Catalinbread CB Paint Late 1900s Reverberator Pedal

One of the most lush and adaptable reverbs ever made, the Alesis Microverb is a late-1900s digital artifact, blurring the line between yesterday and yesteryear. We’ve painstakingly crafted some of that unit’s most memorable patches and outfitted them with several tasteful modern amenities. A nod to that era, we call this “CB Paint.” Much like the graphical equivalent it takes its namesake from, the Microverb wrested control of studio quality digital reverb and placed it in the hands of the everyperson. Because digital ‘verb was still an expensive undertaking in those days, Alesis had to cut a few corners to make everything fit both form factor and price point. Those cut corners present themselves as interesting reverb reflection filter options that exemplify this classic box without any of the pedalboard integration hassle. We’ve taken the liberty of outfitting our CB Paint with six of the more unique patches from the original Microverb, along with the gate and reverse patches, adding an actual Mix control, an adjustable low-pass filter and an “onset” control that determines how long it takes the reverb to appear after the initial input signal. We’ve had one of these around the offices for years and keep coming back to it. You will too.

• TONE: Controls a 2-pole low-pass filter for softening high peaks, working just like a tone control. Up is bright, down is dark.
• MIX: Controls the balance between dry signal (your original instrument) and wet signal (the CB Paint reverb effect). Minimum outputs only the dry input signal, while maximum outputs only the reverberated signal.
• ONSET (Pre-Delay): On the CB Paint, this control adjusts how long it takes for the reverb to begin after playing. Instant at minimum, up to 200 ms delay at maximum. In Gate mode it sets gate time; in Reverse mode it adjusts reverse smear.
• MODE: 8-way selector with classic Microverb patches. Modes 1–6 offer increasing room size and decay, Mode 7 delivers gated reverb, and Mode 8 provides a unique reverse-style reverb effect.
• POWER REQUIREMENTS: CB Paint operates on a 9V DC center-negative power supply with at least 63 mA of current. Using incorrect power (center-positive or AC) may damage the pedal and void the warranty.