The Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink is a Catalinbread overdrive pedal. Close alternatives include the Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra Blackout and the Dean Markley Overlord. It pairs well with the Dumble Steel String Singer and the Peavey Classic 30 II 2-Channel 30W 1x12 Combo.
Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink
Catalinbread · pedal
The Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink is a limited Traditional Ink finish edition of the Portland boutique builder's Tony Iommi-inspired gain pedal, combining a custom-tuned Dallas Rangemaster treble booster with the preamp section of a Laney Supergroup amplifier. The circuit reproduces the early Black Sabbath tone created when Iommi ran a treble booster into cranked Laney amps. Controls include Range for spectrum adjustment, Gain, Presence, and Volume. The Traditional Ink edition shares the identical circuit with the standard Sabbra Cadabra, differing only in its decorative finish. Suited for doom metal, heavy blues, and classic hard rock.
- noise
- hard rock
- gain
- doom metal
- crunch
- blues
- preamp
- presence
Genres the Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink is commonly used in
Amps that pair well with the Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink
Dumble Steel String Singer
Dumble
28% matchWhere this leans bright, Dumble Steel String Singer answers back smooth
Peavey Classic 30 II 2-Channel 30W 1x12 Combo
Peavey
27% matchPeavey Classic 30 II 2-Channel 30W 1x12 Combo's warm balances out the bright tone
Marshall 2245 JTM45 MK II Reissue 2-Channel 30-Watt
Marshall
tonal matchInto Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink, Marshall 2245 JTM45 MK II Reissue 2-Channel 30-Watt is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps
3rd Power Dragon 45 112 Combo
3rd Power
tonal matchCatalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink leans into Marshall-style amps, precisely the platform 3rd Power Dragon 45 112 Combo wants
Marshall 2245 JTM45 Head
Marshall
tonal matchMarshall 2245 JTM45 Head's own voicing points at Marshall-style amps, and Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink delivers it
3rd Power Dragon 25 112 Combo
3rd Power
tonal match3rd Power Dragon 25 112 Combo is voiced for Marshall-style amps — Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink gives it exactly that
Marshall Studio JTM ST20C MkII 20W 1x12 Combo
Marshall
tonal matchInto Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink, Marshall Studio JTM ST20C MkII 20W 1x12 Combo is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps
Marshall Studio Jubilee 2525H 20W Head
Marshall
tonal matchCatalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink leans into Marshall-style amps, precisely the platform Marshall Studio Jubilee 2525H 20W Head wants
Pedals that stack with the Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink
Dunlop MXR Distortion Plus
Dunlop
25% matchDunlop MXR Distortion Plus leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Xotic BB Preamp
Xotic
25% matchXotic BB Preamp leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it
Behringer ADI21 V-Tone Acoustic
Behringer
21% matchKeep Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink's crunchy voice out front: Behringer ADI21 V-Tone Acoustic goes after Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink in the signal chain so its transparent voice doesn't muddy it
Maxon CP-9Pro+
Maxon
20% matchMaxon CP-9Pro+ leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Catalinbread Epoch-Set
Catalinbread
15% matchPut Catalinbread Epoch-Set after Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Maxon AD10 Analog Delay
Maxon
13% matchPut Maxon AD10 Analog Delay after Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Greer Mizuki blue
Greer
tonal matchGreer Mizuki blue's own voicing points at Marshall-style amps, and Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink delivers it
Browne Amplification Ethane
Browne Amplification
tonal matchBrowne Amplification Ethane's own voicing points at Marshall-style amps, and Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink delivers it
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra Blackout
Catalinbread
77% similarityShared character: preamp, high_gain_settings, dark
Dean Markley Overlord
Dean Markley
73% similarityShared character: preamp, high_gain_settings, noise
Friedman BE-OD Deluxe
Friedman
71% similarityShared character: preamp, high_gain_settings, noise
Wampler Dracarys
Wampler
70% similarityShared character: preamp, high_gain_settings, noise
Menatone None More Black
Menatone
70% similarityShared character: high_gain_settings, dark, hard_rock
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
70% similarity“combining a custom-tuned Dallas Rangemaster treble booster with the preamp section of a Laney Supergroup amplifier”
Friedman IR-J Jake E Lee Boost
Friedman
70% similarityShared character: presence, hard_rock, gain
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
70% similarityShared character: high_gain_settings, dark, noise
EarthQuaker Devices Life Pedal
EarthQuaker Devices
68% similarityShared character: volume, boost, presence
Death By Audio Destruction
Death By Audio
67% similarityShared character: hard_rock, noise, volume
Universal Audio UAFX Anti 1992 High Gain Amp
Universal Audio
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Friedman BE-OD
Friedman
94% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink?+
The closest matches in character are the Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra Blackout, the Dean Markley Overlord, the Friedman BE-OD Deluxe.
What pairs well with the Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Dumble Steel String Singer, Peavey Classic 30 II 2-Channel 30W 1x12 Combo, Marshall 2245 JTM45 MK II Reissue 2-Channel 30-Watt — Where this leans bright, Dumble Steel String Singer answers back smooth.