An exact recreation of the original LPB-1 circuit that ushered in the age of overdrive in 1968. Put the LPB-1 in line with any effect to provide boost and definition. Improve the gain and saturation of your amp.
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Effectologist extraordinaire, Bill Ruppert, defies the impossible to re-create the theme from the movie Blade Runner. Using “only” his Electro-Harmonix pedals and unbridled imagination, the maestro delivers an auditory tour-de-force.
Please note: Bill will be in the EHX Forums to discuss his sounds, settings, and process. We hope you join us there.
“The envelope, please.” The multi-talented Bayu Ardianto captures a first-place win with his latest VideoSong, Inveitability, in the IndieFone Film Festival. Bayu relied on EHX pedals to help him score.
Lostwarsreviews demos the EHX Nano LPB-1 Linear Power Booster. It’s an exact re-creation of the original LPB-1 circuit that helped usher in the age of overdrive in 1968.
Zanotti demos the Nano LPB-1 Linear Power Booster, an exact recreation of the original LPB-1, circuit that ushered in the age of overdrive in 1968. Put the LPB-1, in line with any effect to provide boost and definition. Improve the gain and saturation of your amp. Now with true bypass in a pedal-board ready, rugged die-cast package.
In 1968, the LPB1 Linear Power Booster spawned the genesis of Electro-Harmonix. Designed and built by hand, the LPB1 helped usher in an era of overdrive that dramatically changed the face of Rock and Roll.
Welcome to the 17th installment of effects guru, Bill Ruppert’s, Effectology Series. Watch and listen as Bill demonstrates how to create extraordinary bass and drum sounds using (just) his guitar and Electro-Harmonix effects pedals. From hand drums to bass pedals, and beyond, Bill picks, slaps and brushes his way through a collection of mind blowing sounds.
Sonic sleuth, Bill Ruppert takes his EH pedal army to the forefront of Alien invasion. Bill’s creative combinations capture the eerie nuance and the tense attitude of the 1963 Dr. Who theme song. Integrating Electro-Harmonix pedals, Bill proves that EH designs deliver an amazing power whose outer limits are yet to be invaded.
So how did YOU learn to love music? Come tell your story over in the EHX Forums. We got to thinking about this question thanks to the following two YouTube videos. The first is of Jimmy Maguire with his son Noah -- we discovered this video because Jimmy is playing through an LPB-1:
The second video is of YouTuber sitonka's daughter Miah Rose laying down loops on her dad's 2880:
In honor of Earth Day, we jump back to Earth Day 1980 to tell the story of the Electro-Harmonix wind-powered umbrella truck:
Shortly following the oil crisis of the late 1970s, EHX founder Mike Matthews wanted to draw attention to the increasing need for alternative energy. As a result, he managed to tap into what you might now call one of the world's first sources of alternative alternative energy.
Here's how it worked: the truck (pictured above and below) drove around the streets of New York City. The resulting wind was enough to spin an umbrella-rigged turbine. The turbine then generated electricity to power a sound room in the truck's bed.
The inside of the truck was actually a small demo space where guitar players could try out the latest Electro-Harmonix gear (that's Mike in the white shirt). The truck drove around the city, randomly picked people up, let them play, and dropped them off. The electricity for the demo space was provided by the wind-powered generator, and the wind was provided by (damn you, First Law of Thermodynamics!) a colossal diesel engine.
The truck was designed by early Electro-Harmonix engineer Bob Myer, who also helped design one of the company's first products, the LPB-1. The picture above shows the truck mid-construction at Bob's home.
Update: Bob just emailed to tell us: "For our Earth Day I resurected the Electro-Harmonix wind power generator. It still works. I mounted it on a trailer and added lights and a meter to show the power being generated. I can tow it with my pick up to demonstrate." (picture below!)
A short excerpt from the documentary film "Fuzz: The Sound That Revolutionized The World" in which Electro-Harmonix founder Mike Matthews tells the story of EHX's first product, the LPB-1.
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