True analogue delays are not typically the cheapest of pedals. The Bucket Brigade Device (BBD) chips traditionally used in analogue delays, and modulation effects like flangers, choruses, and phasers are very hard to come by these days, and only one company (Coolaudio) is making new reproductions of old BBD chips. …
One of my favourite tone memories has been that of the Smashing Pumpkins on their first few albums. The massive thick Big Muff tone always sounded phenomenal to me. Despite my love for this tone I never really had a need for a Big Muff, but since modifying and building …
I have been using Twitter for some time now as a social media tool to connect with my readers. I figured it was time though to start up a Facebook page for those who do not use Twitter. To co-inside with the official launch of the Lone Phantom Facebook page …
Many mid-range guitars come with pretty average sounding pickups. Ibanez is no different to anyone else, and the V7/V8 humbuckers found in the neck and bridge positions of RG series guitars from the mid-nineties onwards are no exception. I ran a poll on Jemsite.com to find out how people felt …
I’ve been working my way through my Ibanez RG550 RFR reissue, testing out a range of Floyd Upgrades tremolo parts. First up was the Brass Sustain Block for Ibanez Edge. In my review of the brass sustain block I found it made for a massive tonal upgrade over the nasty-looking …