The Catalinbread Silver Kiss Reissue is a Catalinbread overdrive pedal, currently around $209.61. Close alternatives include the Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster and the Catalinbread Gailieo Red Treble Booster. It pairs well with the Fender Prosonic and the Dumble Steel String Singer.
Catalinbread Silver Kiss Reissue
Catalinbread · pedal
The Catalinbread Silver Kiss Reissue is a reissued version of the Portland boutique builder's vintage-style silicon treble booster pedal. The Silver Kiss circuit adds focused upper-midrange and treble emphasis to the signal, designed to drive the front end of a tube amplifier into natural harmonic saturation. The reissue format makes the vintage Silver Kiss circuit available with updated components and construction. Suited for blues and classic rock players who want classic 1960s British treble boost character for cutting, naturally saturated lead tones.
What stands out
“Silicon treble boost delivers a bright, consistent upper-midrange presence that naturally pushes tube amplifiers into harmonically rich saturation”
— from the reviews
“Suited for blues and classic rock players who want classic 1960s British treble boost character for cutting, naturally saturated lead tones”
— from the listing
“Appreciated by treble booster collectors and players seeking a silicon treble booster with vintage British tonal character”
— from the community notes
“The Silver Kiss circuit adds focused upper-midrange and treble emphasis to the signal, designed to drive the front end of a tube amplifier into natural harmonic saturation”
— from the listing
“Silicon transistors provide a brighter, more temperature-stable character compared to germanium alternatives”
— from the community notes
Trade-offs
“Treble boost character is specific and works best in rigs built around British tube amp headroom and response”
— from the community notes
- silicon
- british
- treble
- boost
- treble booster
- vintage
- saturation
- transistor
Price updated Oct 23, 2026
Genres the Catalinbread Silver Kiss Reissue is commonly used in
- Classic Rock
- Blues
- Alternative Rock
- Blues Rock
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Indie Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Catalinbread Silver Kiss Reissue
Fender Prosonic
amplifier
24% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Run Fender Prosonic after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Comes later in the signal chain
Dumble Steel String Singer
Dumble
24% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Dumble Steel String Singer's smooth balances out the bright tone
Comes later in the signal chain
Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W
Hiwatt
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W's warm balances out the bright tone
Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp
Orange
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Where this leans bright, Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp answers back warm
Orange Terror Bass
Orange
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Where this leans bright, Orange Terror Bass answers back warm
Orange Little Bass Thing
Orange
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Orange Little Bass Thing's warm balances out the bright tone
Gibson GA-50
Gibson
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Gibson GA-50 leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Victory Amplifiers V50 The Earl
amplifier
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Run Victory Amplifiers V50 The Earl after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Pedals that stack with the Catalinbread Silver Kiss Reissue
MXR EVH90 Phase 90
MXR
17% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Catalinbread Silver Kiss Reissue's silicon voice out front: MXR EVH90 Phase 90 goes after Catalinbread Silver Kiss Reissue in the signal chain so its smooth voice doesn't muddy it
Comes later in the signal chain
Ashdown Velvet Compressor
Ashdown
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Ashdown Velvet Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Catalinbread SFT
Catalinbread
16% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Run Catalinbread SFT after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Greer Mizuki blue
Greer
16% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Greer Mizuki blue's warm balances out the bright tone
Comes later in the signal chain
T-Rex Junior Roomate
T Rex
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Catalinbread Silver Kiss Reissue's silicon voice out front: T-Rex Junior Roomate goes after Catalinbread Silver Kiss Reissue in the signal chain so its warm voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler
pedal
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler after Catalinbread Silver Kiss Reissue in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Silver Kiss Reissue's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive
Solidgoldfx
tonal matchWhere this leans bright, SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive answers back smooth
Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo
Dunlop
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo's warm balances out the bright tone
Cheaper alternatives
Catalinbread Naga Viper MkII
Catalinbread
61% similarityShared character: 60 watt all tube combo amplifier, treble, boost
Vox VTB-1 Treble Booster
Vox
60% similarityShared character: treble, bright, boost
Suhr Brighton Treble Booster
Suhr
59% similarityShared character: treble, bright, boost
EarthQuaker Devices Chelsea
EarthQuaker Devices
58% similarityShared character: single coils, bright, signal
Catalinbread Super Chili Picoso
Catalinbread
56% similarityShared character: treble, natural, bright
Carl Martin Blue Ranger
Carl Martin
52% similarityShared character: treble, bright, boost
Boutique & premium upgrades
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Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster
pedal
66% similarityShared character: treble, bright, boost
Catalinbread Gailieo Red Treble Booster
Catalinbread
65% similarityShared character: 60 watt all tube combo amplifier, treble, headroom
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
63% similarityShared character: signal, treble, bright
Díaz Texas Ranger
Diaz
59% similarityShared character: treble, bright, boost
Death By Audio Thee Treble
Death By Audio
59% similarityShared character: treble, bright, boost
Hudson Electronics Sidecar 24V
Hudson Electronics
58% similarityShared character: treble, headroom, bright
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Catalinbread Silver Kiss Reissue?+
The closest matches in character are the Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster, the Catalinbread Gailieo Red Treble Booster, the Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster. Budget picks: Catalinbread Naga Viper MkII, Vox VTB-1 Treble Booster, Suhr Brighton Treble Booster. Boutique upgrades: AnalogMan Beano Boost, Strymon Sunset Dual Overdrive.
What pairs well with the Catalinbread Silver Kiss Reissue?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fender Prosonic, Dumble Steel String Singer, Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W — Run Fender Prosonic after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm.
How much does the Catalinbread Silver Kiss Reissue cost?+
Around $209.61 (live listing price, updated Oct 23, 2026).