What do you get when you distill a mash-up of Plexi tone, refined gain stages, upgraded circuitry, and a bunch of purple dye? The answer is the Dirty Little Secret Purple Edition from Catalinbread. Equal parts British crunch and out-of-control overdrive, this potent stompbox was painstakingly engineered to be your secret tonal weapon. When your tone needs saving, switch it on and watch your tone catch fire as the Dirty Little Secret smashes into your amp’s power section. The Purple Edition’s secret lies in the tweaked EQ and refined gain staging that cuts out the muddy low-mids to create a punch that has exceptional clarity. Despite the little tweaks, the Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Purple Edition retains the blistering British tone profile that made the originals famous.

Switch up your tone stack for a different flavor

Like the classic Dirty Little Secret, the Purple Edition has two distinct tonal profiles that you can experiment with. Inside the housing of the pedal, you’ll find its first secret — the SL (Super Lead) /SB (Super Bass) mode switch. The pedal ships from Catalinbread in Super Lead mode, and we recommend that you experiment with it before you put it onto your pedalboard. Once you’ve got a handle on the blistering high-gain tones of SL mode, unplug the pedal and open up the back to slide over to SB mode. Super Bass mode reconfigures the EQ and provides in-between gain levels. The SL/SB switch is like having two gain pedals in one!

Tweaked EQ tone circuits

Unless you’ve never seen a Dirty Little Secret, it’s common knowledge that the 3-band EQ is much more than it seems. The tone controls are configured differently in SL/SB mode and each control directly impacts the dynamics of the other controls. The Purple Edition of the Dirty Little Secret has a slightly different EQ that’s much more hi-fi than its predecessor. Your tone will be clearer than ever before and retain the same precision tweaking ability. Since each tone knob has its own personality, you’ll find it incredibly fun to dial in new tones and discover the scandalous secrets hidden in this pedal.

Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Purple Features:

• Reimagined version of the classic Dirty Little Secret MKIII adds clearer gain and heavier punch to any amp
• Refined gain-staging offers low-mid clarity without losing its tonal character
• SL mode re-creates classic thump with detailed harmonics and searing gain
• SB mode offers in-between gain tones
• Tweaked 3-band EQ dials in the perfect balance for your rig with extra hi-fi capabilities
• Pre-amp gain control allows for creative gain-staging