The Catalinbread Coriolis is a Catalinbread octave pedal, currently around $159.99. Close alternatives include the Meris Enzo and the Tycobrahe Octavia. It pairs well with the Fender Deluxe Reverb and the 1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe.
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.
What stands out
“In the signal chain it typically benefits from placement before reverb to allow the frozen pitch to decay naturally through the reverb tail”
— from the community notes
“Downward-only pitch shifting combined with resonant filter produces unique textural freeze tones unavailable from standard freeze pedals”
— from the reviews
“Use-case wise it suits ambient and experimental players who want pitch-shifted infinite sustain as a textural tool layered under lead playing”
— from the community notes
“creating infinite sustain textures for ambient and drone applications”
— from the listing
“The Coriolis Freeze extends the Coriolis pitch-shifter-plus-resonant-filter combination with a Freeze function that sustains the current output indefinitely, creating infinite ambient pitch-shifted drone textures useful for ambient and post…”
— from the community notes
- pitch
- freeze
- infinite sustain
- resonant
- filter
- drone
- ambient
- experimental
Price updated Oct 24, 2026
Genres the Catalinbread Coriolis is commonly used in
- Ambient
- Experimental
- Post-Rock
Amps that pair well with the Catalinbread Coriolis
Fender Deluxe Reverb
Fender
13% matchFender Deluxe Reverb leans toward bright, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe
Fender
13% match1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe's own transparent character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Pedals that stack with the Catalinbread Coriolis
MXR Distortion+
MXR
10% matchMXR Distortion+'s own gritty character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
ZVEX Fuzz Factory
Zvex
9% matchZVEX Fuzz Factory's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Caroline Guitar Company Meteore
Caroline Guitar Company
6% matchRun Caroline Guitar Company Meteore after Catalinbread Coriolis in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Catalinbread Coriolis — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay
Dunlop
6% matchKeep Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay after Catalinbread Coriolis in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Catalinbread Coriolis — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Cheaper alternatives
Boutique & premium upgrades
Similar character
Meris Enzo
Meris
47% similarityShared character: filter, ambient, reverb
Tycobrahe Octavia
Tycobrahe
42% similarityShared character: lead playing, lead
DigiTech Whammy Pitch-Shifting Pedal
Digitech
41% similarityShared character: pitch modulation, full, lead
Chase Bliss Onward
Chase Bliss Audio
90% 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 Meris Enzo, the Tycobrahe Octavia, the DigiTech Whammy Pitch-Shifting Pedal. Budget picks: TC Electronic Brainwaves Pitch Shifter. Boutique upgrades: Rainger FX Mini Drone, Meris Enzo X.
What pairs well with the Catalinbread Coriolis?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fender Deluxe Reverb, 1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe, MXR Distortion+ — Fender Deluxe Reverb leans toward bright, and that's a real, usable character to pair with.
How much does the Catalinbread Coriolis cost?+
Around $159.99 (live listing price, updated Oct 24, 2026).