Above: the Ibanez AD202 c. 1981. A multimode analog delay with modulation section. I had one of these in maybe 1994 and it was a phenomenally great unit. What on earth did I do with it? No idea where it ended up. It had this great crunch to it when it overloaded. Above, the […]
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Above: The Ibanez Double Axe lineup circa 1974. Bass/Guitar, 12 string/Guitar, and Guitar/Guitar models. Today as PS dot com: a few more interesting bits of Ibanez history. Last week’s Ibanez-early-eighties post brought a tremendous number of new visitors to the site courtesy of Ibanez USA, who found us and spread the word. See here for […]
When I was learning to play the guitar in suburban CT in the late 80s, the name Ibanez was pretty much synonymous with ‘guitar.’ Every shop sold Ibanez guitars, and most kids owned them. My brother and I had imported Fenders, which were considered old-fashioned at the time (this was pre-Cobain). I still have (and […]
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Travis Bean: 70’s Guitar Icons
There are not a lot of 70’s guitars that have attained classic status. 1970’s Gibsons and Fenders have a checkered reputation, and while a select few 70’s Ibanez and Yamaha models are highly valued, most Japanese electric guitars of the decade are fairly poor in quality compared to what we would come to see in […]
Good lord. Here it is. A dispatch from the absolute nadir of the Gibson musical instrument company. This comp resembles nothing so much as this piece of graphic-design genius earlier described on this site. Who would have guessed that this company, responsible for the best electric and acoustic guitars of the 20th century, would have […]
Rowe-DeArmond offers a volume-pedal sized for funky, funky boots. Today at PS dot com: some interesting odds n ends from the audio-effects pedal market of the 1970s. If yr using any of these boxes in the studio or on stage these days, drop a line and let us know… The Binson EchoRec, an electro-mechanical audio […]
No explanation necessary I manage to do a fair amount of business selling bespoke microphone preamps, filters, amplifiers, etc; but I could stand to sell more. Perhaps the problem is my marketing technique. Perhaps I could stand to ‘spice things up’ a bit. Perhaps the vacuum tubes in my designs could be given a more […]
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Circa ’75
Download a twenty-three-page excerpt of the 1975 catalog from Music Emporium of Bethesda, Maryland (h.f. ‘ME’): DOWNLOAD: Music_Emporium_1975_Catalog Products covered, with vague text, no specs (or prices), and moody photography/impressionistic illustration, include: 1975 Martin D-18, D-28, D-35, etc; Gibson Les Paul bass, Triumph, Signature, ES-335TD-SV, ES-345TD, among others; Gibson J-200, Blue Ridge 12, and J-55; […]
Download a thirteen-page excerpt from “The Guitars Friend” (no author credited), Quick Fox publishers, ISBN# 0-8256-3072-X: DOWNLOAD: GuitarsFriend_Elec Billed alternately as a ‘Catalog’ and a ‘Guide,’ “The Guitars Friend” (h.f. “TGF”) is a charming artifact of the late-hippie-era. From the self-description offered in the book, TGF began as a mail-order catalog begun by former […]
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Getting your moods together
El Cajon, California was probably a pretty mellow place in 1978. This dude is killing it on stage. How about these likely lads? … and her… I am not sure what happened to “Musician’s Supply, INC” of El Cajon. Does anyone know? Were they bought up buy another firm? Did their offices burn down after […]