Catalinbread Sidearm vs EarthQuaker Devices Tone Job V2
The Catalinbread Sidearm and the EarthQuaker Devices Tone Job V2 are both pedals sharing transparent, clean boost. The Catalinbread Sidearm leans saturated. Current prices: $111.99 vs $159.
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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.46% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- transparent
- clean boost
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$111.99via Reverb
$159via Reverb
The Catalinbread Sidearm is a boost and overdrive pedal from Portland, Oregon, designed as a harmonic enhancer and level boost that adds presence and musical saturation at its gain ceiling. Provides clean boost through light overdrive with a transparent character that preserves the fundamental guitar tone while adding harmonic content and presence. Designed for players who need a reliable, musical boost pedal that sounds like more of the same guitar and amp rather than adding obvious pedal character. Made in Portland by Catalinbread.
The EarthQuaker Devices Tone Job is a combined three band EQ and clean boost that ranges from a simple transparent boost to detailed tone shaping. It offers control over lows below 500 Hz, mids and highs above 2 kHz, plus a Level control that can boost the signal up to five times the input, making it both a powerful always on EQ and a substantial clean boost. It can fatten thin tones, tame harshness, sculpt an amp's response or simply add volume for solos. Always clean and transparent, it suits any genre and is used as an always on tone corrector, a front of amp pusher or a flexible boost that adapts a guitar or amp to a room or a mix.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Rock
- Blues
- Country
- alternative
- indie rock
- country
- saturated