturation or merely add an edge to your sound. Meanwhile, the darker, more modern Fat setting delivers so much more—more sustain, natural compression, bass, mids, and drive!
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Delay
Carl Martin Delayla
The Carl Martin DeLayla captures that authentic rock ‘n roll slapback echo which digital processors fail to emulate. It has been designed and built to introduce a superior analog delay pedal boasting some features identical to that of vintage tape delay units. To realize that, Carl Martin has added a second delay tap. The TAP footswitch is utilized to turn the second tap on/off. The DeLayla gives you a warm, smooth sound reminiscent of the 50’s and 60’s vintage tape units.
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Delay
Carl Martin Delayla XL
The Carl Martin DeLayla XL boasts the same sonic quality as the original DeLayla plus other extended features. It incorporates a second delay head (slapback) and several of the same features found in vintage tape delay units. It can give you that real rock ‘n roll slapback echo which digital processors fail to emulate. The DeLayla XL is capable of delivering a warm, smooth sound reminiscent of the 50’s and 60’s vintage tape units, coupled with advanced features.
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Distortion
Carl Martin Dual Injection
The Dual Injection from Carl Martin is an innovative two-in-one boost pedal featuring two separate boosts and infinite possibilities. It incorporates the high quality, transparent boost from the Hot Drive’n Boost. Each boost has an individual level control and can be used independently or simultaneously. You may switch between Parallel and Serial modes using the toggle. The Dual Injection allows you four Boost settings—your usual set up, both Boost 1 and 2 engaged simultaneously, Boost 1 engaged to your preferred setting, and Boost 2 engaged to a different setting than Boost 1.
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Delay
Carl Martin Echotone
As with other Carl Martin products, the EchoTone is built with gigging musicians in mind. It boasts foot-switchable Manual or Tap time settings, up to 1200 milliseconds of vintage echo, and switchable trail function at bypass. It lets you play with your desired slap-back echo on rhythm to the Tap set echo for a superb lead or solo. Couple that with coloring your echo by adding a flange, chorus, or distortion pedal to the insert loop, and you get what Carl Martin’s test players refer to as “the best echo they have ever heard.”
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Distortion, Overdrive
Carl Martin Greg Howe’s Lick Box
Created in collaboration with jazz-fusion legend Greg Howe, the Carl Martin Greg Howe’s Signature Lick Box is a three-channel unit designed to break any preconceived notions that a signature pedal might have. The channels are simple with high gain, boost, and crunch functions which can be activated in combination or individually. You can throw this pedal inside your gig bag en route to a jam and be confident that you will be covered with the perfect sounds wherever the music heads.
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Reverb
Carl Martin HeadRoom
The Carl Martin Headroom is the easiest to operate reverb pedal featuring some extras. This entirely analog “real spring” reverb boasts two similar channels, each with level and tone controls to determine the tone and depth of your reverb. Get a soft, small room reverb on Channel A and a dark, more dramatic large room reverb on Channel B or vise versa. The Headroom also features cool vintage chicken-head knobs, solid metal casing, double mounted springs to reduce stage feedback, input/output jacks, and remote jacks for Bypass and Channel Select.
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Boost, Overdrive
Carl Martin Hot Drive and Boost
The Carl Martin Hot Drive’n Boost creates tones ranging from crunchy blues to hard rock. It was thoroughly designed to emulate the sound of an old-fashioned distorting Tube-Amp. Most guitarists utilizing distortion as a significant of their sound seek a crisp and clear distortion with long sustain, exceptional tone and is desirable for chords not merely single notes. Carl Martin created the Hot Drive’n Boost to be an invaluable addition to your system to improve the sound from any tube amp.
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Boost, Overdrive
Carl Martin Hot Drive and Boost MKII
The Hot Drive’n Boost MKII by Carl Martin has been meticulously designed to emulate the sound of a delicate vintage distorting Tube-Amp. It is identical to the Hot Drive’n Boost but with a deeper and rougher sound. This two-in-one pedal provides you with an extra “kick” (up to 20db) for that attention-grabbing solos. The Hot Drive’n Boost MKII features an inbuilt regulated (+-12V) power supply. That allows Carl Martin to design top-grade circuitry with maximum headroom.
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Boost, Overdrive
Carl Martin Hot Drive and Boost MKIII
Achieve that tweaked boutique tube amp sound without disrupting your fundamental tone with the Carl Martin Hot Drive’n Boost MKIII. It boasts a unique overdrive design which provides a more authentic tube simulating overdrive compared to the revered original version. It has no midrange emphasis or low- or high-end cut. The Hot Drive’n Boost MKIII consists of Gain, Wave, Level, and Boost rotary knobs, plus Drive and Boost switches for activating and fine-tuning your sound. Up to a 20dB boost gives your solos the punch you desire.
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Boost
Carl Martin Hydra Boost
Flaunting a classic, pedalboard-friendly design, the Carl Martin Hydra Boost delivers a clean, 15dB low noise boost. It will give you some extra clean dB’s to boost your input on your amp for more sustain and bite. You can also utilize it to drive your distortion pedals for extraordinary results. The Carl Martin Hydra Boost features a 9V battery adapter, high bright blue LED indicator, rugged housing, vintage style pointer knob, and low noise design.
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Switching
Carl Martin Match Box
The Carl Martin Match Box addresses the issues you encounter when utilizing two instruments through one amp. It is an A/B Switch with individual Gain controls for the instrument inputs. You can plug two instruments into Input 1 and Input 2, connect the Output either directly into your amplifier or pedalboard, and adjust the Gain controls on the Match Box so both instruments deliver a similar Output Gain to the pedalboard or amp. That eradicates the need to reset Gain levels on the amp when changing guitars and lets you switch instruments conveniently and quickly during your performance.
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Midi, Noise Gate
Carl Martin Noise Terminator
The Carl Martin Noise Terminator is designed to maintain the original tonal characteristics while eliminating unwanted noise occurring from using multiple effects. It outperforms traditional noise gates by allowing you to switch between two threshold settings—Hard when more radical settings are necessary or Soft with less noisy equipment. Using the remote jack, you can connect the Noise Terminator to an external midi switching system that lets you go between Hard and Soft settings conveniently. The Noise Terminator is a 9V-battery-powered pedal featuring an AC adapter jack.
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Overdrive
Carl Martin PlexiTone
The Carl Martin PlexiTone overdrive effects pedal equips you with a high gain channel, crunch channel, and 20dB clean boost channel for any tone you desire—high-gain shred, subtle overdrive, bass-heavy grunge, or hard-rock crunch. It imitates the sound of a Marshall Plexi tube guitar amp. This three-channel overdrive pedal offers controls for Crunch, High Gain, Tone, Level, and Boost. You will get all the headroom you need thanks to the integrated regulated power supply.
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Distortion
Carl Martin Plexitone Lo-Gain
The Carl Martin PlexiTone Lo-Gain is a single channel pedal designed alongside Pete Thorn. It comes in a compact, pedalboard-friendly enclosure consists of three knobs and one switch. In addition to Pete’s minor modifications, which provide the pedal with a tighter bottom end and quite softer high frequencies, it has a similar gain structure as the original Pro Series PlexiTone’s High Gain setting and plays better with various amps. The single PlexiTone Lo-Gain features Carl Martin’s new DC-DC converter circuitry.
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Fuzz, Vibrato
Carl Martin Purple Moon
Carl Martin’s 2019 Purple Moon features the Uni-Vibe Level, Speed, and Depth controls of the old version. It retains the silicon Fuzz chip with Level and Fuzz controls which let you add mind-bending Fuzz to the sweeping Uni-Vibe. It remains the sole analog, true bypass Fuzz/Vibe pedal in the market. The new Purple Moon still brings you back to players like Anastasio, Gilmour, Trower, or Hendrix, but it is more compact. It is housed within a two-toned, anodized diecast case with top mounted jacks.
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Multi-effects
Carl Martin Quattro
The Quattro gives you four of the most famed Carl Martin effects within a single package. It starts with the award-winning Carl Martin Compressor/Limiter circuit with individual controls for level and compression. The dual-channel overdrive includes switches for on/off and for choosing between high-gain and crunch stages, and controls for level and tone. The Vintage Chorus features depth and speed control. Lastly, the vintage style Echo incorporates controls for repeat, tone, level, and tap-tempo, plus an on/off switch.
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Delay
Carl Martin Red Repeat
Carl Martin’s Red Repeat with Tap Tempo will take your guitar signal and redo it after a certain period. The most straightforward description comes from the Space Echoes and Echoplexes of yesteryears. The Red Repeat consists of Tone, Time, Repeat, and Echo knobs. At the request of players, Carl Martin added a Tap Tempo function that enables you to tap in the tempo you want to use with your playing. The Red Repeat can be utilized to beef up your sound, as a reverb alternative, to add an extremely percussive flavor to your playing.
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Speaker Simulation
Carl Martin Rock Bug
The Rock Bug by Carl Martin is an amp/speaker simulator and headphone rehearsal unit running on a single 9v battery. Simply plug your guitar into the unbalanced 1/4″ input of the headphone amp, connect your favorite headphones to the unbalanced 1/4″ output, and off you go. You can choose between closed and open cabinet simulation through the mini-toggle switch, adjust your guitar’s volume using the Guitar knob, and wail away thanks to the privacy of your headphones.
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Switching
Carl Martin Route Box
Have you ever find yourself out on a gig playing both electric and acoustic guitar and utilizing two amps but just one pedalboard? Then Carl Martin has a simple solution for you! It understands that musicians sometimes need to supply more gear to satisfy the demands of a show. Its Route Box is a dual A/B box that allows you to route two guitars to either of the two amps. The Route Box features an amp select footswitch keeping the two amps, two instruments, and one pedalboard dedicated and routed.
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Distortion, Overdrive
Carl Martin TOD
The Carl Martin TOD Overdrive is the relaunch of the Limited Edition Dizzy Drive, which was created to commemorate the reunion tour of Danish alternative rock band Dizzy Mizz Lizzy. At the peak of the band’s success, guitarist Tim Christensen used a Boss Turbo Overdrive into his Marshall Stack, which produced a heavily-driven, high-gain sound Carl Martin wanted to improve upon. He sought an identical tonal quality but with more headroom and phatter. The TOD high gain overdrive distortion is compact, pedalboard-friendly, and packaged within a die-cast case consists of four knobs and one switch.
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Tuner
Carl Martin Tuner
The Carl Martin Tuner is attractive, simple, efficient, and handy for any type of guitarist. Housed in a classic die-cast black enclosure, the Tuner is switchable between standard readout and strobe. Both are clear, bright, and readable from a standing position. The Tuner is an excellent addition to your Carl Martin pedal collection. It features a true bypass on/off for a clean signal path, mute switch for silent tuning, and can be calibrated from 437 to 443.
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