Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret vs Catalinbread Formula 5F6
The Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret and the Catalinbread Formula 5F6 are both pedals sharing saturated, harmonically rich, mid-forward. The Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret leans crunchy and full. The Catalinbread Formula 5F6 leans transparent and compressed. Current prices: $139 vs $152.99.
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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.38% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Rock
- Blues
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- saturated
- harmonically rich
- mid-forward
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$139via Reverb
$152.99via 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 5F6 is a Fender 5F6-A Tweed Bassman-inspired overdrive from Portland, Oregon, capturing the warm, wide, bass-forward character of the legendary 4x10 tweed Fender amplifier that is the most directly influential amp design in rock history. The 5F6-A Bassman's output stage configuration directly inspired the original Marshall amplifier design, and the Formula 5F6 replicates its distinctive low-mid emphasis, natural power-stage compression, and balanced harmonic saturation. Associated with country and blues lead tones and the amplifier DNA behind British rock. Made in Portland by Catalinbread.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Blues Rock
- Country
- crunchy
- full
- dynamic
- transparent
- compressed