“A multi-effects pedal on steroids”: Catalinbread’s Bitters reimagines Alesis’ cult sound-mangling DJ effects unit as a guitar pedal – and adds one crucial fix

Catalinbread Bitters.

Catalinbread has launched a reimagined take on the Alesis Bitrman multi-effects pedal. Dubbed the Bitters, it allows players to create “lush, usable effects or make your sound a digital mess”. 

The Bitters features four knobs, for Distortion, Phaser, Mix, and Dual, while a fifth control activates four sound-mangling effects: Decimator, Bitcrusher, Frequency Modulation, and Ring Modulation.