Catalinbread Antichthon vs EarthQuaker Devices Gary Automatic Pulse Width Modulation
The Catalinbread Antichthon and the EarthQuaker Devices Gary Automatic Pulse Width Modulation are both pedals. The Catalinbread Antichthon leans harmonically rich and high gain. The EarthQuaker Devices Gary Automatic Pulse Width Modulation leans fuzzy and saturated. Current prices: $179.99 vs $199.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.39% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Experimental
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$179.99via Reverb
$199via Reverb
The Catalinbread Antichthon is an oscillating chaos fuzz from Portland, Oregon, capable of producing conventional fuzz tones and crossing into extreme self-oscillation, audio chaos, and experimental noise territory. At moderate gain settings the Antichthon functions as a rich, harmonically complex silicon fuzz with excellent sustain. As gain increases, the circuit approaches and crosses into oscillation, generating alien tones, chaotic feedback, and unworldly sonic textures. Named after the ancient Greek hypothetical counter-Earth planet. Designed for experimental, noise, and avant-garde players as well as players seeking extreme fuzz.
The EarthQuaker Devices Gary is a modulated fuzz pedal from Akron, Ohio boutique manufacturer EarthQuaker Devices, combining fuzz saturation with Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) to produce buzzing, oscillating modulated fuzz tones. The PWM modulation creates a buzzing, vibrating quality in the fuzz that adds rhythmic, synthetic character. Controls include Sustain, Volume, Tone, Rate, and Width for shaping the fuzz and PWM modulation character. Named after Gary Crespo, EQD's production manager.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Shoegaze
- Alternative Rock
- Rock
- harmonically rich
- high gain
- fuzzy
- saturated
- aggressive