History It was in 1959 when Leo Fender and his team wanted to design a new deluxe bass guitar that went beyond the utilitarian vibe of the Precision Bass (which…
Author: Michael Miller
Hi there, I'm Michael (reamp labs), and I am a musician / media creative from Munich.
The First-Ever Pitch Patch Video: 4ms Ensemble Oscillator
As covid gifted me with more free time (and reamp labs has been on hold for the past two years) I started a new Youtube channel called Pitch Patch. I…
Fender Johnny Marr Signature Jaguar
Johnny Marr put a lot of time and thought into his signature model, which he developed with the help of Bill Puplett, whom he has…
Fender American Vintage 64 Telecaster
In August 2012 the American Vintage ’64 Telecaster (AV) which was advertised as ‘Pure Vintage’ at first replaced the…
Fender AVRI 62 Custom Telecaster
The Custom Telecaster was introduced at the 1959 NAMM trade show in New York. It was merely a standard Telecaster…
Fender 52 Telecaster Reissues
The Fender Telecaster was developed by Leo Fender in Fullerton, California and originally introduced as Broadcaster in 1950. It is…
The EHX Micro Synthesizer
Like many of the great Electro Harmonix pedals, the Micro Synth was developed by David Cockerell. It is…
The Pro Co RAT Distortion Pedal
The RAT is a distortion pedal developed by Pro Co. It has a very simple circuit with a single operational amplifier, the Motorola LM308 (later pedals use the Texas Instruments OP07DP). Just like…
Volume Drop + Dry/Wet Mix + LED Mod
There are some disadvantages that come with vintage pedals (like the MXR Phase 90 or the Electro Harmonix Electric Mistress)…
The EHX Electric Mistress Flanger
A flanger uses two identical signals and one is delayed slightly by an LFO (Low-Frequency Oscillator). These signals are mixed…