What is it? Ibanez PL5 Powerlead from Soundtank series in a plastic enclosure. Made in taiwan around 1993. I also have another one of these, build around 1996, in mint condition and in its original cardboard box. The whole series doesn’t disappoint much in terms of dirtbox quality. Most of them sound just right, but…
Month: February 2014
Danelectro DJ-3 BLT Slap Echo
What is it? Danelectro DJ-3 BLT Slap Echo from mini series, made in china. Most of the mini series effects are good and usable. This one is no exception. One can hear what the circuit is all about by just listening to it. It’s PT2399 delay with fixed delay time. Did this surprise you? Not…
Ibanez SML Super Metal
What is it? Ibanez SML Super Metal from Master Series. Made in japan mid 80’s. I wasn’t planning to go after the Master series due to the rocket prices. Of course i have been interested in these too, but the status and rarity ridden cost of collecting these made the series not too pleasing. For…
Washburn LSEBOD Blues Overdrive
What is it? Washburn LSEBOD Blues Overdrive. Made in china around 2010. Should it ever even been made? Not so sure. So. It is 1:1 with Artec Blues Overdrive. Artec is a korean brand that’s been around for some time. It has produced couple of interesting, or at least promising designs. I’ve had some contact…
Marshall VT-1 Vibratrem
What is it? Marshall VT-1 Vibratrem, made in china around 2005. The Marshall pedals are curious things. The hits in the 60’s and 70’s , another hits in early 90’s. After that the big black box series went through massive inflation. The next generation of Marshall pedals were introduced in early 00’s, while the players…
Ibanez PH5 Phaser
What is it? Ibanez PH5 Phaser from the Soundtank series. Made in taiwan around 1996. I’ll admit it. I love phasers. Don’t use them much (or at all) on my standard pedal board, but i always have a couple of differently voiced ones with me when i’m in studio. Some phasers are bad, while some…
Ibanez PH10 Bi-Mode Phaser
What is it? Ibanez PH10 Bi-Mode Phaser from Power series, made in japan between 1986-89. One of the nicest phasers. The Bi-Mode here means that the phasing stages are switchable between six and ten stages. Which is not a bad idea to throw in to a huge bowl of phasers. Got this unit for a…
Nux AS-4 Amp Simulator
What is it? Nux AS-4 Amp Simulator from Nux New Analog series. Made in china in 2013. Cheapest thing there is. These units have around for some time now, and this unit is part of family of four. There is Overdrive, Chorus, High gain distortion and this one – The Amp Simulator. The price tags…
Ibanez BN5 Black Noise
What is it? Ibanez BN5 Black Noise distortion from later Soundtank series in plastic enclosure. Made in taiwan in mid to late 90’s The marketing section of Ibanez pedals made this out to be a “industrial” distortion. It’s how the marketing can turn a design to something that it is not – and then people…
Colorless writings, part 7 – The Collector value
So you’re talking about the prices of used, collectible units? Yes i am. This is one subject that shows human nature at it’s finest. Let’s make up a person. We’ll call him Peter. Peter was playing a guitar actively in early to mid 90’s. He had all the right gear back then. The gear that…