Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret vs Catalinbread SFT
The Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret and the Catalinbread SFT are both pedals sharing harmonically rich, transparent, full. The Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret leans saturated and edge of breakup. The Catalinbread SFT leans warm and high gain.
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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% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Classic Rock
- Blues
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- harmonically rich
- transparent
- full
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$134.85via 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 SFT is an Ampeg Portaflex flip-top amp-inspired overdrive from Portland, Oregon, replicating the unique tonal character of the SVT-style Ampeg amplifier when driven into warm, harmonically rich overdrive. The SFT captures the distinctive Ampeg warmth, the characteristic deep low-end response, and the natural compression of the Ampeg design when pushed past clean. Effective for both bass and guitar, providing a warm, thick overdrive that differs significantly from both British and Fender amp-inspired designs. Made in Portland by Catalinbread.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Rock
- Blues Rock
- saturated
- edge of breakup
- crunchy
- dynamic
- mid-forward
- warm
- high gain