The Catacombs is Wampler's delay and reverb in one compact pedal, running on a DSP engine with every program designed in-house. There are six delays: analog (ANLG), bucket brigade (BBD), tape (TAPE), Echo-Space (SPC), Wampler's own Faux Tape Echo (FTE) and a recreation of the 2290 digital delay (DIGI). The five reverbs cover hall (HALL), plate (PLT), spring (SPR), shimmer (SHMR) and room (ROOM), and the two can run in parallel or in series.
Like the Metaverse, it skips menus and screens for knobs you can read at a glance: Time, Feedback, Modulation and Level, each with an Alt function per effect type, plus tap tempo. Eight presets save from the front panel, and MIDI opens 128, with CC and PC commands and MIDI clock. An expression input can control any parameter, or several at once.
It has true stereo or mono I/O and accepts line-level signals as well as guitar. For delay alone with eleven programs, the Metaverse is the one to look at. Built in the USA.
SPECIFICATIONS
CONTROLS
Time, Feedback, Modulation, Level (with Alt functions for each effect type)
Tap tempo
Parallel or series switch
FEATURES
6 Delays: ANLG, BBD, TAPE, SPC, FTE, DIGI
5 Reverbs: HALL, PLT, SPR, SHMR, ROOM
Studio quality conversion 48 kHz sampling rate with 24-bit audio
Full 20Hz to 20kHz frequency response
8 onboard preset locations, 128 total via MIDI
Full MIDI control with CC and PC commands and MIDI clock compatibility
All parameters controllable via an outboard expression pedal
CONNECTIONS
True Stereo or Mono I/O
Accepts line level signals
Assignable expression pedal input
POWER
Power draw: 9V DC center pin negative, external supply only: 130mA at 9V
DIMENSIONS
4.5" x 3.75" x 2.25" (114 x 95 x 56mm)
Weight: 2 pounds (910g)
