Catalinbread Belle Epoch EP3 Tape Echo Emulation

sounds great but too fiddly

This replaces a Strymon El Capistan on my pedalboard. It sounds more organic, warmer and more gainy than the Strymon. These are good things. But I'm still trying to manage the controls, which are VERY fiddly and not at all easy to use in a live setting. This is due mainly to some ill-conceived pote…read more

Excellent delay !

Excellent delay pedal, all I ever hoped it would be :)

Warmer/darker/muddier than the Belle Epoch Deluxe, but still nice in its own way.

I bought this first (before later getting the Belle Epoch Deluxe) because I figured that I didn't need all the additional bells and whistles of the Deluxe version. I was really only going after the Echoplex sound. However, as soon as I plugged in the pedal, I immediately noticed that the dry preamp …read more

I’ve had three of these and I always come back to it! Put it in the front end of your amp!!!

Well it s a great sounding delay pedal perfect for mellow chords and solos very warm tone 5 stars ✨ for sure 👍