Catalinbread | Karma Suture Germanium Overdrive Distortion

From crisp, clean sounds to filthy, ragged fuzz, the Catalinbread Karma Suture Germanium Overdrive/Distortion pedal gives you everything you need to take your guitar tone over the top. Based on the now-rare Harmonic Percolator pedal’s tone circuit, the Karma Suture Germanium pairs one NOS PNP germanium transistor with one silicon NPN transistor (plus one germanium and one silicon diode), generating an asymmetrical clipping response and a sweet cacophony of even-order harmonics that sound great regardless of the notes played.

To expand on the potential of the Harmonic Percolator, Catalinbread gave the Karma Suture both Diodes and Density controls (and renamed the original’s “Harmonics” and “Balance” knobs as “Input” and “Output”). Together, the four controls open up worlds of possibilities, letting the Karma Suture function as a gnarly fuzz pedal, a musical boost, a go-to overdrive, or a life-giving companion to the other effects pedals on your board.