The Catalinbread Coriolis is a Catalinbread octave pedal, currently around $172.49. Close alternatives include the Tycobrahe Octavia and the DigiTech Whammy Pitch-Shifting Pedal. It pairs well with the Fender Deluxe Reverb and the Fender Bassman Combo Amp.
Catalinbread Coriolis
Catalinbread · pedal
The Catalinbread Coriolis Effect Freeze is a variant of the Coriolis pitch shifter and resonant filter pedal with an added Freeze function that sustains the pitch-shifted and filtered output indefinitely. The Freeze function captures and holds the current pitch-shifted and resonant filter output, creating infinite sustain textures for ambient and drone applications. Built in Portland, Oregon by Catalinbread. Suited for ambient, post-rock, and experimental players who want pitch-shifted freeze textures with unique downward-only pitch range.
- pitch
- infinite sustain
- freeze
- resonant
- filter
- drone
- ambient
- experimental
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Catalinbread Coriolis is commonly used in
- Ambient
- Experimental
- Post-Rock
- Shoegaze
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Catalinbread Coriolis
Pedals that stack with the Catalinbread Coriolis
MXR Distortion+
MXR
10% matchMXR Distortion+'s own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Beetronics Swarm
Beetronics
10% matchWhat Beetronics Swarm brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around
Roland SDE-3000D
Roland
6% matchKeep Catalinbread Coriolis's ambient voice out front: Roland SDE-3000D goes after Catalinbread Coriolis in the signal chain so its pristine voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Walrus Audio Mako D1 High-Fidelity Stereo Delay V1
Walrus Audio
6% matchWalrus Audio Mako D1 High-Fidelity Stereo Delay V1's pristine voice goes after Catalinbread Coriolis in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Catalinbread Coriolis's own ambient character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Cheaper alternatives
Boutique & premium upgrades
Similar character
Tycobrahe Octavia
Tycobrahe
65% similarityShared character: lead_playing
DigiTech Whammy Pitch-Shifting Pedal
Digitech
64% similarityShared character: pitch_modulation
Roger Mayer Octavia Classic
Roger Mayer
64% similarityShared character: signal_chain
Boss OC-2 Octaver
Boss
63% similaritySimilar voicing: ambient, sustaining
440 Distribution DigiTech Drop Polyphonic Droptune
440 Distribution
62% similarityShared character: signal_chain
Meris Enzo
Meris
91% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Catalinbread Coriolis?+
The closest matches in character are the Tycobrahe Octavia, the DigiTech Whammy Pitch-Shifting Pedal, the Roger Mayer Octavia Classic. Budget picks: Behringer Octavia Octave Fuzz, Boss OC-3 Super Octave. Boutique upgrades: Rainger FX Mini Drone.
What pairs well with the Catalinbread Coriolis?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fender Deluxe Reverb, Fender Bassman Combo Amp, MXR Distortion+ — Fender Deluxe Reverb leans toward spring, and that's a real, usable character to pair with.
How much does the Catalinbread Coriolis cost?+
Around $172.49 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).