USER’S GUIDE
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations! You’ve got yourself a greasy little tone machine there – keep a few wet naps handy,
you’re gonna need ‘em!
The Catalinbread Formula No. 5 is a tweed-era flavored overdrive that takes its inspiration from the classic
1950s 5E3 architecture providing a smooth yet aggressive sound and a highly dynamic interaction
between player and pedal. Responsive to both picking attack and pickup type, the Formula No.5 like the
amps it is modeled after is at its heart a ‘set and forget’ type of affair – you set your maximum desired gain
level on the pedal with your guitar volumes full up then back them off for your lower gain or clean tones.
So with that in mind, let’s fire it up!
