Geoff Farina

Geoff Farina is associated with the Klon Centaur Gold Horsie pedal, known for contributing to the ultra-clean, responsive sound characteristic of Karate's music. There is speculation that he was involved in building some of the early models of this iconic overdrive pedal. A user-uploaded photo on TinyPic supports this connection.

You can get a closer look at it at a few points in this video, for example around 3:50.

In this interview with Tape Op, Geoff states that he uses 1968 Fender Twin amplifiers. He goes on to say that he owns another within three serial numbers of the other. He modified these amps to improve their sound as he was sick of the crummy CBS era quality. These amplifiers led him to discover a great deal about the powers of modification and engineered his signature sound.

In this picture of Geoff's board, an MSD SilverMachine Wah can be seen on the right.

The first Boss digital delay pedal in Geoff's signal chain is a Boss DD-3. The red LED light and mono input and output (paired with a wet signal out) are seen on this version of the company's famous delay unit.

An Ernie Ball volume pedal is seen in Farina's setup here.

Seen beside his Blackstone Overdrive, the Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer allows Geoff to achieve some of his signature squashed guitar sounds.

Geoff Farina uses a Boss DD-5 Digital Delay as the final delay unit in his signal chain. This pedal is likely featured on the "Some Boots" album, particularly on the first track, "Original Spies," where Geoff employs it for spaced-out chords and self-oscillation during the breakdown. The photo from TinyPic confirms this setup.

Geoff Farina's pedalboard in later years features the Blackstone Mosfet Overdrive 2SV3, as shown in a user-uploaded photo on TinyPic. It remains unclear if this pedal was used during his time with Karate.

In this picture you can see an early ZVex Effects Lo-Fi Loop Junky on Geoff's board.

The Fulltone ST-1 is Farina's go to tremolo effect on this board.

Geoff Farina uses a Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner as his tuner.

Geoff Farina was observed using the The Duellist overdrive pedal during Karate's performance at the Garage in London on December 20, 2024, as evidenced in the linked image on Imgur.

Geoff Farina was observed using the miniFuzz fuzz pedal during Karate's performance at the Garage in London on December 20, 2024, as confirmed by the image linked on Imgur.

A Guitar Geek rig diagram confirms that Geoff Farina uses a 1978 Fender Mustang Electric Guitar as one of his main instruments.

According to this Guitar Geek rig diagram, one of Geoff Farina’s main guitars is a Gibson Les Paul Standard.

According to this Guitar Geek rig diagram, Geoff Farina’s pedalboard included a Boss SD-1.