Vintage overdrive

This review is for the G001 Tiger Eye Distortion. (I have to mention that because Amazon smashes all of the G series pedals together, making the overall star rating kind of irrelevant). I've been in and out of trying the various budget pedals made in China for the past decade or so, and I think the build quality of this G line, relative to the price, is the best we've seen yet. Rock-solid metal enclosure with some heft to it. Slightly wider than the micro-sized (Mooer) pedals, but it also sits low and flat. This makes it extremely stable when stepped on, as opposed to the micro series pedals, which only really function if they are affixed to a board. The knobs are metal with a grooved texture to them and very easy to read with the white indicator arrow. The pots have a nice resistance to them. If I were to nitpick here, the knobs seem a little easier to slide off the shaft of the pots than they should, so it could be a concern with them falling off during use or rough storage. One other small gripe - some people have complained that the brightness of the blue LED indicator blinds their view of the controls on a dark stage. I can live with that, but they've also decided to make the power jack glow blue when plugged in and some of that light bleeds through to the LED indicator. I wonder if some people might actually mistake the pedal as being "on" in a dark setting due to this.I went with the Tiger Eye Distortion because I was looking for another classic rock, Marshall-like distortion option, and this one is in the $35 to $40 range. Interestingly, about half of the G series (mostly the delays, verbs, and modulation) are about twice that price, which would make them harder to recommend. I think the build quality lives up to that higher price, but you start to get closer to more established options for that money.The Tiger Eye is crisp and expressive. My one concern going in was whether it would have sufficient low end. There isn't really a "bass" control, per se, as you have a knob for treble and a knob for "Lo Mid". I thought I had read that turning this up actually "increases mids", but Caline's own product page just says that it affects the "range of bass presence". In my use of it, it seems to get darker and a little bassier, probably just because a specific frequency in the low-mids is being boosted, which competes with the other frequencies. Suffice it to say, however, that I really like the tone controls and the general voicing of the pedal.As for the gain range - it's definitely a drive pedal, and not really meant to be a "one-size-fits-all" solution. However, while it does offer much with the gain knob at zero, I found useful settings all the way from 9:00 to full-on. On the lower gain settings, it offers a nice crunch, and I appreciated that it did not get too muffled or wooly as you turned it to the higher gain settings. I would compare the gain range and use case to something like a BOSS DS-1 or ProCo RAT. While those are classic options, both of them tend to get a little fuzzy on the higher gain settings, whereas the Tiger Eye is more articulate. Similarly, I think the "Lo Mid" control makes a lot of sense, since boosting the lowest bass frequencies would significantly muddy up the higher gain tones. Nothing on this pedal is re-inventing the wheel, but for under $40, it's actually a very well-thought-out design, and you have to place that in an environment where even the most basic pedals from the larger manufacturers are closer to $100.

Amazing little pedal. It's compact, sounds great and is very versatile as well. It can get noisy at high settings (past 12 o'clock), but that's normal with compressors. Very happy with it!

El pedal suena bien considerando el costo y su construcción es sólida

Great pedal and sounds just as good as the $200 pedals.

I sent it back for a refund within an hour of delivery. When engaged, it changes the fundamental tone of the guitar and not in a good way. It sounds thinner and tinnier. Since there’s no tone control, you can’t adjust this. When running any distortion into it, there is a high frequency swishing sound like nothing I get from other vibrato pedals. I’ve tried maybe 3 or 4 other vibrato pedals, for reference, and none of them make the unpleasant noises this one does, no matter how you adjust it. You can’t seem to get just a clean, transparent vibrato tone out of it. On the plus side, it seems solidly built and the foot switch felt great. The pointers on the knobs are a bit hard to see. If you happen to like how it sounds, great, but it was not for me.

Billy Gibbons chonk, overdriven blown out amp, loud and wailing. This pedal really punches way above its weight.The bottom end eq knob, the gain knob - it absolutely helps you dial in the sweet gronk. I had my doubts but when I plugged it in? Angels called out to me with halos of gold and skranks of brrrr.This is the right pedal for you. I promise. Or my name isn’t Colonel Tom Parker. But that’s beside the point.I like this pedal is what I’m saying.

I was just looking for a simple chorus pedal, for certain song situations. Loved the color and art work, it had good reviews, so I took a shot on this pedal. I was pleasantly surprised. Has exactly what I like, a thick lush full sound. Not a lot of adjustable range, but provided the sound and tone I like. Simply a thick lush full tone. From 80's rock to 90's alt rock. Sounds good with or without overdrive. Also want to mention the construction. Very solid heavy build for a smaller box. The nobs turn smooth and are solid metal. Very good quality contruction over all.

Unfortunately my orca chorus pedal came in damaged looks as if the box was cut, there is also damage on the pedal itself and it doesn’t seem to work properly. I was super excited for this one and I have multiple other Caline pedals that I love but I believe this one was a returned unit that they re-sold to me as new. Pretty upset honestly.