Catalinbread Naga-Viper vs Catalinbread Silver Kiss Reissue
The Catalinbread Naga-Viper and the Catalinbread Silver Kiss Reissue are both pedals sharing bright, harmonically rich, transparent. The Catalinbread Naga-Viper leans sustaining. The Catalinbread Silver Kiss Reissue leans mid-forward. Current prices: $179.99 vs $209.61.
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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.51% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Classic Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- bright
- harmonically rich
- transparent
- saturated
- high headroom
- harsh
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$179.99via Reverb
$209.61via Reverb
The Catalinbread Naga Viper is a Dallas Rangemaster-inspired treble booster from Portland, Oregon, designed to add brightness, harmonic presence, and singing upper-register character to the guitar signal when driving vintage British tube amplifiers. The Naga Viper provides the treble emphasis and harmonic content that makes humbucking pickups sing and cut through a driven tube amp with the character associated with 1960s British lead guitar tones. Associated with the tonal tradition of Eric Clapton, Tony Iommi, and early British rock guitar. Made in Portland by Catalinbread.
The Catalinbread Silver Kiss Reissue is a reissued version of the Portland boutique builder's vintage-style silicon treble booster pedal. The Silver Kiss circuit adds focused upper-midrange and treble emphasis to the signal, designed to drive the front end of a tube amplifier into natural harmonic saturation. The reissue format makes the vintage Silver Kiss circuit available with updated components and construction. Suited for blues and classic rock players who want classic 1960s British treble boost character for cutting, naturally saturated lead tones.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Blues Rock
- Rock
- Blues
- Alternative Rock
- sustaining
- mid-forward