Catalinbread Carbide Purple Gaze vs Tone City TC-T38 Metal Storm classic British-style high
The Catalinbread Carbide Purple Gaze and the Tone City TC-T38 Metal Storm classic British-style high are both pedals sharing mid-forward, bright. The Catalinbread Carbide Purple Gaze leans high gain and transparent. The Tone City TC-T38 Metal Storm classic British-style high leans full.
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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.48% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Hard Rock
- Metal
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- mid-forward
- bright
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$82.80via Reverb
The Catalinbread Carbide Purple Gaze is a limited color edition of the Portland boutique builder's Carbide high-gain distortion pedal. The Carbide delivers a tight, amp-like distortion character modeled on a cranked high-gain amplifier front end with natural feel and dynamic response. Controls include gain, tone, and volume, with the circuit emphasizing midrange character and pick sensitivity throughout the gain range. The Purple Gaze edition shares the identical circuit with the standard Carbide, differing only in finish. Suited for hard rock, classic metal, and high-gain blues players seeking amp-like distortion with feel.
The Tone City TC-T38 Metal Storm is a budget high-gain distortion voiced after the classic British black-and-gold high-gain amp sound, with a convincing amp-like feel and response. Unusually for its price it carries a full three-band EQ -- High, Middle and Low -- plus a Mid Boost function adding punch and focus for cutting through a mix, so it covers everything from a scooped modern metal rhythm tone to a mid-forward classic rock crunch. A built-in boost circuit on its own footswitch piles on extra grit and volume for leads. The distortion itself is tight and aggressive with plenty of saturation and sustain, suited to metal and hard rock rhythm playing. True bypass, 25mA draw, 9V centre-negative supply.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Djent
- Blues
- Classic Rock
- Rock
- high gain
- transparent
- saturated
- full
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Busking
- Live