Catalinbread Epoch Boost Mini Preamp Circuit Overdrive

The Epoch Boost needs little introduction: it’s a take on the Echoplex EP-3 preamp, featuring crystal-clear tonal enhancement with all the funky output filtering and supply voltage that gave the original tape unit its distinct flavor. An added boost gives you a kick when you need it, but keeping that control at zero gives you pure Echoplex tone. It’s a preeminent always-on device, running at the original 22V operating voltage to give you a high-headroom punch that sounds great anywhere you put it.     You’ve heard the rumors: Some of rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest tones were achieved without pedals. Not so fast! While that’s technically true, some of the most venerable guitar gods relied on an old tape echo unit to help achieve their legendary tones. This unit is the Maestro Echoplex EP-3. While some guitarists made great use of its echo effect, others dragged one to every gig just for its magical preamp. This preamp circuit was wired always-on, and so even those using it as an echo effect received significant tonal enhancements from the preamp circuit as well. Everyone from Eddie Van Halen to East Bay Ray of the Dead Kennedys relied on the EP-3 preamp to take their sound to previously unreachable heights. And now you can also, with our Epoch Boost.