Catalinbread Belle Epoch +

Catalinbread Belle Epoch +  is a fully enhanced evolution of the original Belle Epoch which made Catalinbread famous.

This tape-echo pedal delivers true Echoplex-style delay, now upgraded with tap tempo, soft-touch switching, three tape-age programs, improved bypass options, a more powerful preamp and buffer, increased dynamic range, and extended delay time.

Tapping in your tempo is simple: hold the footswitch to enter tap mode, and hold it again to return to bypass. Beyond the tap circuit, the Belle Epoch + simply offers more — more headroom, a redesigned Mix control, improved buffered bypass, increased delay time, and optimized impedance specs for seamless integration into any rig.

The updated preamp delivers higher dynamic range while retaining the feel and response of the original Echoplex, resulting in a hi-fi sparkle built on a beloved classic tone. Three selectable tape-age modes let you choose between pristine, lightly aged, or heavily worn tape character.

Controls
• Sustain: Amount of signal fed back into the delay line.
• Mix: From 100% dry to 100% wet.
• Tape FX: Amount of tape-style warble in the repeats.
• Rec Level: Preamp level hitting the delay line and shaping the first repeat.
• Echo Delay: Up to 900 ms of delay time.
• Prg switch: Original / Artificial tape aging / Heavily worn tape

Catalinbread Belle Epoch + demo video