Cool Cat pedals - how cool is this!

[Robert]

Man, this is interesting. Ok, I admit it, I am a pedal junkie, and when I see something like this, the drool starts'a comin'! :D

Danelectro Cool Cat pedals (http://www.coolcattone.com/)

True bypass, metal casing and a $49 price?? :eek:

I think my pedal family will grow substantially once these become available... :dude:

I still don't really dig those switches, but for that price I might be able to live with that.

That vibe and tremolo are first on my list. :AOK:

[SuperSwede]

The clips doesnt work for me ... :(

[Robert]

I know, they aren't available yet. I hope they add them soon, I'm dying to hear what these babies sound like!

[Big K]

The clips doesn't work for me ... :(

sound bites will not play for me either.... looks as thou they may be an upgrade of the fab line and replace their current cool cat line that had a price point about $20>$30 higher than the new models...

at that price I would be interested in the fuzz and a trem if the demos sound decent....

[Adrian30]

The clips doesnt work for me ... :(

same here, no response at all.

[Robert]

They won't work for anyone of us, because the clips aren't there yet. I assume they will be adding them sooner or later, since they set up a link to them (the one that doesn't work).

If these pedals sound as good as the typical Danelectro pedals, this could be a huge hit. The older pedals do suck some tone out of a rig, but with true bypass, even corksniffers might pick a few of these up.

[Robert]

Well, I got so excited that I ordered 3 of these pedals today. :D :D

The vibe, tremolo and fuzz.

:dude:

[F_BSurfer]

Looks interesting where did you find them Robert........will have to get me a fuzz and a tremolo also

[Robert]

My friend runs a music store locally - he ordered them for me!

The one pedal I'm missing in the line up is a delay. :(

[just strum]

My friend runs a music store locally - he ordered them for me!

The one pedal I'm missing in the line up is a delay. :(

So what you are saying is once you get a delay you have no reason to buy anymore - uhhhh, I don't think so.

If it is, the wife must be thrilled.

[Robert]

No, no, I meant missing in the Cool Cat pedals line up. My own line up of pedals will be added to and reconfigured probably for the rest of my life... :D There will always be something missing... :pancake:

"There ain't no cure, there ain't no cure, there ain't no cure for G.A.S (love)" - who wrote that song? :beer:

[just strum]

ah that's better. The next thing we'd see you posting is that you purchased your last guitar. We'd have to come up there and get you out of the cold for awhile, although some of that Canadian air is sweeping into our area tonight. I guess we will have to all go visit those fretters in Florida.

[Adrian30]

http://www.coolcattone.com/tremelo.html

The clips are here!

[Radioboy950]

http://www.coolcattone.com/tremelo.html

The clips are here!

I am loving the sound (and the prices) of the Vibe, Trem and the OD pedals. They may be on to something here.

[Robert]

Cool! This could be a devastating blow to the boutique pedal makers...

The vibe sounds like the Chicken Salad, which is really cool, but now we get it with true bypass.

Danelectro ROX!

[sunvalleylaw]

My friend runs a music store locally - he ordered them for me!

The one pedal I'm missing in the line up is a delay. :(


Agreed!! First thing I looked for but no go.

[Kazz]

The clips that are up sounded pretty cool....the fuzz was really nice....the distortion sounded pretty good too....what I hate is they never give you the settings used on these things for the clips so you can attempt to recreate.

[Robert]

I bet I can make them sound better once I get my hands on these. ... or not, I guess we'll see! Seems like the amp used on the clips didn't sound that good.

[marnold]

The fuzz sounds interesting, albeit slightly fizzy. Can't really judge it through my old boombox speakers. I'd like to have a decent fuzz. I've wanted to try one of Behringer's 47 fuzz pedals, but haven't had the chance. The Big Muff model on my EX-7 is what I go to for fuzz now, but it doesn't really do the Hendrix/60s thing particularly well.

[oldguy]

My friend runs a music store locally - he ordered them for me!

The one pedal I'm missing in the line up is a delay. :(

Any idea how long before they'll be here???
Hopefully not too long...:whatever:

[Robert]

I don't know when I'll get them - I'll keep you guys posted!

[oldguy]

Please do, and thanks... (cause you know we'll want to hear how you like them, and hear what you can do with them). :bravo:

[just strum]

This place is insane - I make a decision not to buy anymore guitars or gear for awhile and set a rule that no more guitars until I show marked improvement in my playing.

Now I am getting a pedal bug and looking for a legal loophole .

ok you lawyers out there, need a little help here:D

[luvmyshiner]

This place is insane - I make a decision not to buy anymore guitars or gear for awhile and set a rule that no more guitars until I show marked improvement in my playing.

Now I am getting a pedal bug and looking for a legal loophole .

ok you lawyers out there, need a little help here:D

Ok Strum, glad to help. Ok . . . let me get out my law book regarding pedal bug . . . hmmm . . . ah yes, here it is. Chapter 7, Section 5 clearly states, "Strum can buy a pedal.":beer:

[just strum]

Ok Strum, glad to help. Ok . . . let me get out my law book regarding pedal bug . . . hmmm . . . ah yes, here it is. Chapter 7, Section 5 clearly states, "Strum can buy a pedal.":beer:
:bravo: :bravo: :bravo:

[Guitar Gal]

Can't wait to hear and see your new videos when the Cool Cats come in Robert :AOK: I'm sure you will make them all sound great

:rockon:

GG

[just strum]

Geez GG, I just noticed all the pedals you have. You've been on one hell of a gear spending spree over the past 12 months:rockon:

[Guitar Gal]

Geez GG, I just noticed all the pedals you have. You've been on one hell of a gear spending spree over the past 12 months:rockon:


A Guitar Gal has pedal needs too.......:rotflmao:

[sunvalleylaw]

Ok Strum, glad to help. Ok . . . let me get out my law book regarding pedal bug . . . hmmm . . . ah yes, here it is. Chapter 7, Section 5 clearly states, "Strum can buy a pedal.":beer:

I also think it is implied somewhere deep in the 14th amendment as well. :) Due process for and equal protection to have and own many, many guitar pedals.

[luvmyshiner]

I also think it is implied somewhere deep in the 14th amendment as well. :) Due process for and equal protection to have and own many, many guitar pedals.

Good catch Steve, I didn't even think about the Constitutional right to . . . um . . . possess pedals.:thwap:

[duhvoodooman]

Geez GG, I just noticed all the pedals you have....You're kidding, right? The lady has FIVE. Around here, that's known as a "good start"! But I know she'll catch up quickly! ;) :rockon:

[Robert]

I hope all "new comers" realize that the more pedals you have, the better you look and the more friends and the more fame you will get. ;)

Who cares how well you play. It's the number of pedals you have that really count. ;) ;)

[just strum]

You're kidding, right? The lady has FIVE. Around here, that's known as a "good start"! But I know she'll catch up quickly! ;) :rockon:

Hey, I knew GG a year ago (or something like that) and she has acquired a lot of gear. Look at my sig, I had to throw in items that may not even belong.

[tot_Ou_tard]

Who cares how well you play. It's the number of pedals you have that really count. ;) ;)
It depends on what you're playing. It takes alot of buttons to play buttons well.

How much fun is *one* button?!?

on...off...lessee...on

[piebaldpython]

Hey Robert,
Would you be so kind to tell us how the Cool Cat pedals match up against similar pedals from Digitech in terms of how they sound and versatility. DT pedals usually have several distinct sounds that you can get out of each pedal. Hmmmm.........for that matter, please compare the earlier Danelectro line with DT. I'll be in the market soon for some pedals, so I want to make a good choice. ahhahhahahahahahhahaha Are the prior Danelectro line cheaply made???????

[Robert]

I will tell you more, as soon as I get my hands on them!

All the "older" cheapo Danelectro are cool sounding pedals. Yes, they are cheaply made, but they sound pretty wicked. Some of them also suck tone quite bad, so these new ones, which are true bypass, should be just what the doctor ordered. :pancake:

[Big K]

any news on the ETA of your Cool Cats?

[Robert]

I've been told sometime in March.

[marnold]

I've been told sometime in March.
Just a quick "bump" to ask: did you ever get the pedals?

[Robert]

Not yet, I'll have to check back with the store to see what's going on.

[Kazz]

She only has 5.....I am down to 3....and none of them are being used.

I really need a bad monkey tho...even if it is just for a test run and I am gassing for a Wah really badly too....

[Blaze]

How come I can hear the clips & you guys don t , well i like mostly the vibe , tremolo & disto..



Interesting ..


Ciao

Blazes:dude:

[indianjjy]

They look like a revamped FAB peddle, sound is great and the price,these are a good deal !!!

[marnold]

Just another bump of this thread. I've seen these pedals show up at one place online. They're actually supposed to be shipping now. I'd really like to check out the fuzz if someplace around here would actually carry them.

[Robert]

My cool cats are backordered. :( Apparently they sold out IMMEDIATELY.

[marnold]

I'm going to keep bumping this until somebody gets them. I did notice that they are in stock at Musician's Friend and Music 123. My next gear purchase will likely be the fuzz, although I'd like a standalone chorus too. My EX-7 does a Big Muff, but I'd like a slightly less over-the-top fuzz. Oddly enough the EX-7 doesn't have a pure chorus either and it's hard to fake with the Uni-Vibe model. The A/DA flanger model is the bee's knees though.

[Big K]

ordered the Fuzz from MF this morning and received a confirmation that it is in stock and shipping....

[marnold]

ordered the Fuzz from MF this morning and received a confirmation that it is in stock and shipping....
Please let us know what you think of it!

[Big K]

Brown Truck found me.... spent 15 quick minutes with the CF-1 Fuzz pedal...

initial observations: built like a tank compared to the plastic cased Dano pedals, solid click switch, plenty of dirt, bright led, smooth control pots, cleans up quite well dropping guitar volume knob... best $30 I've spent in forever...

I'll be adding a couple more of these in the near future....

[Robert]

I just got the Fuzz and the Drive!

I'm with ya, Big K. Built like a tank, solid switch and great smooth tone! Both these pedals has ol' Rob impressed with a big grin... :D

[marnold]

Must . . . have . . . fuzz . . . clips!

[Big K]

Robert - does the Drive pedal sound as good as the slide clip on the Dano site? the tone on that clip is great...

I'm GASsing to add both the Drive & Distortion models to the bunch, but probably need to spend some time with the Fuzz before placing another order..

[Robert]

Yes, it sounds really good, the Drive. It's well worth the admission price.

[Big K]

thank you sir.

[Iago]

one more here asking for the sound/video clips! :D

[Mr Grumpy]

I am liking the clips of the Metal and Distortion pedals very much. Want a distortion to replace the Dano fabtone I recently 'bayed (was disappointed with that one). I also have a recently won Dano Dan-echo to look forward to:AOK:

There something about Dano pedals I really like...

[Robert]

The Cool Cats are great!

Drive video demo: http://www.dolphinstreet.com/video_clips/video-66.php

Fuzz vide demo: http://www.dolphinstreet.com/video_clips/video-65.php

[Lev]

there's a chorus drive and metal pedal on a UPS truck somewhere with my name on them. I hope to have them next week !!

[Robert]

I was very impressed by the chorus. I would have bought it, had I had any use for chorus.

[Lev]

I finally got a chance to play around with my Cool Cat Pedals this week (Drive, Metal & Chorus).

Let me start by saying that I've been a multiFX unit kinda guy for along time. I used a Boss ME6, PODs and more recently the Zoom G series. I've never been happy with any overdrive/distortion pedals I've used (DS1, Bluesbreaker, Arion Distortion). I also never use the Drive channel on my HRDlx amp as it sounds too harsh for my tastes.

The Cool Cat Drive and Metal pedals have opened my eye's again to the joys of stomp boxes. I'm really happy with the sound I'm getting from these boxes, the combination of the Drive and Metal gives me every level of dirt I could ask for from a little boost to all out mayhem. The Drive pedal on it's own adds a beautiful natural responsive breakup to the signal. I have the Metal pedal setup to add some extra dirt, volume and bottom end to the already overdriven signal coming out of the drive pedal. This gives a glorious sustained crunch sound that works great with my Lemon Drop LP - great for bonamassa, gary moore, ACDC type tones.

The fact that I'm happy with the distortion I'm getting for these CC's in front of the amp has allowed me to move my Zoom G2 to the FX loop and just use it for delay and tuner. This makes my whole sound come alive, the amp sounds better and my guitars sound better.

The Cool Cat Chorus is a really nice sounding Chorus - I'm not a big chorus user but I love to have one ready for whenever I feel like breaking into some Def Leppard and this pedal delivers that classic 80's chorus tone perfectly.

....these pedals have rounded off a great year for gear purchases for me without having to spend big bucks. There really are some great products out there now for the budget conscious guitarist - my Vintage Lemon Drop LP, my Washburn D10S and my Cool Cats have been great purchases for 'relatively' little money - thanks to my fellow fretters who've advised, recommended and demo'd some of this gear before I pulled the trigger.

I'm taking some parental leave from work later this year so expect to see all these new toys appearing on my youtube page before too long..

[Robert]

I have been playing around with my Drive and Fuzz this week, and I really like them both. The Drive is a great blues pedal. The fuzz sounds amazing with my SD-9. I can't wait to get the Tremolo and Vibe pedals! They are still back ordered though.

To me it is no question that quality pedals like this gives me a much better sound that any multi-effect can do. I would only use one of those in the loop of the amp, for effects like delay, reverb or similar.

[sunvalleylaw]

I finally got a chance to play around with my Cool Cat Pedals this week (Drive, Metal & Chorus).

Let me start by saying that I've been a multiFX unit kinda guy for along time. I used a Boss ME6, PODs and more recently the Zoom G series. I've never been happy with any overdrive/distortion pedals I've used (DS1, Bluesbreaker, Arion Distortion). I also never use the Drive channel on my HRDlx amp as it sounds too harsh for my tastes.

The Cool Cat Drive and Metal pedals have opened my eye's again to the joys of stomp boxes. I'm really happy with the sound I'm getting from these boxes, the combination of the Drive and Metal gives me every level of dirt I could ask for from a little boost to all out mayhem. The Drive pedal on it's own adds a beautiful natural responsive breakup to the signal. I have the Metal pedal setup to add some extra dirt, volume and bottom end to the already overdriven signal coming out of the drive pedal. This gives a glorious sustained crunch sound that works great with my Lemon Drop LP - great for bonamassa, gary moore, ACDC type tones.

The fact that I'm happy with the distortion I'm getting for these CC's in front of the amp has allowed me to move my Zoom G2 to the FX loop and just use it for delay and tuner. This makes my whole sound come alive, the amp sounds better and my guitars sound better.

The Cool Cat Chorus is a really nice sounding Chorus - I'm not a big chorus user but I love to have one ready for whenever I feel like breaking into some Def Leppard and this pedal delivers that classic 80's chorus tone perfectly.

....these pedals have rounded off a great year for gear purchases for me without having to spend big bucks. There really are some great products out there now for the budget conscious guitarist - my Vintage Lemon Drop LP, my Washburn D10S and my Cool Cats have been great purchases for 'relatively' little money - thanks to my fellow fretters who've advised, recommended and demo'd some of this gear before I pulled the trigger.

I'm taking some parental leave from work later this year so expect to see all these new toys appearing on my youtube page before too long..

Good report and thanks! Can't wait to see more Lev vids too. Good to know your thoughts too Robert.

[tunghaichuan]

I like the tone of that Transparent OD, very Voxy.

tung

[tot_Ou_tard]

I like the tone of that Transparent OD, very Voxy.

tung

Yeah, that's the one that has my interest.

[Tone2TheBone]

Yeah Levster you go man. Can't wait to see the new stuff on youtube!

[Mr Grumpy]

Got a Coolcat distortion on the way!

[richey88]

I got my CC fuzz based on Robert's demo, and I have yet to get anything satisfying stacked with my DS-1, Hot Head (another cool Digitech distortion) or Bad Monkey, I do really dig it by itself or boosted with an EH LPB-1.

Robert your demos are as good as your chops are inspiring! Thank you! I am lucky to have stumbled on to Dolphin Street (and this forum via DS) purely by accident! Keep 'em coming! I am polishing my pennies for the Transparent OD, and experience with this? Anyone? Bueller?

[richey88]

Here's the Cool Cat fuzz w/ other Dano pedals through the V18: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6928873

Dig!

[Mr Grumpy]

The cool cat distortion has arrived. Still fiddling with it but so far very impressed. Good build quality, wide range of tones in there, cool blue LED. I dont need any more pedals.....:AOK:

Really, I dont. But the cool cat metal looks nice..wonder if they'll do a tuner? or a flanger, or a compressor, or an EQ.....................:whatever:

[Buzzo]

I amo interested in the fuzz, also the pedal board looks cool. I wonder if it would fit my other pedals.

[Algonquin]

I picked up a Cool Cat drive pedal a couple weeks ago and have been pretty pleased with it so far. For the modest price of $32.50 CDN... how can you go wrong.

I think if you can get your hands on one you will be glad you did :AOK:
Now I'm heading out to make some noise with it!
Cheers :beer:

[Robert]

Yeah, it is a cool pedal. So is the Transparent Overdrive, really sweet blues and country pedal.

[markb]

I picked up a Cool Cat drive pedal a couple weeks ago and have been pretty pleased with it so far. For the modest price of $32.50 CDN... how can you go wrong.

I think if you can get your hands on one you will be glad you did :AOK:
Now I'm heading out to make some noise with it!
Cheers :beer:

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