Les Paul -> Formula 5F6 (pedal in Secret Lead mode, gain = 5:00) -> Princeton (vol = 2.5)

Mics: Senn 421 and Royer R121

Formula 5F6 - Les Paul, Secret Lead mode

Strat -> Formula 5F6 (gain = 2:00) -> Princeton (vol = 2.5)

Mics: Senn 421 and Royer R121


Formula 5F6 - Strat blues

Strat -> Formula 5F6 (gain = 3:00) -> Princeton (vol = 2.5)

Mics: Senn 421 and Royer R121

Formula 5F6 - Strat chords

Les Paul -> Formula 5F6 (gain = 5:00) -> Princeton (vol = 2.5)

Mics: Senn 421 and Royer R121

Formula 5F6 - Les Paul, rock

This clip features the upcoming Catalinbread Belle Epoch Tape Echo pedal into the new Catalinbread Formula 5F6 overdrive and shows the amazing range of authentic tape echo sounds available from the Belle Epoch! From James Gang to Brian May and many points in-between!

The Belle Epoch features:
- all discrete touch-sensitive preamp; you've never played a delay with this kind of dynamic touch sensitivity! Your direct guitar signal only goes through this preamp; it is not digitized! You can place the Belle Epoche anywhere in your signal chain but putting in front of your cranked amp or foundation overdrive gives you those famous sounds and you'll be enhancing your amp tone just like EP-3 players did!
- Replicates EP-3 delay times from 80ms to 800ms to give you an authentic EP-3 experience (minimum delay time gives perfect slapbacks, maximum delay time gives you Brian May!)
- Echo Delay knob replicates the behavior of sliding the tape head across the tape as you turn it for exclusive tape delay realism in realtime!
- Carefully tuned Echo Sustain (repeats) control that goes from a single repeat all the way to self-oscillation madness; wide sweet spot for dialing in repeats that can float without self-oscillating too!
- Adjustable random tape wow & flutter characteristics via "Sway" control
- Tone knob controls "Record Level" to set how hard you are "hitting the tape" - from light and airy all the way to thick and saturated. With this knob you can control how loud that initial repeat is, from very light and quiet for subtle ambience all the way to thick and louder than the original signal for epic rhythmic echo solos. 
- Mix control uses authentic EP-3 mixing circuit to go from totally dry to totally wet.
- Internal gain trimpot allows you to preset the Belle Epoche's gain and volume, from unity all the way to an incredible, loud, fuzzy boost. Hit your amp hard if you want for amazing saturation from the discrete preamp.
- Internal switch allows you to set for true-bypass OR "trails mode"! Put it in trails mode to always take advantage of the Belle Epoch's juicy preamp! Put it in true-bypass mode and set the gain loud for instant epic lead goodness from one pedal!
- Can run at 9 volts for convenience or all the way up to 18 volts for more headroom and punch.

Signal chain: 
Howard Gee -> Strat -> Belle Epoch -> Formula 5F6 -> Fender Princeton (vol 2.5).

Mics:
Senn 421 and Royer R121, both set 7 inches from speaker grill.



Belle Epoch into Formula 5F6

Here's the backing track from the Catalinbread Valcoder Tremolo YouTube jam demo! Record your own guitar onto this track and let us hear your jams!

BPM = 72
Key = F minor



Valcoder Jam Backing Track

By request, here is the backing track that was used in the youtube demo for the new DLS (Part 2, with the white Strat).

It's just a quickly put together track using a drum plugin and a bass loop that was recorded with a Danelectro Longhorn bass into the new DLS in SB mode.

Enjoy!



Catfish Blues backing track

This clip demonstrates the new Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret with a Strat (and a Fuzz Face at 4:00) into a Princeton Reverb with its volume on 2.

Valcoder Jam Backing Track

Catalinbread

Related tracks