The Catalinbread Silverkiss is a Catalinbread overdrive pedal. Close alternatives include the Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust Overdrive and the Crazy Tube Circuits Orama. It pairs well with the Revv Generator 100P MkIII 3-Channel Head and the Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt.

Catalinbread Silverkiss

Catalinbread · pedal

The Catalinbread Silverkiss is a vintage-inspired overdrive from Portland, Oregon, providing warm, harmonically rich overdrive with a vintage character distinct from both British and American amp-inspired designs. The Silverkiss produces a smooth, warm overdrive tone with natural saturation and a particular emphasis on the harmonic complexity associated with vintage circuit designs. Part of Catalinbread's lineup of pedals inspired by specific vintage tonal characters. Made in Portland by Catalinbread.

What stands out

  • “The Catalinbread Silverkiss is a vintage-inspired overdrive from Portland, Oregon, providing warm, harmonically rich overdrive with a vintage character distinct from both British and American amp-inspired designs”

    — from the listing

  • “Vintage-voiced warm overdrive providing smooth, harmonically rich saturation with natural compression and a vintage tonal character”

    — from the community notes

  • “Chord playing at moderate gain reveals the smooth natural compression that gives the vintage voicing its warm, musical character”

    — from the reviews

  • “Used for blues, classic rock, and vintage-inspired rock applications where warm, natural overdrive with a period-specific character is the goal”

    — from the community notes

  • “The Silverkiss produces a smooth, warm overdrive tone with natural saturation and a particular emphasis on the harmonic complexity associated with vintage circuit designs”

    — from the listing

  • vintage
  • overdrive
  • saturation
  • smooth
  • warm
  • natural
  • harmonically rich
  • natural compression

Genres the Catalinbread Silverkiss is commonly used in

Amps that pair well with the Catalinbread Silverkiss

Revv Generator 100P MkIII 3-Channel Head

Revv

20% match
$2699via Reverb

Into a transparent tone, Revv Generator 100P MkIII 3-Channel Head brings a pull toward high gain that's missing

Comes later in the signal chain

Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt

Diezel

20% match
$4499.99via Reverb

Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt leans this transparent tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes later in the signal chain

Synergy SL2 Module

Synergy

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Into a transparent tone, Synergy SL2 Module brings a pull toward high gain that's missing

Ceriatone 2202H

Ceriatone

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Into a transparent tone, Ceriatone 2202H brings a pull toward high gain that's missing

Bad Cat Lynx 50

Bad Cat

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Into a transparent tone, Bad Cat Lynx 50 brings a pull toward high gain that's missing

Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt

Mesa Boogie

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt leans this transparent tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Egnater Tweaker 88 Head

Egnater

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Egnater Tweaker 88 Head leans this transparent tone toward low gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Blackstar HT Club 50 MKII

Blackstar

tonal match
$849.99via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Blackstar HT Club 50 MKII leans this transparent tone toward mid-forward, which it doesn't make on its own

Pedals that stack with the Catalinbread Silverkiss

Soldano SLO

Soldano

18% match
$119.99via Reverb

Into a transparent tone, Soldano SLO brings a pull toward high gain that's missing

Comes later in the signal chain

Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature

Ashdown

18% match
$234.01via Reverb

Into a transparent tone, Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature brings a pull toward low gain that's missing

Comes later in the signal chain

EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter V3

EarthQuaker Devices

13% 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.

Run EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter V3 after Catalinbread Silverkiss in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Silverkiss's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

AZOR AP-305 Compressor

Azor

10% match

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

Catalinbread Silverkiss leans toward saturated, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

MXR M169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay

MXR

7% match
$140via 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 M169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay after Catalinbread Silverkiss in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Silverkiss's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Walrus Audio Slö Multi-Texture Reverb

Walrus Audio

7% match
$209.51via 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.

Walrus Audio Slö Multi-Texture Reverb's ambient voice goes after Catalinbread Silverkiss in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Catalinbread Silverkiss's own saturated character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Donner Big Mouth Distortion

Donner

tonal match
$29.95via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Into a transparent tone, Donner Big Mouth Distortion brings a pull toward high gain that's missing

Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2

Dr Scientist

tonal match
$203.84via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Into a transparent tone, Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 brings a pull toward fuzzy that's missing

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust Overdrive

Crazy Tube Circuits

59% similarity
$115via Reverb

Shared character: natural, warm, vintage charm

Crazy Tube Circuits Orama

Crazy Tube Circuits

59% similarity
$289.76via Reverb

Shared character: natural, warm, vintage charm

Jackson Audio Optimist

Jackson Audio

58% similarity

Shared character: natural, smooth, response

Catalinbread Teaser Stallion

Catalinbread

55% similarity
$146.81via Reverb

Shared character: natural, smooth, warm

Univox UD-50 Uni-Drive

pedal

55% similarity

Shared character: natural, warm, vintage charm

Crazy Tube Circuits Venus

Crazy Tube Circuits

55% similarity

Shared character: warm, smooth, vintage charm

Ross "Distorsion"

Ross

54% similarity

Shared character: smooth, warm, vintage charm

Orange - Vintage Distortion

Orange

54% similarity

Shared character: smooth, warm, vintage charm

Hermida Zendrive

Hermida

52% similarity

Shared character: each note, smooth

Carl Martin Crunch Drive

Carl Martin

49% similarity
$208.29via Reverb

Shared character: each note, natural, warm

J. Rockett Mark Sampson Max

J Rockett

49% similarity
$172via Reverb

Shared character: warm, classic rock, overdrive

Lovepedal Super Six standard

Lovepedal

49% similarity

Shared character: warm, vintage charm, overdrive

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Catalinbread Silverkiss?+

The closest matches in character are the Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust Overdrive, the Crazy Tube Circuits Orama, the Jackson Audio Optimist.

What pairs well with the Catalinbread Silverkiss?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Revv Generator 100P MkIII 3-Channel Head, Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt, Synergy SL2 Module — Into a transparent tone, Revv Generator 100P MkIII 3-Channel Head brings a pull toward high gain that's missing.

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