The Catalinbread Teaser Stallion is a Catalinbread distortion pedal, currently around $179.80. Close alternatives include the Crazy Tube Circuits Venus and the Univox UD-50 Uni-Drive. It pairs well with the Hiwatt Custom DR20H and the Peavey MiniMAX.
Catalinbread Teaser Stallion
Catalinbread · pedal
The Catalinbread Teaser Stallion is a smooth, thick, creamy overdrive from Portland, Oregon, producing a sustainably compressed, velvet-like overdrive character with wide, harmonically rich saturation. The Teaser Stallion delivers a warm, enveloping overdrive sound with naturally long sustain, smooth harmonic content, and a wide frequency response that makes it feel like a high-quality tube amplifier pushed into natural saturation. Associated with the smooth, sustained overdrive sounds of classic rock and high-grade recording-session guitar tones. Made in Portland by Catalinbread.
- saturation
- smooth
- creamy
- sustain
- overdrive
- rich
- thick
- recording
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Catalinbread Teaser Stallion is commonly used in
- Classic Rock
- Blues
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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. - Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Blues Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Country
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Catalinbread Teaser Stallion
Hiwatt Custom DR20H
Hiwatt
31% matchHiwatt Custom DR20H pushes a saturated tone toward tight
Peavey MiniMAX
Peavey
30% matchPeavey MiniMAX pushes a saturated tone toward tight
Peavey MiniMAX II Bass Head
Peavey
tonal matchStack Peavey MiniMAX II Bass Head on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight
Gallien-Krueger MB115MK2
Gallien Krueger
tonal matchGallien-Krueger MB115MK2 takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight
Hiwatt DR504 Combo 1x12
Hiwatt
tonal matchStack Hiwatt DR504 Combo 1x12 on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight
Hiwatt Custom 20/40 'Studio/Stage' Head
Hiwatt
tonal matchHiwatt Custom 20/40 'Studio/Stage' Head pushes a saturated tone toward tight
Hiwatt Leeds GO40
Hiwatt
tonal matchFeed a saturated signal into Hiwatt Leeds GO40 and it comes out closer to tight
Hiwatt DR504H
Hiwatt
tonal matchStack Hiwatt DR504H on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight
Pedals that stack with the Catalinbread Teaser Stallion
Browne Amplification Carbon
Browne Amplification
27% matchBrowne Amplification Carbon's bright balances out the warm tone
Paul Cochrane Timmy
Paul Cochrane
25% matchWhere this leans warm, Paul Cochrane Timmy answers back bright
Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio
Crazy Tube Circuits
19% matchWhat Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio brings here leans toward tight — that's worth building a pairing around
Caroline Guitar Company Parabola State Tremolo
Caroline Guitar Company
15% matchKeep Caroline Guitar Company Parabola State Tremolo after Catalinbread Teaser Stallion in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Teaser Stallion's own gain stage
Cusack Music Delay TME
Cusack Music
15% matchKeep Cusack Music Delay TME after Catalinbread Teaser Stallion in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Teaser Stallion's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Boss DD-3 Digital Delay
Boss
11% matchPut Boss DD-3 Digital Delay after Catalinbread Teaser Stallion in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Teaser Stallion's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
TC Electronic Spark Booster
TC Electronic
tonal matchTC Electronic Spark Booster takes that saturated character and pushes it toward clean boost
Amptweaker Tight Drive
Amptweaker
tonal matchStack Amptweaker Tight Drive on top and a saturated tone tightens toward clean boost
Cheaper alternatives
Walrus Audio 385 Overdrive Mk I
Walrus Audio
72% similarityShared character: smooth, compression, thickness
MXR CSP039 Duke of Tone Overdrive
Dunlop
72% similarityShared character: smooth, compression, thickness
Donner Dumbal Drive
Donner
70% similarityShared character: smooth, compression, thickness
Behringer OD300 Overdrive Distortion
Behringer
94% similaritysimilar tone character
JHS 3 Series Distortion
JHS Pedals
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Maxon OD808
Maxon
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Boutique & premium upgrades
Vemuram Butter Machine
Vemuram
72% similarityShared character: smooth, classic_rock, rich
Crazy Tube Circuits Orama
Crazy Tube Circuits
71% similarityShared character: compression, classic_rock, sustain
Hermida Zendrive
Hermida
70% similarityShared character: rich_harmonic_content, compression, thickness
Cusack Music Project 34
Cusack Music
68% similarityShared character: rich, gain, natural
Lovepedal ProValve 2
Lovepedal
67% similarityShared character: warm, natural, overdrive
Greer Lightspeed Organic Overdrive
Greer
94% similaritysimilar tone character
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Crazy Tube Circuits Venus
Crazy Tube Circuits
71% similarityShared character: smooth, compression, warm
Univox UD-50 Uni-Drive
pedal
71% similarityShared character: studio, thickness, classic_rock
Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer
Ibanez
70% similarityShared character: smooth, thickness, sustain
Bixonic Expandora
Bixonic
70% similarityShared character: smooth, thickness, rich
Strymon Riverside
Strymon
69% similarityShared character: studio, thickness, rich
ThorpyFX Fallout Cloud V2
ThorpyFX
69% similarityShared character: smooth, compression, sustain
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Catalinbread Teaser Stallion?+
The closest matches in character are the Crazy Tube Circuits Venus, the Univox UD-50 Uni-Drive, the Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer. Budget picks: Walrus Audio 385 Overdrive Mk I, MXR CSP039 Duke of Tone Overdrive, Donner Dumbal Drive. Boutique upgrades: Vemuram Butter Machine, Crazy Tube Circuits Orama, Hermida Zendrive.
What pairs well with the Catalinbread Teaser Stallion?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Hiwatt Custom DR20H, Peavey MiniMAX, Peavey MiniMAX II Bass Head — Hiwatt Custom DR20H pushes a saturated tone toward tight.
How much does the Catalinbread Teaser Stallion cost?+
Around $179.80 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).