Danelectro Cool Cats: Metal, Distortion and Vibe Pedals

FenderGuy53 · Post by **FenderGuy53** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:34 pm

Regarding the new Danelectro Cool Cat pedals, we now know the following "alleged" derivative circuitry:

Drive (CO-1) > Fulltone OCD
Transparent Overdrive (CTO-1) > Paul Cochrane Timmy
Fuzz (CF-1) > Frantone Peachfuzz

Does anyone care to hazard a guess at whose circuit design was "borrowed" for the Metal (CM-1), Distortion (CD-1) or Vibe (CV-1) pedals?

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 6:14 pm

does it really matter?

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:06 pm

agreed, they're good pedals either way

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:34 pm

I think it matters - isn't the trem a clone of something or other? Mike knows...

FenderGuy53 · Post by **FenderGuy53** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:25 pm

If it's a clone, it will provide insights into how it sounds. Plus, it may become a collector's item and be worth more money someday.

Yes, they ARE good pedals, anyway. I have the Drive, Transparent Overdrive and Fuzz and really like each of them.

Will · Post by **Will** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:40 pm

The vibe is a uni-vibe, except with an LED instead of an incandescent lamp.

Don't know about the others.

FenderGuy53 · Post by **FenderGuy53** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 9:54 pm

DuoSonicBoy wrote:The vibe is a uni-vibe, except with an LED instead of an incandescent lamp.

Really? I saw a photo of a Cool Cat Vibe with a bulb on DIYStompboxes:

CV-1 Vibe Circuit Board

Will · Post by **Will** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:49 am

It still looks like an LED to me - I see a cathode and anode rather then a filament.

It's just a rehouse of the Chicken Salad Vibe, which also used an LED

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:33 am

I took apart my chicken salad before. it's definitely not a big metal box like that around the LED. it's like a tiny little photocoupler thing.

Post by **Doog** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:15 pm

benecol wrote:I think it matters - isn't the trem a clone of something or other? Mike knows...

I believe it's a Tremulator.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:58 pm

Have just had a trawl around the forum, and indeed Doog is right; it's a Tremulator homage. There's a nice demo on page two of the effects page. That I should have posted a link to...