Catalinbread Epoch Boost Mini vs Spaceman Effects Atlas IV
The Catalinbread Epoch Boost Mini and the Spaceman Effects Atlas IV are both pedals. The Spaceman Effects Atlas IV leans warm. Current prices: $110.49 vs $179.
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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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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$110.49via Reverb
$179via Reverb
The Catalinbread Epoch Boost Mini is the compact version of the Epoch Boost EP-3 preamp pedal, delivering the same Echoplex EP-3 preamp circuit with NOS Orange Drop capacitors and internal 22V headroom in a smaller pedalboard-friendly enclosure. Provides up to 20dB of EP-3-toned boost with the switchable buffer option for long cable runs. Smaller format suits players who want the Epoch Boost character in a more compact footprint. Built by Catalinbread in Portland, Oregon.
The Spaceman Effects Atlas IV is a boutique preamp and boost pedal, the fourth revision of Spaceman's Atlas design. It delivers a warm, harmonically rich clean boost that thickens the midrange and adds weight without markedly altering the underlying tone, and pushes a valve amp into natural breakup as the level is raised. It is built as an always-on preamp stage as much as a solo boost, hand-built in Portland, Oregon in Spaceman's limited-run format.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- doom metal
- alternative
- blues
- classic rock
- warm
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Busking
- Live