Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret vs Catalinbread Formula 55
The Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret and the Catalinbread Formula 55 are both pedals sharing saturated, full. The Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret leans crunchy and dynamic. The Catalinbread Formula 55 leans bright and transparent. Current prices: $139 vs $161.49.
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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.25% — quite different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Rock
- Classic Rock
- Blues
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- saturated
- full
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$139via Reverb
$161.49via Reverb
The Catalinbread DLS (Dirty Little Secret) is a Marshall Superlead-inspired overdrive from Portland, Oregon, designed to replicate the tone and dynamic response of a vintage Marshall Plexi amplifier driven to full saturation. The DLS captures the natural compression, harmonic complexity, and midrange authority of classic Plexi-style crunch and lead tones. Covers edge-of-breakup through fully saturated British lead overdrive. Associated with the classic British rock tones of Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, and Eric Clapton. Made in Portland by Catalinbread.
The Catalinbread Formula 55 is a Fender 5E3 Tweed Deluxe-inspired overdrive from Portland, Oregon, capturing the warm, saggy, richly compressed character of the small tweed amplifier pushed to its natural saturation point. The 5E3 circuit produces a distinctive bloom and sag on low notes combined with a bright, cutting top end, creating a warm yet lively overdrive character associated with Neil Young, Billy Gibbons, and early American rock and blues. The Formula 55 extracts this specific amp character into a pedal format. Made in Portland by Catalinbread.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Blues Rock
- Americana
- Country
- crunchy
- dynamic
- mid-forward
- bright
- transparent
- compressed