Catalinbread Epoch Boost EP-3 vs JHS Colour Box V2
The Catalinbread Epoch Boost EP-3 and the JHS Colour Box V2 are both pedals sharing high headroom, transparent. The Catalinbread Epoch Boost EP-3 leans warm. The JHS Colour Box V2 leans fuzzy.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.46% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- high headroom
- transparent
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$401.23via Reverb
The Catalinbread Epoch Boost is a preamp and buffer pedal that employs the same circuitry as the Echoplex EP-3 tape echo unit preamp stage, using NOS Orange Drop capacitors to accurately capture its warm, slightly colored tone. The Boost control delivers the EP-3 tonal character when rolled off, plus up to 20dB of crystal-clear boost as the knob increases. Internally upscaled from 9V to 22V for authentic headroom. True bypass switching plus a switchable buffer mode for long cable runs. Power draw only 2mA at 9V DC.
The JHS Colour Box V2 is a preamp, EQ, and fuzz pedal built around dual gain stages delivering over 39dB of total gain, with Master, Pre-Volume, and Step controls for precise gain staging, a powerful 3-band EQ with wide-ranging Shift knobs (Treble 2kHz-30kHz, Middle 150Hz-2.4kHz, Bass 20Hz-440Hz), and a Hi/Lo switch controlling clean headroom, from ultra-clean in Lo mode to readily distorting, fuzz-adjacent breakup in Hi mode. It also passes phantom power to condenser microphones, reflecting its studio-preamp origins alongside its guitar-pedal functionality.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Rock
- alternative
- rock
- blues
- warm
- fuzzy
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Silent Recording
- Studio
- Silent Stage