Catalinbread FX40 Soft Focus Reverb Pedal

Catalinbread FX40 Soft Focus Reverb PedalLightly used condition as pictured. The Soft Focus patch on the Yamaha FX500 was widely used in the 90s by early shoegaze bands, most notably Slowdive on Souvlaki. With its roots in that patch, the Catalinbread Soft Focus is intended to be an instant shoegaze button, while addressing the most glaring issues of the original unit: no mix control, a sub par preamp, and a ghastly tone sucking bypass signal. At its heart, the Soft Focus is a heavily

but it's since been converted into an absolute beast

The truss adjusts as it should and the neck is straight

Given a full professional setup (11-52's in C standard) recently so it's ready to go

Pots are a little scratchy when adjusted and it could benefit from a new wiring harness (contact us for a quote if you're interested in having this done prior to shipping) but if you don't use the knobs much then there's no need to worry

The previous owner drilled holes through the body to mount the strings (probably for extra sustain

Good used condition as pictured with a few small cosmetic bumps and dings (one notable chip on the horn as pictured)

Looks to be all original with the exception of the missing pickup and bridge covers

Frets are smooth with plenty of life and were polished

this one has two new tone capacitors installed

These are only available within Japan and have an RRP of 205

Rosewood fingerboard with a very slight v profile on the nato neck

Well used vintage condition as pictured with plenty of signs of cosmetic wear from use