Catalinbread releases Talisman Ghost pedal with two EMT 140 plate emulations

March 19, 2025 · 3 sources

Catalinbread has revised its Talisman reverb pedal by doubling up on the digital simulation of the vintage EMT 140 plate reverb and running the two emulations in parallel, MusicRadar reported on March 20, 2025¹. Gearnews and Delicious Audio both published on the pedal on March 19, 2025²³. Gearnews describes the Talisman Ghost as the evolution of the original Talisman pedal that simulates two EMT 140 reverb plates in parallel²; Delicious Audio calls it a new version of the Talisman that retains the same core functionality but features a unique aesthetic design³.

The parallel plates produce what MusicRadar calls a lush chorus that applies only to the reverb trails¹. The pedal has five knobs and one footswitch¹. Mix sets the wet/dry balance from 100 percent dry to 100 percent wet, and Volume controls overall volume¹. Time sets the reverb trail length, from a short, boxy room-style decay to what MusicRadar quotes as "an almost infinite pad"¹. The Tone knob controls the Ghost mod, the blending of the two plate simulators, and Pre-Delay sets the onset of the reverb up to a maximum of 100ms¹. The pedal runs on 9V or 18V DC from a pedalboard power supply with a minimum of 100mA¹.

Catalinbread's description of the design, as quoted by MusicRadar¹:

The sources give different prices. MusicRadar says the Talisman Ghost is available now, priced $219¹. Gearnews gives $245.00 and says it will be available at Thomann soon². MusicRadar describes the EMT 140 as a 600lb studio unit comprising sheet metal¹.