Catalinbread Silver Kiss MK2 2007 Reissue vs Source Audio Artifakt

The Catalinbread Silver Kiss MK2 2007 Reissue and the Source Audio Artifakt are both pedals. The Catalinbread Silver Kiss MK2 2007 Reissue leans bright and transparent. The Source Audio Artifakt leans high gain.

Similarity
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34% somewhat different

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Rock
Citation fame
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Description

The Catalinbread Silver Kiss mkII 2007 Reissue is a reissued version of the Portland boutique builder's vintage-styled treble booster pedal. The Silver Kiss is a silicon transistor-based treble booster designed to add upper-midrange and treble emphasis and natural harmonics when driving a tube amplifier front end. The 2007 reissue recreates the mkII circuit with updated components in a compact modern enclosure. Suited for players seeking the classic 1960s British treble booster character used in blues and classic rock for cutting lead tones and natural tube amp saturation.

The Source Audio Artifakt is a multi-engine distortion pedal from Source Audio (Boston, Massachusetts), delivering multiple distinct distortion characters including silicon, germanium, and amp-modeled gain stages with MIDI control and Source Audio app integration for full preset programmability. The Artifakt provides three different distortion engines that span vintage silicon, vintage germanium, and modern high-gain tones.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Classic Rock
  • Alternative Rock
  • Blues
  • Metal
Tonal lean
  • bright
  • transparent
  • saturated
  • high gain

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