Alternatives to the Catalinbread Formula 5F6

Catalinbread Formula 51

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

Marshall Guv'nor

Shared character: rich, compression

Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret

Shared character: rich, lead

Mad Professor Big Tweedy Drive

Shared character: blues players, compression, natural

EarthQuaker Devices Special Cranker V1

Shared character: dark, natural, warm

Fender Hammertone Overdrive

Shared character: rich, compression, natural

MXR Timmy Overdrive

Shared character: compression, warm

Carl Martin Panama

Shared character: middle, bass, lead

Electro-Harmonix Spruce Goose

Shared character: middle, bass, lead

Crazy Tube Circuits Limelight

Shared character: lead

Catalinbread Catlinbread Formula 5 Reissue Overdrive

similar tone character

Blackstar LT Dual

similar tone character

Blackstar HT-Metal

Shared character: rich, middle, warm

Crazy Tube Circuits Orama

similar tone character

Dophix Dante

similar tone character

Catalinbread Formula 55

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

Catalinbread Wiio

Shared character: warm, middle

JAM Pedals TubeDreamer MK2

Shared character: compression, warm, response

JHS Charlie Brown

Shared character: compression, middle, response

Friedman Small Box Overdrive

Shared character: rich, blues players, bass

Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster

Shared character: rich, compression, warm

Cusack Music Metaplexi

Shared character: natural, lead

Colorsound Power Boost

Shared character: rich, dark, compression

Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus

Shared character: compression, middle, warm

Ibanez TS9 40th Anniversary

Shared character: blues players, natural, lead

Browne Amplification Alkene Nashville Overdrive

Shared character: compression, middle, warm

Browne Amplification Gritador

Shared character: middle, bass, response