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Catalinbread Gets Weird With the Cold One Distortion, Fuzz, and…

Catalinbread's new Cold One packs three sounds into one pedal: distortion, fuzz and a glitch effect; no beer is included, despite the name.

On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on The Tailgate
Published 11:59 AM ET, Saturday, October 17, 2026

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First reported by Gear Gods: “Catalinbread Gets Weird With the Cold One Distortion, Fuzz, and Glitch Pedal”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 11:59 AM ET on The Tailgate, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.

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Gear GodsCatalinbread Gets Weird With the Cold One Distortion, Fuzz, and Glitch Pedal

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCatalinbread has released the Cold One, a guitar pedal that combines distortion, fuzz and a glitch setting.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorCold One! Hank, in Florida that's a beer, a plan, and a witness statement. This pedal is spiritually all three!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's a pedal. For a guitar.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorDistortion, fuzz and glitch! That's three beers deep, and nobody calls the next morning anything but a glitch!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThere's no beer, and no Florida, in anything I just read.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNot yet! Just needs a parking lot situation to really shine!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFour alligators out of five. It has never once been arrested.

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