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The Catalinbread WIIO (2014) is an "amp-in-a-box" pedal specifically designed to reproduce the massive, explosive sound of a Hiwatt DR103 amplifier—particularly the legendary tone Pete Townshend achieved on the Live at Leeds album. The pedal is in excellent technical and cosmetic condition and comes in its original packaging. Key features of the 2014 version:Sonic Character: The pedal delivers a very powerful, dense crunch that colors the sound less than other Catalinbread pedals. It largely preserves your amp's inherent character while adding raw distortion. Dynamics: It is extremely responsive to picking dynamics and the guitar's volume knob. Gain can be controlled smoothly across the entire sweep of the knob, ranging from clean to high-gain crunch. Versatility: Although designed as an overdrive, user reports indicate it also excels as a powerful booster. Gain: Determines the amount of distortion.Treble / Bass: An interactive tone stack modeled after classic Hiwatt controls. Master: Controls overall volume and offers massive headroom. Voltage: Like many modern Catalinbread pedals, it can often be operated at 18V for increased headroom and dynamics (standard operation is 9V).Compared to the original version, the 2014 version (often referred to as Version 2) is considered more flexible in the realm of semi-gain sounds, features more transparent bass reproduction, and offers greater overall sonic clarity.