The Catalinbread Airstrip is a Catalinbread preamp pedal, currently around $152.99. Close alternatives include the Catalinbread Airstrip CB-Range Overdrive Preamp and the Bogner Ecstasy Blue Mini Overdrive. It pairs well with the Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff and the MXR Analog Chorus.

Catalinbread Airstrip

Catalinbread · pedal

The Catalinbread Airstrip is an overdrive and preamp pedal chasing the sound of a vintage Trident A-Range channel strip, a console preamp used on legendary recordings. Excels at a wide range of gain-shaping tasks from surgical boost and EQ shadings to fuzzy, filtered, ready-to-rip-through-a-mix tones associated with Jimmy Page, Beatles, and Neil Young recordings. Priced at $179. Built by Catalinbread in Portland, Oregon. Suited for classic rock and studio-style players who want console preamp-inspired overdrive and EQ color.

  • boost
  • preamp
  • recording
  • eq
  • overdrive
  • mix
  • classic rock
  • tonal character
$152.99View on Reverb

Price updated Aug 27, 2026

Genres the Catalinbread Airstrip is commonly used in

  • Classic Rock
  • Alternative
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  • Blues
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  • Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Country
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  • Blues Rock
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Pedals that stack with the Catalinbread Airstrip

Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff

Electro-Harmonix

21% match
$94.75via Reverb

Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff's smooth balances out the bright tone

MXR Analog Chorus

MXR

20% match

Put MXR Analog Chorus after Catalinbread Airstrip in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Airstrip's own gain stage

EarthQuaker Devices Hoof

EarthQuaker Devices

20% match

Where this leans bright, EarthQuaker Devices Hoof answers back warm

Donner Lax Comp

Donner

17% match

Donner Lax Comp's transparent voice suits Catalinbread Airstrip's own transparent character

FoxGear EchoSex

Foxgear

12% match

Keep FoxGear EchoSex after Catalinbread Airstrip in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Airstrip's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Eventide Modulated Delay

Eventide

12% match

Put Eventide Modulated Delay after Catalinbread Airstrip in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Airstrip's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Beetronics OV-LE-Uva

Beetronics

tonal match
$254.38via Reverb

Catalinbread Airstrip leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Beetronics OV-LE-Uva wants

Tone City King of Blues

Tone City

tonal match
$79.80via Reverb

Tone City King of Blues's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Catalinbread Airstrip delivers it

Cheaper alternatives

Rarebird effects Hatchet Overdrive

Rarebird Effects

72% similarity
$110.02via Reverb

Shared character: pedal, mix, transparent

Electro-Harmonix Spruce Goose

Electro-Harmonix

70% similarity
$96.75via Reverb

Shared character: pedal, mix, classic_rock

Boutique & premium upgrades

Xotic BB Preamp Andy Timmons Limited Edition Pedal

Xotic

70% similarity
$219via Reverb

Shared character: pedal, preamp, transparent

JHS Clover

JHS Pedals

70% similarity
$199via Reverb

Shared character: pedal, subtle, preamp

Eventide Micropitch

Eventide

65% similarity
$249via Reverb

Shared character: signal_chain, studio, mix

Walrus Audio EB-10

Walrus Audio

65% similarity
$199.99via Reverb

Shared character: finest_compact_chorus_pedal, preamp, boost

Hudson Electronics AP-II

Hudson Electronics

62% similarity
$334.86via Reverb

Shared character: preamp, boost, boutique_stuff

Friedman IR-X

Friedman

61% similarity
$447via Reverb

Shared character: signal_chain, studio, preamp

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Catalinbread Airstrip CB-Range Overdrive Preamp

Catalinbread

77% similarity
$179.99via Reverb

Shared character: wide_range, signal_chain, studio

Bogner Ecstasy Blue Mini Overdrive

Bogner

72% similarity
$190via Reverb

Shared character: finest_compact_chorus_pedal, pedal, wide_range

Revv Shawn Tubbs Tilt

Revv

70% similarity

Shared character: finest_compact_chorus_pedal, wide_range, boost

Xotic BB Preamp V1.5

Xotic

70% similarity
$180via Reverb

Shared character: classic_rock, preamp, boost

Origin Effects DCX Boost Black Edition

Origin Effects

69% similarity

Shared character: studio, pedal, subtle

Catalinbread Epoch Bias

Catalinbread

69% similarity
$152.99via Reverb

Shared character: tonal_character, signal_chain, studio

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Catalinbread Airstrip?+

The closest matches in character are the Catalinbread Airstrip CB-Range Overdrive Preamp, the Bogner Ecstasy Blue Mini Overdrive, the Revv Shawn Tubbs Tilt. Budget picks: Rarebird effects Hatchet Overdrive, Electro-Harmonix Spruce Goose. Boutique upgrades: Xotic BB Preamp Andy Timmons Limited Edition Pedal, JHS Clover, Eventide Micropitch.

What pairs well with the Catalinbread Airstrip?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff, MXR Analog Chorus, EarthQuaker Devices Hoof — Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff's smooth balances out the bright tone.

How much does the Catalinbread Airstrip cost?+

Around $152.99 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).

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