Electro Harmonix Memory Man

Easily in the top 5 best selling models by Electro Harmonix, the Deluxe Memory Man ushered in a whole new era of analog delay. At a time when many delay units were prone to breaking down and were unreliable the Deluxe Memory Man sported Delay, Feedback, Level and Blend controls to suit the user. It offered a direct and echo stereo output that was beyond description between two amps. It also had a control for squelch, an off/on footswitch, 550ms of delay and a power control. The second evolution also added chorus and vibrato from the earlier stereo models. Anyone who played around with this unit found themselves mesmerized by it's ethereal heavenly repeats. The Edge used it as a staple for his ambient textural sounds on U2's earlier albums. Suddenly delay was another dimension to rhythm playing and space jamming. By late 1978 sales of the Memory Man were going through the roof when Panasonic halted shipments of the delay chips for the device. Within months Electro Harmonix went out of business only to rise from the ashes in the mid 90s to become once again the success in the golden age of effects. More more info on they're products see http://www.ehx.com/

Electro-Harmonix LPB-1

It was such a simple thing... In the 1960's Mike Matthews consulted a friend working at Bell Labs to help him design a distortion-free sustainer. He created a tiny box to plug into the front of the amp. Because he hadn't counted on the guitar having a low signal he put a booster transistor in the box. Even though the amp had plenty of headroom it was suddenly much louder. With a lot more volume you could really overdrive the tubes of an amp. By placing a small ad in magazines they were able to sell thousands of these great little boxes to guitarists everywhere for a modest price of $14.95. It was the start of good things to come, within a few years they were working on a fuzz device called the Big Muff that would soon become even more popular. For more info on their current line up see http://www.ehx.com/

Electro Harmonix Big Muff

Ahhhhhh.... the stuff of legends. Of all the legendary pedals the Big Muff is a cult-icon. Jimi Hendrix bought one from Mike Matthews before they were released to the public and Carlos Santana ran one into his Mesa Boogie around the same time. Hot off the heels of the popular LP1 power booster(a one transistor mail order box) Matthews wanted to create a noisy fuzz box that would totally saturate any amp with sustaining tonal pleasure. Every guitar player wanted to emulate the fuzzy sounds of their hero playing Foxy Lady and the Muff was fuzzier than a moldy peach. There were several incarnations of the Muff over the years.. the rams head, triangle knob, NY style, little Big Muff, Deluxe Big Muff, Sovtek Green, etc.... J. Masics of Dinosaur Jr. has one of the most impressive collections of this device for fear of losing his unique style of tone but particular color always seems to be found on his pedalboard. The Russian Green muff allegedly has the same knobs found on their space modules. The green Muffs are perfect for producing the Smashing Pumpkins or Black Sabbath wall of sound. For more info on the Big Muff and other Electro Harmonix products please visit...http://www.ehx.com/