Catalinbread Epoch Box Set

Catalinbread Epoch Box Set is a unique and limited edition box set containing the Epoch Boost and Belle Epoch. Only 500 are made, each with a unique serial number. The Epoch Boost is a boost/buffer with the exact EP-3 preamp specs. The Belle Epoch is a EP-3 style tape echo.

The Belle Epoch was modeled after the EP-3 and the preamp is an approximation of the Echoplex preamp and it sounds really really close. The Belle Epoch Deluxe, however, is not an approximation; it has the exact EP-3 specs in it–using the “later” mode preamp circuit. The Epoch Boost also has the exact EP-3 specs, but uses the “early” mode pre. The “early” and “later” mode differences are slight but they are noticeable, one with a flat frequency response and the other a brighter one.

So why are some people buying the Epoch Boost and the regular Belle Epoch instead of just the Belle Epoch Deluxe?

One of the awesome things about the Belle Epoch Deluxe is that you can pop it into trails mode and have the preamp on all of the time, sweetening up your tone even when the delay is bypassed. Wherever the Belle Epoch Deluxe lives in your chain, the delay and the preamp live together and cannot be separated. That’s where the idea for this box set comes in. Let’s say you want the Belle Epoch delay but want the option to put the EP-3 style preamp (Epoch Boost) somewhere in the chain that isn’t tied to your delay. Maybe you want it at the beginning with the boost cranked to make everything after it sing, or at the end; always-on to refine your entire sound. Some people like using the pre to fatten up their signal before stacking with their dirt section. In this configuration, your options are only limited by your other gear.

Catalinbread Epoch Box Set demo video