Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra Blackout vs Zvex 59V
The Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra Blackout and the Zvex 59V are both pedals sharing sustaining. The Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra Blackout leans bright and full. The Zvex 59V leans warm and dynamic.
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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.31% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- sustaining
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$145via Reverb
The Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra Blackout is a limited all-black edition of the Portland boutique builder's Tony Iommi-inspired gain pedal, combining a custom-tuned Dallas Rangemaster treble booster with the preamp section of a Laney Supergroup amplifier. The circuit is designed to reproduce the early Black Sabbath tone created when Iommi ran a treble booster into cranked Laney amplifiers. The Range control adjusts from focused treble boost to full-range boost, accommodating standard tuning and drop tunings. The Blackout edition shares the identical circuit with the standard Sabbra Cadabra, differing only in its all-black cosmetic finish.
The ZVex 59V is the Vexter series version of the ZVex 59 Sound, a pedal built to capture the natural, transparent, dynamic breakup of a cranked 1959 tweed Fender Bassman. It responds strongly to palm muting, picking dynamics, and guitar volume changes, staying warm and singing rather than harsh, and its tone control acts like a treble booster with a wide range that avoids getting overly dark at lower settings. It accentuates the dense sustain of a Les Paul, the twang of a Tele, or the sparkle of a Strat, and includes a footswitchable boost for extra lead-level lift. Not aimed at high gain, it suits blues, country, and classic rock players wanting authentic vintage-tweed-amp breakup in the more affordable Vexter format.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Hard Rock
- Doom Metal
- Country
- Blues
- Classic Rock
- bright
- full
- high gain
- crunchy
- warm
- dynamic
- edge of breakup
- transparent