Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Mk2 vs One Control Purple Plexifier
The Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Mk2 and the One Control Purple Plexifier are both pedals sharing harmonically rich, dynamic. The Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Mk2 leans saturated and full. The One Control Purple Plexifier leans crunchy and warm. Current prices: $188.95 vs $123.11.
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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.57% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Blues Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- harmonically rich
- dynamic
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$188.95via Reverb
$123.11via Reverb
The Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Mk2 is the second-generation Marshall Superlead-inspired overdrive from Portland, Oregon, improving on the original DLS with refined dynamics, improved gain staging, and a more versatile EQ section while preserving the original Plexi-inspired harmonic character. The Mk2 circuit delivers the natural compression, harmonic complexity, and British midrange authority of pushed Plexi-era Marshall amplifiers with improved control over the gain response. Made in Portland by Catalinbread.
The One Control Purple Plexifier is the first of Björn Juhl's amp-in-a-box designs for the series, aimed at the sound of the iconic late-sixties British amplifier its name alludes to. Unlike the Strawberry Red and Lingonberry, which are overdrive circuits, this is built to reproduce a specific amplifier's voice, so it is intended to work into a clean platform rather than to push an already-driven amp. It suits classic rock players who want Plexi-era character from a pedal.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Rock
- Classic Rock
- saturated
- full
- transparent
- high gain
- mid-forward
- crunchy
- warm