The Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red is a Catalinbread distortion pedal, currently around $145. Close alternatives include the Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra Blackout and the Dean Markley Overlord. It pairs well with the Marshall Bluesbreaker and the Orange Matamp.
Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red
Catalinbread · pedal
The Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra is an overdrive pedal from Portland, Oregon, designed to replicate the specific guitar tone of Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath -- the combination of a Dallas Rangemaster treble booster driving a 1965 Marshall 1959 Super Lead amplifier that produced the original heavy metal guitar sound. The Sabbra Cadabra combines the treble boost function with the Marshall Superlead overdrive in a single unit, delivering the dark, massive, harmonically complex tone that defined the earliest heavy metal recordings. Made in Portland by Catalinbread.
- overdrive
- treble
- boost
- dark
- metal
- massive
- doom
- specific guitar tone
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red is commonly used in
- Rock
- Metal
- Doom Metal
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red
Marshall Bluesbreaker
Marshall
40% matchInto the Bluesbreaker's round, natural tube breakup, the Sabbra Cadabra's massive, dark overdrive has a genuinely heavier amp voice to push into.
Orange Matamp
Orange
39% matchThe Sabbra Cadabra's dark, metal-voiced overdrive pushes hard against the Matamp's sweet, singing blues-rock breakup.
Marshall Studio JTM ST20C MkII 20W 1x12 Combo
Marshall
37% matchInto the JTM ST20C's loose, bluesy breakup, the Sabbra Cadabra's dark, Iommi-style gain turns that low-gain amp into something much heavier.
Blackstar Artisan 15H Handwired 15W Tube
Blackstar
33% matchPush the Artisan 15H's round, dynamic breakup with the Sabbra Cadabra's massive, dark treble boost and it turns into serious weight.
Friedman Twin Sister Head
Friedman
32% matchStack the Twin Sister's complex, British-voiced crunch with the Sabbra Cadabra's own massive, dark overdrive for two very different flavors of heavy.
Friedman Twin Sister Combo
Friedman
26% matchCatalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red's bright balances out the warm tone
Laney Digbeth Foundry DBF200H 2-Channel 200W Bass Head
Laney
24% matchWhere this leans warm, Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red answers back bright
Marshall Studio Jubilee 2525H 20W Head
Marshall
24% matchFeed a crunchy signal into Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red and it comes out closer to mid-forward
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Pedals that stack with the Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red
Fortin Amplification Tempest Overdrive
Fortin Amplification
23% matchWhat Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red brings here leans toward bright — that's worth building a pairing around
Hungry Robot BD LT
Hungry Robot
22% matchWhere this leans warm, Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red answers back bright — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
22% matchThe Rangemaster's warm germanium treble boost gives the Sabbra Cadabra's massive, dark overdrive a brighter edge to cut through.
Free The Tone Black Vehicle BV-1V
Free The Tone
22% matchCatalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red's bright balances out the warm tone
Maxon PAC9 Pure Analog Chorus
Maxon
21% matchWhere this leans warm, Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red answers back bright
Walrus Audio WAL-385/MK2 #BK
Walrus Audio
21% matchCatalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red leans bright right where the warm tone needs it
Wampler Latitude Deluxe Tremolo
Wampler
21% matchRun the Latitude's bell-like, synth-voiced tremolo after the Sabbra Cadabra's massive, dark overdrive and the pulse rides on real saturation.
SolidGoldFX Beta-V
Solidgoldfx
21% matchRun Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright
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Cheaper alternatives
Boutique & premium upgrades
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
70% similarity“combining Dallas Rangemaster treble boost with Marshall Superlead overdrive in a single unit”
Abasi Pathos Distortion
Abasi
67% similarityShared character: dark, middle, sustain
Friedman BE-OD Deluxe
Friedman
92% similaritysimilar tone character
Mad Professor Mad-Rbo
Mad Professor
91% similaritysimilar tone character
Way Huge Pork Loin
Way Huge
91% similaritysimilar tone character
Vemuram Jan Ray
Vemuram
91% similaritysimilar tone character
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Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra Blackout
Catalinbread
70% similarity“The Blackout edition shares the identical circuit with the standard Sabbra Cadabra, differing only in its all-black cosmetic finish.”
Dean Markley Overlord
Dean Markley
67% similarityShared character: treble, middle, boost
Ibanez TS9DX Turbo Tube Screamer
Ibanez
67% similarityShared character: sustain, metal, boost
JHS Morning Glory
JHS Pedals
67% similarityShared character: dark, treble, boost
Shin's Music Dumbloid B
Shins Music
61% similarityShared character: boost, overdrive
Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink
Catalinbread
92% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red?+
The closest matches in character are the Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra Blackout, the Dean Markley Overlord, the Ibanez TS9DX Turbo Tube Screamer. Budget picks: MXR Eric Gales Raw Dawg, Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal, DOD 250 Overdrive Preamp. Boutique upgrades: Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster, Abasi Pathos Distortion, Friedman BE-OD Deluxe.
What pairs well with the Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Bluesbreaker, Orange Matamp, Marshall Studio JTM ST20C MkII 20W 1x12 Combo — Into the Bluesbreaker's round, natural tube breakup, the Sabbra Cadabra's massive, dark overdrive has a genuinely heavier amp voice to push into..
How much does the Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red cost?+
Around $145 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).