Catalinbread Skewer Treble Booster
One of the most recognizable pieces of gear in classic rock canon is the old Hornby-Skewes Treble Booster, a version of the classic effect used by too many artists to list. While almost all of them used a Rangemaster, the Hornby-Skewes version came stock with a silicon transistor for a more biting sound that cut through even the densest of mixes.
The CATALINBREAD Skewer compact effect pedal stays true to that circuit, giving the old JHS unit the same treatment as Catalinbread Naga Viper. This lets you dial in the desired frequency range from rich and full to treble-heavy, as well as control the amount of boost.
You can also vary the amount of transistor gain for some extra juice.
Some players had their original Treble Booster modded to play nicer with the rest of their gear. Skewer gives you that mod as well, which is fully adjustable via the trimpot inside. Further enhancements include a noise reduction filter and anti-pop switch circuitry.
- SKU Catalinbread CATSKE
- Vintage-style overdrive
- Modern version of Hornby-Skewes Treble Booster
- Made in USA
- Controls & connections : see pictures
- True Bypass footswicth
- Powered with 9V battery or optional 9VDC power supply (barrel type, negative center)
- Current draw 1mA
- 60 x 110 x 49 mm
- 181 g
- Manual : ttps://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0370/1873/0628/files/Skewer_Manual_07_20-min.pdf?v=1626829514
- Euroguitar Reference : 99223