The Catalinbread Adineko Ghost is an oil-can style delay pedal with reverb-style repeats and a built-in octave-up "ghost" effect. Announced in June 2025, it is an evolution of the original Adineko, keeping that pedal's rich, warbly textures while adding a Ghost control that feeds a heavily-filtered octave-up signal into the delay line1. Oil-can delays were old, dark and lo-fi echo designs, and Catalinbread's original Adineko was a digital emulation of that approach2.
What it does to your sound
Oil-can delays are known for repeats that smear into a soupy, foggy texture, a quality Catalinbread ties to the low fidelity of the original designs5. The Adineko Ghost keeps that character: gearnews.com wrote that it "retains the rich, warbly textures that made its predecessor a cult classic," with an eerie, spectral layer added by the Ghost control1. The pedal runs two delay lines at the same time, and both are "haunted" by the Ghost effect1.
Controls
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| TIMING | Adjusts delay time from slapback to long delay times; unchanged from the original Adineko4 |
| BALANCE | Mix between the two parallel delay lines: dead center blends both, fully counter-clockwise is the fast line only, fully clockwise the slow line only4 |
| GHOST | Adds a heavily-filtered octave-up signal into the delay line; counter-clockwise has no effect, at maximum yields digital bleeps and bloops4 |
| BLEND | Wet-dry mix between the input sound and the Ghost effect; the same in both the Adineko and the Adineko Ghost4 |
| REVERB | Feedback control from zero feedback to wild, barely-in-control oscillations; self-oscillates when dimed4 |
The Ghost knob is the pedal's headline feature. gearnews.com described it as adding "a densely-filtered octave-up signal directly into the delay line," with low settings offering subtle haunting modulation and higher settings chaotic, glitchy sounds1. The REVERB knob doubles as the feedback control, so players chasing runaway, self-oscillating textures can dime it, while those wanting tidy repeats can keep it near zero4.
How it differs from the original Adineko
The Adineko Ghost is a direct evolution of the original Adineko1. The original, released as a digital emulation of vintage oil-can delay designs, was praised for its range: Pedal of the Day's reviewer found it went "from simple, tasty echoes to odd, shifty, super-modulated delays"6. The Ghost keeps the original's two parallel delay lines and its TIMING control, which Catalinbread says has not been modified, and the BLEND knob works the same way in both pedals4. What changes is the mod section: the Ghost control takes the original's mod control's place and adds the filtered octave-up signal into the delay line4.
"The original Adineko utilizes two delay lines in parallel, with one a fraction behind the other."
Background: the oil-can delay idea
The original Adineko drew on old oil-can delay units, whose delay time was relatively short and fixed; the pedal was considerably more versatile in that department6. Its enclosures were aged or reliced to look weathered or stained, a visual throwback to oil-can delays of the past6. Catalinbread has since explored related lo-fi and echo territory in pedals like the CSIDMAN and its CSIDMAN Ghost variant, which similarly adds a Ghost-style control to an existing design3.
Price and availability
The Adineko Ghost was announced in June 20251. As of August 18, 2025, gearnews.com listed it at $212.00 USD3. An earlier report at the June announcement gave a different figure, so the listed price varies between reports1.
The Adineko Ghost is a 2025 release, and published reviewer verdicts are limited so far to news coverage1.
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Questions
What does the Ghost knob do on the Catalinbread Adineko Ghost?
The Ghost knob adds a heavily-filtered octave-up signal directly into the delay line. Fully counter-clockwise it has no effect, and low settings give subtle haunting modulation. As you turn it up, the pedal produces chaotic, glitchy sounds, and at maximum it yields what Catalinbread describes as digital bleeps and bloops. The BLEND knob works alongside it as a wet-dry mix between the input sound and the Ghost effect.
What is the difference between the Adineko and the Adineko Ghost?
The Adineko Ghost is an evolution of the original Adineko. It keeps the original's two parallel delay lines and its TIMING control, which has not been modified, and its BLEND knob works the same way. The new Ghost control takes the place of the original's mod control, adding a heavily-filtered octave-up signal into the delay line for spectral, glitchy textures the original did not have.
Does the Adineko Ghost self-oscillate?
Yes. The REVERB knob is a feedback control that runs from zero feedback to wild, barely-in-control oscillations, and Catalinbread notes that the pedal self-oscillates when the knob is dimed. Players who want controlled repeats can keep it low, while those after runaway, unstable textures can push it to maximum.
What power supply does the Adineko Ghost need?
Catalinbread specifies a center negative, regulated 9-18V DC external power supply. Because the pedal accepts up to 18 volts, a standard 9V pedalboard supply output works, but the pedal should be powered from a proper isolated supply rather than assumed to share a daisy-chain output with high-draw pedals.
How many delay lines does the Adineko Ghost have?
Two. Like the original Adineko, the Ghost uses two delay lines in parallel, with one a fraction behind the other. The BALANCE knob mixes between them: dead center blends both, fully counter-clockwise gives only the fast line, and fully clockwise gives only the slow line. Both lines are affected by the Ghost effect.
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