What is it? Ibanez BP5 Bass Comp compressor from the Soundtank series. Made in taiwan around mid 90’s. Who would have thought that BP5 was the hardest unit to find in all the plastic Soundtanks? Well it was. The complete series did come by more easily than i expected, but there were still a couple…
Month: July 2014
EHX Nano LPB-1 Linear Power Booster
What is it? Electro-Harmonix LPB-1 Linear Power Booster from EHX Nano series. Made in US in 00’s. I’ve been over this units grandfather before in the form of EGO Microphone Booster. In its heart it is still the same simple one-transistor-as-amplifier booster. The base topology remains, even there are a number of modern additions to…
DOD FX100 Even Harmonic Overdrive
What is it? DOD FX100 Even Harmonic Overdrive (with Integrated Tube (TM) Technology. Made in USA in 1997. Of course i was curious about this new and exciting thing called Integrated Tube (TM), or I.T. (TM) technology. What it actually is – it is how marketing department takes random words, put them one after another…
Danelectro DJ-20 Rocky Road Spinning Speaker
What is it? Danelectro DJ-20 Rocky Road Spinning Speaker from Danelectro Mini series. Made in china around mid 00’s. Leslie simulators are one sub-genre of effects that i haven’t had a lot of interest on. Is it a tremolo? A vibe? A Chorus? No. It’s a Leslie simulator. Which translates to it being a tremolo,…
Colorless writings, part 13 – The Power
I just noticed something. It’s been exactly one year since i started the current reincarnation of this blog. Since 19th of july 2013, i’ve written 144 posts. Eleven and thirteen bi-monthly. This post marks 13th Colorless Writing, which also mens that i’ve written my reviews/analysis on 130 pedals so far. To be honest, i’m not…
Digitech DSB Screamin Blues
What is it? Digitech Screaming Blues Overdrive/Distortion from “D”, or “Distortion” series. Made in china around mid 00’s. When DOD seized to produce the later versions of the famous overdrives like FX50B, their closest successor would be the DOD FX102 Mystic Blues overdrive. When DOD seized to exist, the next step for the design was…
Ibanez DDL20 Delay III
What is it? Ibanez DDL20 Delay III from Power series. Made in japan around mid 80’s. I should count the Ibanez delays. Yup. At least 18 different delay units are listed at the Effectsdatabase. Sure, this includes all the units from different series since 70’s, but that’s still a lot of delays. The features on…
Marshall GV-2 Guv’nor Plus
What is it? Marshall GV-2 Guv’nor Plus. Made in china around early 00’s. Don’t know if there is any official name for this series of pedals, so i’m calling it “Small metal series”. The original Guv’nor design was a bit of a hit. Not in least due to Gary Moore, who was doing the best…
Pearl PH-03 Phaser
What is it? Pearl PH-03 Phaser from Sound Spice series. Made in japan around early 80’s. This is one if those boxes i managed to buy off from mr. Lindèn and it came with reasonable price too. The unit is very lightly used and it even has its own retail box with minimal wear. These…
DOD FX91 Bass Overdrive
What is it? DOD FX91 Bass Overdrive from DOD FX-series. Made in US around year 2000. No serial or battery door in tact, even though this late enclosure version has the door attached with a rod. Bass overdrives are a fun genre. I’ve seen a few and nearly all of them are pretty standard overdrive…