Catalinbread Formula 55 vs Catalinbread StarCrash SideArm
The Catalinbread Formula 55 and the Catalinbread StarCrash SideArm are both pedals sharing full. The Catalinbread Formula 55 leans bright and compressed. Current prices: $179.99 vs $103.99.
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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.22% — quite different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- full
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$179.99via Reverb
$103.99via Reverb
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.
The Catalinbread Starcrash Sidearm is a compact utility pedal from the Portland boutique effects builder, designed as a smaller sidearm format of the Starcrash circuit. The Starcrash is part of Catalinbread's range of gain and boost tools built with their amp-voicing philosophy of capturing specific amplifier character and tonal behavior. The Sidearm designation indicates a companion or alternate-footprint version of the main circuit. Best suited for players seeking a compact boutique gain or boost tool from the Catalinbread lineup with the builder's characteristic amp-aware tonal design.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Rock
- Classic Rock
- Americana
- Country
- Blues
- Alternative Rock
- bright
- compressed
- transparent