Catalinbread Belle Epoch Tape Echo - Quick Start Guide

QUICK START
To get acquainted with your new Belle Epoch, let’s rst plug it in by itself, without your other pedals. Start o with a
clean sound from your amp.
Set the Mix to noon, the Echo Sustain and Sway/Mod at minimum, and the delay time, Echo Delay, anywhere you
like. Now play and try various settings on the Tone/Record Level knob. Notice when set low the repeat is very wispy
and quiet and when set high it is very dense and loud with a bit of gritty distortion. You’ll come to appreciate this
control the more you get to know your Belle Epoch. You can set your echoes for background ambience or you can
set them to be loud, punchy, and in your face. This is much more eective than a simple traditional “tone” knob and
is exclusive to the Belle Epoch.
Now explore the Echo Sustain knob. In the rst half of its rotation, you’ll get a xed number of repeats with a
perfect decay. Then around 1:00 to 2:00 you can dial it in so that the repeats go on almost indenitely without
building up. Beyond that point and you’ve entered the self-oscillation zone! Now start twisting the Echo Delay knob
to really start having some fun. But beware! It might get loud! Turn the Mix control down to avoid exploding your
amp or to avoid getting an eviction notice!
Now dial in a bit of Sway/Mod and listen to the random tape warble on the echoes. A little dab will do ya with this
control! Try setting the Mix control all the way down so you only hear the dry signal and compare the sound and
touch-sensitivity with the pedal on and o. You may decide you always want it on! You can turn the Mix control all
the way up to hear the echo signal only too.
This may be all you need to get up and running but do come back and read the rest of this guide to get more
insight into the fabulous Belle Epoch!