The belle epoch deluxe honors the ep 3 lineage by faithfully reproducing the original ep 3 specifications part for part the only things missing are the record and playback heads with.
Catalinbread belle epoch.
Inspired by the maestro echoplex ep 3 model perhaps the most famous tape delay ever the belle epoch features everything that was loved about the ep 3 in a small maintenance free pedal format.
The 9v dc power for instance is converted to 22v via a voltage tripler and shunt regulator.
The new catalinbread belle epoch deluxe is an exact reproduction of the iconic 1970 s maestro echoplex ep 3 the only difference is there is no tape.
Inspired by the maestro echoplex ep 3 model perhaps the most famous tape delay ever the belle epoch features everything we love about the ep 3 in a small maintenance free pedal format.
The catalinbread belle epoch tape echo has tape echo sounds so authentic you d swear there was tape inside the pedal.
Belle epoch deluxe 359 99 exact ep 3 circuitry from the 22 volt power rail to the jfet preamp later spec to the mixer stage to the high gain silicon transistor based record and playback amplifiers to the feedback loop.
The extent to which the belle epoch deluxe nails vintage ep 3 sounds is due in no small part to catalinbread s exacting i might venture obsessive focus on vintage correct specification details.
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