Catalinbread Csidman Ghost

Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head

Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

Dumble Steel String Singer

Run Dumble Steel String Singer after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth

Peavey 5150 120-Watt Head

Run the Csidman Ghost's glitchy digital repeats in the 5150's loop, after the amp's tight distortion, so the delay stays clear instead of smearing into the gain.

Ampeg BA300

Put the Csidman Ghost's glitchy, experimental digital delay in the BA300's loop, past the amp's own warm, compressed tube preamp.

Orange Terror Bass

Keep Orange Terror Bass's warm voice out front: Catalinbread Csidman Ghost goes in Orange Terror Bass's effects loop so its pristine voice doesn't muddy it

Orange Little Bass Thing

Keep Catalinbread Csidman Ghost in Orange Little Bass Thing's effects loop, clear of Orange Little Bass Thing's own gain stage

Ampeg V-4B 100w Bass Head

Put the Csidman Ghost's glitchy, experimental digital delay in the V-4B's loop, past the amp's own gritty, overdriven tube voice.

Ampeg RB-112

Put the Csidman Ghost's glitchy, experimental digital delay in the RB-112's loop, past the amp's own gritty, punchy voice.

Source Audio Mercury Flanger

Source Audio Mercury Flanger's smooth voice goes after Catalinbread Csidman Ghost in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Catalinbread Csidman Ghost's own pristine character

Walrus Audio Monumental Stereo Harmonic Tremolo

Put Walrus Audio Monumental Stereo Harmonic Tremolo after Catalinbread Csidman Ghost in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Csidman Ghost's own gain stage

Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff

Where this leans bright, Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff answers back smooth

Boss OD-1 Overdrive

Where this leans bright, Boss OD-1 Overdrive answers back smooth

One Control Lingonberry Overdrive

The Csidman Ghost's glitchy, experimental digital delay trails the Lingonberry's musical, blues-voiced overdrive.

Strymon Zelzah -Dimensional Phaser

Run the Csidman Ghost's experimental delay after the Zelzah's lush phasing, so the repeats echo a signal that's already moving.

Caroline Guitar Company Icarus

Drive with the Icarus's hybrid germanium/silicon clipping first, then the Csidman Ghost's glitchy digital repeats trail that saturated signal into something more experimental.

Spaceman Atlas III

Put the Csidman Ghost's glitchy digital delay after the Atlas III's harmonically rich boost, so the repeats trail a signal that's already warmed up.