To be debuted at NAMM next week. If Catalinbread does as good of a job with this as they have done with the Belle Epoch and the Echorec, this could be interesting.
Paul
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 2063 Virginia, USA 
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Posted on Jan 16 2014 08:16 PM
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Posted on Jan 17 2014 01:42 AM
I'm looking forward to it! Let's hope it'll do the drip well enough... —https://zakandthekrakens.bandcamp.com/ |
Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 3324 Pittsboro, NC
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Posted on Jan 17 2014 07:45 AM
I'm glad they're also attempting to tackle it; I'm still waiting for one that can confidently be taken to practice, maybe even to smaller gigs. — |
Joined: Sep 16, 2007 Posts: 548 Utah |
Posted on Jan 25 2014 11:48 AM
Just saw a YouTube demo of it from NAMM. Not a real in depth demo, but it sure sounds good so far. Looking forward to new reviews. I like a lot of Catalinbread's stuff. —Either you surf, or you fight. |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 2063 Virginia, USA
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Posted on Jan 25 2014 12:25 PM
This one? —Paul |
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Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 3324 Pittsboro, NC
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Posted on Jan 25 2014 02:33 PM
Hard to tell... the 5 seconds of non-blooz licks was somewhat helpful, but I'm definitely not sold yet. — |
Joined: Feb 11, 2007 Posts: 87 Pittsburgh |
Posted on Jan 25 2014 07:07 PM
Hmm . . . skip to 3:10 for the short Topanga demo. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a better demo, but what I heard wasn't blowing me away... |
Joined: Feb 15, 2007 Posts: 2850 Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Posted on Jan 25 2014 09:21 PM
Didn't blow me away either. The tone from that guitar wasn't my cup o' tea. —Matt "tha Kat" Lentz |
Joined: Aug 09, 2009 Posts: 70 Cape Cod
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Posted on Jan 25 2014 09:27 PM
It sounds like it could have some drip potential, but that demo was frustrating to watch. All of those short frantic jabs at the strings...ugh. |
Joined: Aug 29, 2008 Posts: 245 Los Angeles, CA
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Posted on Jan 25 2014 09:50 PM
I briefly demo'd it at NAMM . . . didn't blow me away either. However, 1) it was super noisy at NAMM (as usual), and 2) the only demo guitars they had were Gibson-style - the one used in the demo video and a Les Paul Special clone with P-90's which at least was single coil. However, I did hear echo-ey artifacts like in the video when the knobs were cranked. This was based a very quick listen, so I'd be willing to wait for a thorough demo with a Fender guitar before forming a final opinion. I am sure that the guitar shop demos will be on youtube soon . . . — |
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Joined: Mar 30, 2011 Posts: 388 Copenhagen
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Posted on Feb 27 2014 04:02 AM
It's been a long time since NAMM and they haven't got anything on their website yet. I read somewhere that they said they finished the pedal the day before NAMM, maybe they're still messing with it. I'm so looking forward to it! —https://zakandthekrakens.bandcamp.com/ |
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Posted on Feb 27 2014 07:35 AM
martianspy wrote:
I think it was more just to show-case the 'drip'. Sounded pretty good to me The Belle Epoch is a stellar delay pedal that models an Echoplex very well. I've read a lot of positive feedback from people who have original EP's and tried the Belle side by side so I think the Topanga will be up to that standard. |
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Posted on Mar 04 2014 02:49 PM
Catalinbread is doing a pre-release demo at Rock 'N Roll Vintage in Chicago on Saturday. I think I'm going to go and check it out. |
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Posted on Mar 08 2014 02:41 PM
Just got back from the demo. The Topanga is pretty darn good sounding. They brought along Josh Smith to demo the pedals and he said it sounded super close to his early 60s unit. What I liked is that the knobs have a little more range than a real unit and you can get 100% wet. The drip is spot on and not fake sounding like the FRV-1. The decay length is perfect. Overall, I think it's up to the same standard the Belle Epoch set. This is definitely going to be THE pedal for getting a tank sound. None of the other pedals out there come close. |
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Joined: Mar 30, 2011 Posts: 388 Copenhagen
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Posted on Mar 08 2014 05:28 PM
Damn! I was afraid so... Now I have to get another pedal https://zakandthekrakens.bandcamp.com/ |
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Posted on Mar 11 2014 10:29 AM
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Posted on Mar 11 2014 11:26 AM
WOW! That is so darned close. —THE KBK ... This is the last known signal. We offer Sanctuary. www.thekbk.com |
Joined: Jan 04, 2011 Posts: 1588 Berlin L-Berg 
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Posted on Mar 11 2014 11:49 AM
Uhm, that sounds totally unnatural to me. Listened a couple of times with headphones. There's some artificial click and the tail sounds digital like the FRV-1. |
Joined: Aug 29, 2009 Posts: 1556 Israel 
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Posted on Mar 11 2014 12:09 PM
Dude!
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Joined: Apr 29, 2010 Posts: 2472 Venice, CA
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Posted on Mar 11 2014 12:31 PM
Here...while that horrible atrocity is fresh in your ears, listen and compare. Think of it this way...a tank is a real woman and these pedals are blow up dolls.
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