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Sweet pedal
By: Pacer
Submitted: 11/21/2023
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Fantastic pedal quality build and awesome sound love it
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Great Echoplex Type Delay
By: No Talent Guitar
Submitted: 10/12/2023
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The bad news is that the first one of these I purchased had a pot that dragged/scratched from about 8:30 - 12pm on the rotation and an audible squealing noise was heard on the amp when turning the knob through that range.
The good news is that the second one is fully functional. The only pedal I had prior to this that was close in sound and function was the Dunlop Echoplex and I can say I like this one much better. It has far more control over the settings which only took a read through of the manual and a couple quick play sessions with the pedal to get used to. I especially like the "record level" setting that takes the echoes from almost clean to adding quite a bit of dirt on the repeats. I feel like I've barely scratched the surface of the functions of this pedal since I have primarily stayed on program 1 so far and I don't yet have an expression pedal.
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Sounds great and love the alternate settings
By: Ben
Submitted: 9/22/2023
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The pedal sounds great in all settings. The Echoplex emulation is fantastic and I really like the Deluxe Memory Man and Leslie settings, as well. The knobs are confusing at first, but once you get used to them it's easy to find settings you like. The only downsides are that you can't run the Echoplex preamp on its own and the oscillation gets very loud very quickly.
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I don't regret it
By: Adam P.
Submitted: 10/25/2021
1 person found this review helpful.
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I've wanted this pedal for a long time. I used to have an echoplex twenty years ago before prices got so crazy. Since then I've had a number of delays that have done an okay job of getting in that direction, especially putting the EP1 preamp clone in front of it. But this was worth it. I couldn't afford it, but I had a bad day and pulled the trigger with the AMS payment plan. I love it. It feels like more than a pedal to me. Definitely feels a lot more powerful than the previous small version. Amazing for re-amping vocals as well. I really want to get a small expression pedal to use with it.
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The BEST
By: TC
Submitted: 4/28/2021
2 people found this review helpful.
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This is the best delay pedal EVER. If you want that Echoplex sound without the Echoplex price tag then this is 4 U AND U have delay options as well.
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A Delay with a Tonal Sweetener
By: Amp Top Demos
Submitted: 3/26/2021
3 people found this review helpful.
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Absolutely love this delay pedal! I don’t ever want to turn this thing off once I got it on my board. The extra settings are also amazing!
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Great tape delay emulator
By: Chris
Submitted: 12/17/2020
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It’s too bad that the creative designer got sacked by the company. This pedal is really powerful, especially when coupled with an expression pedal. The 6 delay voices are a added bonus.
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Best Tape Echo in pedal out there.
By: Chris
Submitted: 11/25/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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A few weeks deep into use, and very satisfied. Mates well with other effects as well as different amplifiers. It does color your sound, but in a good way, just like the old tape units. There is a slight bit of noise when engaged, but that comes with the territory as this is a 99% copy of the original. This has MUCH less noise than the original; check the Youtube comparisons. Only drawback is that it may not be best in an effects loop, but I use mine in front of the amp as in the old days, and sounds amazing, especially into a dirty amp. Highly recommended! More accurate Ep-3 sound than the original Belle Epoch.
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Echo machine without the tape headaches
By: CC
Submitted: 5/26/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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Great analog preamp section. and very good echoplex type sounds. Most importantly - you can control the repeat volumes with an expression pedal. Well done! Makes your rig come alive!
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As close to an Echoplex EP-3 as I’ve ever come across
By: Chet
Submitted: 2/28/2020
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This pedal sounds incredible.. the delays are far sounding just like an echoplex and most importantly the echos sound clear and natural. I bought this on a whim, and I’m sure glad I did
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Catalinbread has a real winner here
By: J Srstka
Submitted: 2/24/2019
4 people found this review helpful.
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If your delay pedal freak like I am, this is a must have in your pedal board. Highly recommended!!
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The Only Delay you'll need
By: Sol Orozco
Submitted: 1/21/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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The repeats have lots of Depth to this delay making your sound really big, plus it has a warm tonal character to it. And the BED has an option which lets you choose between 6 different delay modes and if you'd ask me that's like having 6 other delays just in one box!! This one won't be leaving my board anytime soon.
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Closest to an echoplex your going to get!
By: Kev rin
Submitted: 1/5/2019
4 people found this review helpful.
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I had a maestro ep3 in the 70's and 80's. Essential part of my sound back then. Quit playing and sold a lot of gear for 5 years. This pedal is VERY close to my sound I had. Awesome product!
Don't flinch and purchase!
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Best tape delay hands down!!!
By: Tyler Horton
Submitted: 7/22/2018
2 people found this review helpful.
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This is the best of the best in tape delay emulation. With multiple modes , expression control ,and an oscillation footswitch this pedal an instrument in and of itself. I highly recommend this pedal. The sounds are authentic and organic with top notch bulid quality and features.
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my favorite delay pedal
By: Dano
Submitted: 7/22/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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I love using delay pedals and even though I have a couple other good ones laying around my studio I can honestly say the BED is the most fun , something about it being so direct and easy to control (and so cool sounding) it is very musical , kinda hard to describe but anyway you set it up it will inspire you.
It makes just strumming or playing leads and arpeggiated lines so addictive I almost never want to turn it off , also the way the preamp affects your tone in a good way makes the price even more worth it , it will not leave my board anytime soon!
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Pretty Much Perfect
By: Christopher Tanis
Submitted: 10/20/2017
2 people found this review helpful.
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I have never encountered another delay device of any kind that can deliver what the BED delivers. It doesn't just "sound like" an Echoplex, it IS an Echoplex EP-3, in everything but the delay line. And it does a LOT--you may be overwhelmed at first. It took me a few days to wrap my brain around all it can do. And even on the basic EP-3 setting, it's a different animal compared to the original Belle Epoch. I own both and did a shootout of the two. The BE is great, but the BED is in another league.
DEFINITELY get an expression pedal if you don't have one. The expression pedal allows you to do some extremely psychedelic things, and essentially turns the BED into an instrument of its own. Make sure you check CB's website for exp pedal compatibility before you purchase. I got the Moog EP3 (the name is a coincidence) and it works very well.
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Tape Delay Thats Real
By: Zed
Submitted: 8/31/2017
1 person found this review helpful.
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I owned an Echoplex long ago and about 12 pedals later the Epoch Deluxe is in my pedalboard and I am finally happy. The closest tape delay pedal yet, great job Catalinbread.