Catalinbread Silver Kiss Reissue vs MXR 108 Fuzz
The Catalinbread Silver Kiss Reissue and the MXR 108 Fuzz are both pedals sharing silicon, bright. The Catalinbread Silver Kiss Reissue leans saturated and transparent. Current prices: $217.51 vs $113.67.
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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.38% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Classic Rock
- Alternative Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- silicon
- bright
MXR 108 Fuzz
MXR · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$217.51via Reverb
$113.67via Reverb
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.
The MXR 108 Fuzz is a silicon fuzz pedal from MXR inspired by vintage 1960s silicon fuzz circuits, delivering bright, cutting fuzz character with the aggressive attack and harmonic edge of 1960s silicon transistor designs. The 108 designation references the decade of vintage fuzz development from which the circuit draws. The silicon transistor character is consistently bright and aggressive compared to germanium alternatives.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Blues
- saturated
- transparent