Sonic Antiquity

10/14/2014

The best Tube Screamer EVER - Part 1 http://www.sonicantiquity.com/blog/2014/10/7/tubescreamer-meet-the-tweakscreamer-part-1

The Maxon/Ibanez Tube Screamer TS-9 and TS-808 are the most popular pedals
of all time, and the most cloned and tweaked. It's no surprise that
misconceptions abound about the pedal and what it can and cannot do. I
take on the gospel, misconceptions and the rest in this ambitious series of
upomcing demos.

10/10/2014

A look into the Underdrive http://www.sonicantiquity.com/blog/2014/10/10/a-look-into-the-underdrive

A look into the design and inspiration for the Sonic Antiquity Underdrive
low-gain overdrive.

10/01/2014

Friend and legendary audio engineer Cliff Henricksen is launching a totally new approach to studio ribbon mics - check it out if only to drool...

10/01/2014

Op Amps for Effect Pedals, Part 2 http://www.sonicantiquity.com/blog/2014/9/30/op-amps-for-effects-pedals-part-2

In Part 1 we took a look at the controversial opamp and their role in audio
and pedals. For Part 2, we dive into some of the cases where op amps are
‘abused’ in the technical sense to create musical sounds in effects pedals

09/24/2014

Op Amps for Effect Pedals, Part 1 http://www.sonicantiquity.com/blog/2014/8/1/opamps-for-effect-pedals-part1

Op amps when used as intended, do not have a ‘sound’…but all rules go out
the window when using them for distortion pedals and some other special
musical functions. Part 1 of a multi part series explores what these
mystery devices are and how they work.

09/03/2014

Tube amp dead at a gig - now what? Let's talk about back-up plans. http://www.sonicantiquity.com/blog/2014/8/26/tube-amp-dead-at-a-gig-now-what-back-up-plans

Continuing from the last article - '30 Second Tube Amp Debug' - many
references were made to having a backup plan in case your main amp goes
down. Here's a quick rundown of the options...

08/18/2014

5 Quick (and Free!) Steps to Better Tone http://www.sonicantiquity.com/blog/2014/8/1/5-quick-and-free-steps-to-better-tone

Your instrument is not just the guitar. It's the guitar plus the amplifier
plus any effects you are using. To develop great tone, you need to hear
yourself well and consistently, which bring us to tip #1:

08/15/2014

Our launch party at Q Division Studios - 07/24/14

08/11/2014

What do you do with your old, broken pedals? Here's why they stopped working and how to diagnose them: http://www.sonicantiquity.com/blog/2014/8/1/top-10-reasons-your-pedals-stop-working

We've all been here: you pick up your guitar, switch on your amp, roll up the volume, hammer down on that first big chord and... nothing. You strum a few more times, check the settings on your amp and your guitar, and still get nothing. After plugging in your guitar straight to the amp and nearly ge…

08/06/2014

"How to play phat bass lines with the Underdrive" by Chris Johnson from Summoner.

07/28/2014

Happy Monday! Start your week right with this Underdrive DEMO:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddpO5OVQAYU

http://www.sonicantiquity.com/the-underdrive The Underdrive is a natural, uncompressed and transparent low-gain overdrive that combines two amp...

07/23/2014

Just a day away from our launch! Looking forward to seeing you all at Q Division Studios.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sonic-antiquity-product-launch-party-tickets-11850550315

Join us in celebrating the launch of Sonic Antiquity with live music, plenty of adult beverages, and a bunch of great giveaways. Test drive our guitar effects pedals at Q Division Studios (just a couple blocks from Davis Square) and meet the mastermind behind the gear. Sonic Antiquity makes guitar e…