Alternatives to the Catalinbread Formula 55

Catalinbread Formula 51

“Like the Formula 55 and Formula 5F6, the Formula 51 extracts the warmth, bloom, and harmonic character of a Fender amp”

Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret

similar tone character

Mad Professor Big Tweedy Drive

similar tone character

Electro-Harmonix Spruce Goose

similar tone character

MXR Super Badass Distortion

similar tone character

Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster

Shared character: singing, compression, bright

Maxon TOD-9

Shared character: sag, compression, pedal

JAM Pedals TubeDreamer MK2

Shared character: compression, pedal, bright

JAM Pedals Lucy Dreamer

similar tone character

J. Rockett PXO Phil X Signature Overdrive

similar tone character

Browne Amplification Alkene Nashville Overdrive

similar tone character

Colorsound Power Boost

Shared character: singing, compression, bright

Wampler Pedals Tweed '57

Shared character: pedal_format, compression, pedal

Fairfield Circuitry The Barbershop

Shared character: sag, compression, pedal

Catalinbread Formula 5F6

“The Bassman-specific warmth and low-mid emphasis may feel too warm or dark for players used to the brighter 5E3 Formula 55 character”

Lovepedal Amp 50

Shared character: pedal_format, sag, warm

ThorpyFX The J

Shared character: sag, compression, natural

Catalinbread SFT

similar tone character

Catalinbread Catlinbread Formula 5 Reissue Overdrive

similar tone character

Catalinbread Naga-Viper

similar tone character

Friedman Small Box Overdrive

similar tone character

Cornerstone Antique V3

similar tone character

JHS Pedals JHS Kilt V3

similar tone character