The Caline Sandstorm is a distortion pedal made by Caline, a Chinese effects maker whose pedals are sold at budget prices. Caline's distortion range includes several models, among them the Sand Storm, the Rock Face Distortion and the CP-77 Bounty Hunter Heavy Metal Distortion1.
What it does
As a distortion pedal, the Sandstorm sits in the same category as the rest of Caline's distortion line: it takes the guitar signal and clips it to produce a saturated, high-gain sound rather than the softer breakup of an overdrive.
What has been published about the Sandstorm's circuit comes from the DIY effects community. On the Guitar FX Layouts blog, which traces and redraws pedal circuits for home builders, a reader asked for the pedal to be traced and raised the question of its origins1:
"I'd like to see the Sandstorm traced out, is it a Crunch Box clone?"
The question points at a common pattern in budget pedal making, where circuits closely follow existing designs. The comment reflects the widespread assumption among builders that low-priced pedals from Chinese makers are often circuit copies of established designs. No published trace confirming or ruling out that comparison is available, so the Sandstorm's exact circuit remains an open question in the DIY community, where a commenter asked whether it is a Crunch Box clone1.
Videos
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Sources (1)
- Guitar FX Layouts: Caline Englishman, Guitar FX Layouts (tagboardeffects.blogspot.com), 2017-05-04
