With the gain turned down and the volume up you get a very nice clean boost

With the gain down, and the volume at unity, I can use this as a basic EQ pedal by changing the bass and treble knobs

With the gain all the way down, and volume all the way up, I can use this pedal as a clean volume boost

The Caline Pure Sky is built well on the outside but sounds compressed, harsh and the eq controls boost oddly (ie: bass also boosts/cuts volume)

The Caline Pure Sky is built well on the outside but sounds compressed, harsh and the eq controls boost oddly (ie: bass also boosts/cuts volume)

But you can then cut or boost Bass and Treble a fair amount.

Or you can use it as a better Tube Screamer, one without a bass cut and mid boost that can't be avoided

The only real difference is in the tone section; on the BB, the bass and treble knobs are powered so you can boost or cut by up to

The Caline Pure Sky is built well on the outside but sounds compressed, harsh and the eq controls boost oddly (ie: bass also boosts/cuts volume)

The Caline Pure Sky is built well on the outside but sounds compressed, harsh and the eq controls boost oddly (ie: bass also boosts/cuts volume)

Beautifully transparent as a clean boost.. or dial in some gain to push whatever follows it in your chain… sounds fantastic in front of an amp or in front of another dirt box

and it can be a clean boost or pretty spot on tube overdrive

Beautifully transparent as a clean boost.. or dial in some gain to push whatever follows it in your chain… sounds fantastic in front of an amp or in front of another dirt box

Fat clean boost when Volume is maxed

With the gain turned down and the volume up you get a very nice clean boost

You could say this is "good for the price" but I also bought an Andoer Trouble TC-16 on Amazon at the same time, for less money than the Pure Sky, and it blew the Pure Sky out of the water

But to me the Pure Sky seems to be very much like the Xotic AC Boost

10 o'clock-ish on the CTO-1.None of this is to say that the Sky sounds bad at all

But to me the Pure Sky seems to be very much like the Xotic AC Boost

The Pure Sky has a little more gain and more transparent than the Sweet Baby.

I like the fact that there is a usable E Q to level out your tone

So if you already know that you want a relatively colorless, light drive, then this is a great deal on a clone of a classic

all the timeLEDs are super handyHigh current and 18v are awesomeit's a crazy good deal,connector chord is not the best as it is short so you will need an extension chord to plug into itOther than that is is perfectrunning a bunch of stuff of it including some fuzzes and it sounds clean and nice all the timeI will buy more of these, maybe add em to my bigger board

all the timeLEDs are super handyHigh current and 18v are awesomeit's a crazy good deal,connector chord is not the best as it is short so you will need an extension chord to plug into itOther than that is is perfectrunning a bunch of stuff of it including some fuzzes and it sounds clean and nice all the timeI will buy more of these, maybe add em to my bigger board

There was no manual included, but operation is pretty straightforward and self explanatory, so not a huge deal

Gain and volume at 1 o'clock and bass and treble at ten o'clock will get your amp's medium-gain drive tone to Van Halenesque brown sound

Clone has a bit more drive available, but a very small bit.

In the mix and match category - I'd say that this one pairs well with the Pure Sky-- similar control set but with harder drive available

I mainly use light gain, transparent drives on my board and have gone through many pedals both expensive and affordable.

The gain ranges from pretty clean to transparent drive all the way to medium overdrive some say similar to Marshall.

I like the fact that there is a usable E Q to level out your tone

Combined with a dirty amp or another overdrive, you easily achieve screaming shred gain

but cheap, and is incredibly versatile as a booster, now as a distortion for solid state amps this thing is not recommended as it lacks a little bit of personality, what the pedal does is enhance the personality your tube amp already has and help bring the power tube overdrive we all crave, worth 4 times as much as the asking price if you ask me

and it can be a clean boost or pretty spot on tube overdrive

But I could see adding this pedal even in front of a multi effect to get boost, tone control, and smooth overdrive

On it’s own the Pure Sky is a fantastic low/mid-gain Boost pedal

If you are already a fan of the BB Preamp, or you want to experiment with the sound of a transparent mid-gain boost pedal I recommend it

Combined with a dirty amp or another overdrive, you easily achieve screaming shred gain

If you want to experiment with the sound of a transparent low-gain boost pedal without spending hundreds of dollars on "Boutique” I recommend this

I have paid $150 for pedals that I never really could dial in...for $30 you can get transparant boost or a fantastic mid/low gain OD (to my ear)

At full gain, it gives you a very crunchy, fuzzy overdriven tube sound

Used like that it pushes other pedals splendidly, or gives a sweet, full body to your clean sound

It started off fantastic and I LOVED the sound it gave, but after only having the pedal for not even a full three weeks, it stopped working entirely

On single-coil through P90 bridge pickup, it's great for slamming 3-6 note chords for a grainier "just breaking up" sound....not as good at single notes

Like the BB Preamp the Orange Burst is a great sounding pedal

With the gain dimed, I can clean up the sound completely just by turning down the volume on my guitar, and then switch to a lead tone by rolling it back up to full again

Sadly, this is going back to Amazon because it colors the tone too much and not versatile enough for me.

and I've got a great older hw fender amp that has a fantastic clean tone that I love

As you add gain, the tone gets very dirty, very quickly

Gain and volume at 1 o'clock and bass and treble at ten o'clock will get your amp's medium-gain drive tone to Van Halenesque brown sound

Very good as a boost, overdrive or even stand alone distortion

This would be a good distortion pedal if not for one glaring flaw: it low-passes anything that goes through it!

Very good as a boost, overdrive or even stand alone distortion

I think this pedal sounds pretty decent with amps that have a warmer distortion, like Fenders

How to describe its tonal qualities for those curious? - well, lets talk grainy distortion to ultra-smooth overdrive and everything in-between, to give you an idea of the tone:1

I have zero trouble dialing in the desired tone for a given song.-Gives a very "pure" clean overdriven tube amp effect, no tone loss.

If you are planning to use this to boost a tube amp, just go for it, sounds

As a boost to an already breaking up tube amp, both are good choices.

These are for tube amps, don't buy if you have a solid state amp!

Combined with a dirty amp or another overdrive, you easily achieve screaming shred gain

Aside from that this thing sounds much quieter so far than my 1spot adapter, and it doesnt have a daisychain of unused cables that short out against metal like the 1spot did.

but cheap, and is incredibly versatile as a booster, now as a distortion for solid state amps this thing is not recommended as it lacks a little bit of personality, what the pedal does is enhance the personality your tube amp already has and help bring the power tube overdrive we all crave, worth 4 times as much as the asking price if you ask me

Ultra thick saturated tones, definitely not a clone (I thought it would be) and that’s a good thing!I’d like to preface this by saying I am a guitarist, pedal aficionado and an audio recording/mastering engineer

A bedroom volumes this is an okay dirt pedal, at full band volumes, this thing is incredible!

I've heard very good things about Caline but this is my first purchase from their line; I'm very impressed!