The Catalinbread Catlinbread Formula 5 Reissue Overdrive is a Catalinbread overdrive pedal. Close alternatives include the Browne Amplification Carbon and the Lovepedal Amp 50. It pairs well with the Marshall JCM800 2203 and the Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo.

Catalinbread Catlinbread Formula 5 Reissue Overdrive

Catalinbread · pedal

The Catalinbread Formula 5 Reissue is a recreation of the Portland boutique builder's Formula 5F6 overdrive, modeled on the Fender 5F6 Bassman tweed amplifier circuit from the late 1950s. It delivers the natural warmth and breakup character of a pushed vintage tweed amplifier, with a full-featured American-style tone stack including treble, middle, and bass controls alongside drive and volume knobs. The circuit captures the sag, warmth, and harmonic complexity of tweed Bassman crunch, covering clean American tones through naturally saturated breakup. Favored by blues, country, and classic rock players.

  • drive
  • crunch
  • warmth
  • sag
  • natural
  • high gain
  • american
  • clean

Genres the Catalinbread Catlinbread Formula 5 Reissue Overdrive is commonly used in

  • Blues
  • Classic Rock
  • Country
  • Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Alternative
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Metal
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Catalinbread Catlinbread Formula 5 Reissue Overdrive

Marshall JCM800 2203

Marshall

30% match
$2899.99via Reverb

Stack Marshall JCM800 2203 on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward

Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo

Milkman Sound

30% match
$3449via Reverb

Feed a high gain signal into Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo and it comes out closer to mid-forward

Ceriatone HRM 50

Ceriatone

tonal match

Ceriatone HRM 50 takes that high gain character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50

Ceriatone

tonal match

Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50 pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward

Gallien-Krueger Legacy 212

Gallien Krueger

tonal match
$1699via Reverb

Gallien-Krueger Legacy 212 takes that high gain character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Gallien-Krueger Fusion 210

Gallien Krueger

tonal match
$1849via Reverb

Gallien-Krueger Fusion 210 pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward

Traynor BB115

Traynor

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Traynor BB115 pushes a high gain tone toward tight

Gallien-Krueger Fusion 212

Gallien Krueger

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Feed a high gain signal into Gallien-Krueger Fusion 212 and it comes out closer to mid-forward

Pedals that stack with the Catalinbread Catlinbread Formula 5 Reissue Overdrive

Boss BD-2 Blues Driver

Boss

20% match
$99.99via Reverb

Boss BD-2 Blues Driver takes that high gain character and pushes it toward clean boost

Colorsound Power Boost

Colorsound

19% match

Where this leans warm, Colorsound Power Boost answers back bright

Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress

Electro-Harmonix

16% match
$123.72via Reverb

Put Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress after Catalinbread Catlinbread Formula 5 Reissue Overdrive in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Catlinbread Formula 5 Reissue Overdrive's own gain stage

Keeley Bassist

Keeley

13% match

What Keeley Bassist brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around

Cusack Music Delay TME

Cusack Music

11% match
$169.99via Reverb

Run Cusack Music Delay TME after Catalinbread Catlinbread Formula 5 Reissue Overdrive in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Catlinbread Formula 5 Reissue Overdrive's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Mooer A7 Ambience

Mooer

11% match
$88.90via Reverb

Put Mooer A7 Ambience after Catalinbread Catlinbread Formula 5 Reissue Overdrive in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Catlinbread Formula 5 Reissue Overdrive's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Laney TI-Boost

Laney

tonal match
$146.25via Reverb

Catalinbread Catlinbread Formula 5 Reissue Overdrive leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Laney TI-Boost wants

Mooer Flex Boost

Mooer

tonal match
$46.80via Reverb

Into Catalinbread Catlinbread Formula 5 Reissue Overdrive, Mooer Flex Boost is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Browne Amplification Carbon

Browne Amplification

73% similarity
$339via Reverb

Shared character: circuit, treble, response

Lovepedal Amp 50

Lovepedal

72% similarity

Shared character: sag, circuit, warm

ThorpyFX Peacekeeper V2 Low-Gain Overdrive

ThorpyFX

71% similarity
$260via Reverb

Shared character: treble, crunch, high_gain_settings

Behringer OD300 Overdrive Distortion

Behringer

71% similarity
$59.95via Reverb

Shared character: circuit, crunch, high_gain_settings

Colorsound Power Boost

Colorsound

71% similarity

Shared character: 1960s, treble, high_gain_settings

JHS Pedals Morning Glory V4

JHS Pedals

70% similarity

Shared character: headroom, high_gain_settings, natural

Wampler Tumnus Deluxe

Wampler

70% similarity
$189.73via Reverb

Shared character: treble, headroom, response

Catalinbread Formula 5F6

Catalinbread

70% similarity
$152.99via Reverb

“The Catalinbread Formula 5 Reissue is a recreation of the Portland boutique builder's Formula 5F6 overdrive”

Maxon OD808

Maxon

70% similarity
$118.63via Reverb

Shared character: response, crunch, distortion

ThorpyFX The J

ThorpyFX

69% similarity

Shared character: sag, natural, warm

Keeley White Sands Luxe Drive

Keeley

69% similarity
$180via Reverb

Shared character: distortion, warm, natural

ThorpyFX The J Tweed-Style Overdrive was

ThorpyFX

67% similarity
$399via Reverb

Shared character: sag, natural, warm

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Catalinbread Catlinbread Formula 5 Reissue Overdrive?+

The closest matches in character are the Browne Amplification Carbon, the Lovepedal Amp 50, the ThorpyFX Peacekeeper V2 Low-Gain Overdrive.

What pairs well with the Catalinbread Catlinbread Formula 5 Reissue Overdrive?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall JCM800 2203, Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo, Ceriatone HRM 50 — Stack Marshall JCM800 2203 on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward.

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