Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret MkIII vs Warm Audio ODD Box V1
The Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret MkIII and the Warm Audio ODD Box V1 are both pedals sharing dynamic, high gain. The Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret MkIII leans mid-forward. The Warm Audio ODD Box V1 leans saturated and aggressive. Current prices: $134.79 vs $89.99.
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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.34% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- dynamic
- high gain
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$134.79via Reverb
$89.99via Reverb
The Catalinbread CATDLSR is a version of the Portland boutique builder's Dirty Little Secret Marshall-voiced foundation overdrive circuit. The DLS models the tone and response of a cranked British Marshall amplifier, delivering classic rock overdrive with dynamic, amp-like feel. Controls include drive, volume, and a three-band tone stack based on Marshall amplifier EQ alongside a mode switch for Super Lead and Super Bass voicings. Used by blues and classic rock players seeking authentic British overdrive character from a compact pedal.
The Warm Audio ODD Box V1 is a hard-clipping overdrive pedal built as a faithful, affordable recreation of the Fulltone OCD, with ODD standing for Over Drive Disorder. It reproduces the OCDs dynamic overdrive-into-distortion character with a lively, forthright, tube-like response, and includes a UK and US voicing switch for two distinct dirt tones. Reviewers describe it as sounding almost indistinguishable from the original OCD at a fraction of the price, with a throaty gain character at lower tone settings that opens up into more scream as the tone control is raised. It is versatile enough to serve as a self-contained high-gain channel into a clean amp or to push an already-driven amp into heavier saturation. Suited to players who want OCD-style dynamic overdrive without the originals cost.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Hard Rock
- Blues
- Rock
- metal
- blues
- rock
- mid-forward
- saturated
- aggressive