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 Orange Matamp and the Marshall Bluesbreaker.

Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red

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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.

What stands out

  • “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 195…”

    — from the listing

  • “The combination of treble boost and Marshall Superlead overdrive in a single unit produces a synergistic result where the interaction between the two circuits generates harmonic content that neither element produces alone”

    — from the reviews

  • “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”

    — from the listing

  • “used for doom”

    — from the community notes

  • “The specific Tony Iommi / Black Sabbath dark, massive, harmonically complex tone that defined heavy metal guitar is the standout character”

    — from the community notes

  • overdrive
  • treble
  • dark
  • harmonically complex
  • massive
  • doom
  • specific guitar tone
  • boost

Price updated Oct 23, 2026

Genres the Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red is commonly used in

  • Rock
  • Metal
  • Doom Metal
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red

Orange Matamp

Orange

42% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

The Sabbra Cadabra's dark, metal-voiced overdrive pushes hard against the Matamp's sweet, singing blues-rock breakup.

Comes later in the signal chain

Marshall Bluesbreaker

Marshall

41% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)

Into the Bluesbreaker's round, natural tube breakup, the Sabbra Cadabra's massive, dark overdrive has a genuinely heavier amp voice to push into.

Comes later in the signal chain

Blackstar Artisan 15H Handwired 15W Tube

Blackstar

38% match
$1513.56via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Push the Artisan 15H's round, dynamic breakup with the Sabbra Cadabra's massive, dark treble boost and it turns into serious weight.

Comes later in the signal chain

Marshall Superlead Guitar Amplifier Head

Marshall

35% match

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)

What Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red brings here leans toward bright — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes later in the signal chain

Marshall Super Lead 100-Watt Head

amplifier

34% match

Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red leans toward bright, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes later in the signal chain

Marshall JMP 2203 Mk II Master Lead 100w

Marshall

33% match

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)

Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red leans toward bright, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes later in the signal chain

Hiwatt HB410HN

Hiwatt

33% match

Hiwatt HB410HN leans into Marshall-style amps, precisely the platform Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red wants

Comes later in the signal chain

Marshall AVT 20 Valvestate 2000

Marshall

31% match
$173via Reverb

Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red leans toward bright, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes later in the signal chain

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Pedals that stack with the Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red

MXR Phase 90

MXR

20% match
$89.99via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Put MXR Phase 90 after Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

Klon Centaur

Klon

18% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)

Klon Centaur leans toward mid-forward, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

ZVEX Fuzz Factory

Zvex

17% match
$199via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Where this leans bright, ZVEX Fuzz Factory answers back smooth

Comes later in the signal chain

Orange Sustain

Orange

15% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)

Run the Orange Sustain's warm optical compression ahead of the Sabbra Cadabra so its doom-voiced gain kicks in from an already-sustained note.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Walrus Audio Fable

Walrus Audio

13% match
$239.99via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Feed the Fable's glitchy granular reverb with the Sabbra Cadabra's massive, dark overdrive and the wash gets real weight to decay into. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte

Caroline Guitar Company

12% match
$199via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Put Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte after Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Strymon Iridium

Strymon

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Run Strymon Iridium after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive

Solidgoldfx

tonal match
$152.15via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive's smooth balances out the bright tone

Cheaper alternatives

Boutique & premium upgrades

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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 Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink. Budget picks: MXR Eric Gales Raw Dawg, Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal, Bogner Ecstasy Blue Mini Overdrive. Boutique upgrades: Shin's Music Dumbloid B, 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: Orange Matamp, Marshall Bluesbreaker, Blackstar Artisan 15H Handwired 15W Tube — The Sabbra Cadabra's dark, metal-voiced overdrive pushes hard against the Matamp's sweet, singing blues-rock breakup..

How much does the Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra 10 Red cost?+

Around $145 (live listing price, updated Oct 23, 2026).

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