The Catalinbread Airstrip CB-Range Overdrive Preamp is a Catalinbread preamp pedal, currently around $179.99. Close alternatives include the Xotic BB Preamp V1.5 and the Bogner Ecstasy Blue Mini Overdrive. It pairs well with the EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas and the Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz.
Catalinbread Airstrip CB-Range Overdrive Preamp
Catalinbread · pedal
The Catalinbread Airstrip CB-Range Overdrive Preamp is a console-inspired overdrive and preamp pedal based on the Trident A-Range channel strip circuit, delivering gain-shaping capability from clean EQ tonal coloring through fuzzy, filtered overdrive tones. The CB-Range designation refers to the Catalinbread A-Range circuit topology. Covers subtle boost, studio-style preamp coloration, and mix-cutting fuzzy overdrive associated with classic rock recordings. Built in Portland, Oregon. Suited for classic rock, studio, and recording-focused players.
- classic rock
- recording
- preamp
- boost
- eq
- mix
- coloring
- cutting
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Catalinbread Airstrip CB-Range Overdrive Preamp is commonly used in
- Classic Rock
- Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Catalinbread Airstrip CB-Range Overdrive Preamp
EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas
EarthQuaker Devices
23% matchEarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas's high gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz
Black Arts Toneworks
23% matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz gives it fuzzy to fill it with
Walrus Audio Monument CS
Walrus Audio
19% matchKeep Catalinbread Airstrip CB-Range Overdrive Preamp's bright voice out front: Walrus Audio Monument CS goes after Catalinbread Airstrip CB-Range Overdrive Preamp in the signal chain so its low gain voice doesn't muddy it
Vox Valvenergy Silk Drive
Vox
16% matchWhat Vox Valvenergy Silk Drive brings here leans toward smooth — that's worth building a pairing around
Eventide Modulated Delay
Eventide
10% matchEventide Modulated Delay's modulated voice goes after Catalinbread Airstrip CB-Range Overdrive Preamp in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Catalinbread Airstrip CB-Range Overdrive Preamp's own bright character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Alexander Pedals Now We Are Ghosts Reverb
Alexander Pedals
10% matchKeep Alexander Pedals Now We Are Ghosts Reverb after Catalinbread Airstrip CB-Range Overdrive Preamp in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Airstrip CB-Range Overdrive Preamp's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes
Electro-Harmonix
tonal matchCatalinbread Airstrip CB-Range Overdrive Preamp leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes wants
Crazy Tube Circuits Heatseeker Pre-Amp
Crazy Tube Circuits
tonal matchCatalinbread Airstrip CB-Range Overdrive Preamp leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Crazy Tube Circuits Heatseeker Pre-Amp wants
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Catalinbread Airstrip CB-Range Overdrive Preamp?+
The closest matches in character are the Xotic BB Preamp V1.5, the Bogner Ecstasy Blue Mini Overdrive, the Colorsound Power Boost. Budget picks: Catalinbread Airstrip, Rarebird effects Hatchet Overdrive, Electro-Harmonix Soul Food. Boutique upgrades: Browne Amplification Carbon X, Eventide Micropitch, JHS Colour Box V2 10th Anniversary.
What pairs well with the Catalinbread Airstrip CB-Range Overdrive Preamp?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas, Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz, Walrus Audio Monument CS — EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas's high gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own.
How much does the Catalinbread Airstrip CB-Range Overdrive Preamp cost?+
Around $179.99 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).
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