Catalinbread Formula 55

ChrisChristopher

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I was listening to a demo of this last night and it was amazing and seems to be the exact copy of the 5E3 Tweed Deluxe....... I like that it has just the Volume & Tone like the original amp and reacts the same way......At present I own the Joy type American Sound which is pretty damn good and the Lovepedal Champ that also has a great sound however I think the Formula would be a better fit ............ If you have any comments please post Thanks Guys !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Dirk_Bagge

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I bought one last year and absolutely love it. It makes my cheapo Bugera 5wat sound great. It is probably my favorite overdrive. Whether it truly sounds like a fender tweed? I don’t know. I would guess not in my rig. But man I l love it’s dirt.

I usually use it on the “Lo” setting. I do wish it had an optional external foot switch to go between Lo and Hi.
 

ChrisChristopher

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I bought one last year and absolutely love it. It makes my cheapo Bugera 5wat sound great. It is probably my favorite overdrive. Whether it truly sounds like a fender tweed? I don’t know. I would guess not in my rig. But man I l love it’s dirt.

I usually use it on the “Lo” setting. I do wish it had an optional external foot switch to go between Lo and Hi.
Yeah a foot switch for the hi/lo would be perfect that makes it kinda cool !!!!!!!!!!!
 

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Congrats on the pedal! I had this pedal for a while, but could not dial in with my set up. I also have the Joyo and the Tech 21, which is nice.

I love the Lovepedal 5e3 deluxe and had been using it for a few years. A few weeks I pulled the trigger on a used Wampler Tweed 57 and the Lovepedal has been pushed to the side for now.

Chicago Stompworks Legitimate Beef pedal was also pretty good.
 
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