So it’s been a difficult year, but we
had the right team in place to keep
going, and so we have been. Now we
are hoping that 2017 and beyond will
continue to be successful for us, and
enable us to continue the work that Nic
started, so we can keep doing what we
do.
TR: How was NAMM 2017 for you
guys? The Formula 55 overdrive and
the new pair of Belle Epoch pedals
seemed to generate an awful lot of
excitement.
HG: 2017 NAMM was really positive
for us. Leading up to NAMM, though,
we were stressing a bit. We had some
fierce winter storms, which meant
people weren’t always able to get to
the shop in the days leading up to the
show, and so we were down to the wire
building the Formula 55, Belle Epoch
Deluxe and Epoch Pre prototypes.
We got them built and were able to
bring all of the new prototypes to
the show, and they were all very well
received. I would say it was easily the
best reception for new products of
any NAMM we’ve been to, so we were
really stoked by that. It went really
well.
TR: The Belle Epoch Deluxe is shaping
up to be the biggest pedal release of
the year. The Gear Page’s thread on it
was 54 pages long last time I looked,
and the pedal community is collectively
frothing at the mouth in anticipation.
What do you think accounts for this
Epoch-mania?
Eric Johnson’s Pedalboard
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TONE TALK //
The Devil’s in the Details: A Chat with Howard Gee from Catalinbread