The Catalinbread RAH Mountain Edition is a Catalinbread distortion pedal. Close alternatives include the Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp and the Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster. It pairs well with the Park P75H and the Marshall Origin 50 Head.
Catalinbread RAH Mountain Edition
Catalinbread · pedal
The Catalinbread RAH Mountain Edition is a limited special edition of the Portland boutique builder's RAH gain pedal, modeling the classic British rock tone chain of a Dallas Rangemaster treble booster driving a cranked Marshall amplifier. The circuit captures the warm, harmonically rich tone and compressed feel of that iconic rig used in late 1960s and early 1970s British rock, delivering characteristic British crunch and singing sustain without requiring the original hardware. The Mountain Edition shares the same circuit as the standard RAH, differing only in its colorway. Suited for classic rock and blues.
- british
- compressed
- crunch
- blues
- rock
- classic rock
- singing
- compression
Genres the Catalinbread RAH Mountain Edition is commonly used in
- Rock
- Blues
- Classic Rock
- Blues Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Hard Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Catalinbread RAH Mountain Edition
Park P75H
Park
29% matchFeed a crunchy signal into Park P75H and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Marshall Origin 50 Head
Marshall
29% matchStack Marshall Origin 50 Head on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward mid-forward
3rd Power Dragon 45 112 Combo
3rd Power
tonal match3rd Power Dragon 45 112 Combo is voiced for Marshall-style amps — Catalinbread RAH Mountain Edition gives it exactly that
Marshall JMP 2204 Master Model Mk2 Lead 50-Watt
Marshall
tonal matchCatalinbread RAH Mountain Edition leans into Marshall-style amps, precisely the platform Marshall JMP 2204 Master Model Mk2 Lead 50-Watt wants
Park P50B Super Bass
Park
tonal matchPark P50B Super Bass is voiced for Marshall-style amps — Catalinbread RAH Mountain Edition gives it exactly that
1977 Marshall 2203 JMP Master Volume
Marshall
tonal match1977 Marshall 2203 JMP Master Volume is voiced for Marshall-style amps — Catalinbread RAH Mountain Edition gives it exactly that
3rd Power Dragon 25 112 Combo
3rd Power
tonal matchCatalinbread RAH Mountain Edition leans into Marshall-style amps, precisely the platform 3rd Power Dragon 25 112 Combo wants
3rd Power DRGN-100
3rd Power
tonal matchCatalinbread RAH Mountain Edition leans into Marshall-style amps, precisely the platform 3rd Power DRGN-100 wants
Pedals that stack with the Catalinbread RAH Mountain Edition
Browne Amplification Gritador
Browne Amplification
14% matchFeed a crunchy signal into Browne Amplification Gritador and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Fulltone OCD
Fulltone
14% matchWhat Fulltone OCD brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around
Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress
Electro-Harmonix
9% matchKeep Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress after Catalinbread RAH Mountain Edition in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread RAH Mountain Edition's own gain stage
Boss BC-1X
Boss
9% matchCatalinbread RAH Mountain Edition's compressed character and Boss BC-1X's compressed voice sit in the same lane rather than fighting each other
Alexander Pedals Radical Delay
Alexander Pedals
5% matchKeep Catalinbread RAH Mountain Edition's compressed voice out front: Alexander Pedals Radical Delay goes after Catalinbread RAH Mountain Edition 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)
Caroline Guitar Company Meteore
Caroline Guitar Company
5% matchKeep Caroline Guitar Company Meteore after Catalinbread RAH Mountain Edition in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread RAH Mountain Edition's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
MXR double-double overdrive
MXR
tonal matchInto Catalinbread RAH Mountain Edition, MXR double-double overdrive is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps
Browne Amplification Ethane
Browne Amplification
tonal matchInto Catalinbread RAH Mountain Edition, Browne Amplification Ethane is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp
Friedman
71% similarityShared character: voicing, singing, lead
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
70% similarity“modeling the classic British rock tone chain of a Dallas Rangemaster treble booster driving a cranked Marshall amplifier”
Catalinbread RAH
Catalinbread
70% similarity“The Mountain Edition shares the same circuit as the standard RAH, differing only in its colorway.”
Univox Super-Fuzz
Univox
69% similarityShared character: 1960s, singing, compression
Electro-Harmonix Spruce Goose
Electro-Harmonix
69% similarityShared character: singing, lead, pedal
Dunlop MXR M104 Distortion+
Dunlop
69% similarityShared character: 1960s, singing, lead
Fulltone OCD
Fulltone
68% similarityShared character: lead, response, classic_rock
JHS Charlie Brown
JHS Pedals
67% similarityShared character: voicing, compression, crunch
JHS Fumble
JHS Pedals
96% similaritysimilar tone character
JHS Pedals Kilt V2
JHS Pedals
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Dophix Dante
Dophix
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Dunlop Way Huge WM31 Supa-Lead Overdrive
Dunlop
94% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Catalinbread RAH Mountain Edition?+
The closest matches in character are the Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp, the Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster, the Catalinbread RAH.
What pairs well with the Catalinbread RAH Mountain Edition?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Park P75H, Marshall Origin 50 Head, 3rd Power Dragon 45 112 Combo — Feed a crunchy signal into Park P75H and it comes out closer to mid-forward.