After installing the LHZ, I am seriously considering selling my Darkglass, because I simply don’t need it anymore. The LHZ alone gave me exactly what the pedal provided before. It’s strange to say, but my bass is a different instrument now.
PJ is the bassist and co-founder of the multi-platinum Brazilian band Jota Quest, took a few minutes to do an unboxing of the LHZ Preamp kit that is now available from Planet Music Express in Brazil!
How does Frankenbass made from a Squier body, Harley Benton neck, and EMG + LHZ electronics sound?
It’s got no business sounding this good. We’re talking permanent bass stank face!
Talkbass user piitxu shares his thoughts on his latest bass upgrade experiments.
Freddy Villano sits in with Bass Gear Magazine for a demo of the LHZ HL-1 “Hazard Lamps” bass pedal! In this video, Freddy walks through practical, real-world use: kick the pedal on for your passive bass, match your settings to your Spector, and keep your front-of-house engineer happy. You’ll hear A/B comparisons with the pedal on/off, plus an A/B against a Spector with an internal LHZ preamp, so you can judge the difference in level, feel, and response for yourself….
Steven Ferguson recently upgraded his 2009 Euro LX from the stock TonePump to the LHZ-04 preamp. He’d previously recorded a cover of “Shot In the Dark” with this bass, and online users asked if he’d re-record the same song with the LHZ. We reached out to Steven to see if we could mash these up to hear a back-to-back comparison. Here’s the result! While the differences are subtle in the final mix, focus on the initial note attack where you…
Marty O’Brien is currently on tour with Daughtry, and Bass Magazine shared this video where he explains his “shattered mirror” bass. Marty has been using LHZ preamps for several years and we are thrilled to have the shoutout in this clip!
Joe Pettengill recently posted this playthrough of “Roll Them Bones” by Rush. This is performed on a Spector Doug Wimbish with an LHZ preamp, and really highlight the versatility of tone that can be achieve. When conversation around the “classic Spector tone” happen online, it often revolves around only a few specific artists whose bass tone has inspired a generation of players. This happens so often its easy to overlook the warm vintage tones that you can get out of…
This is Roll It Over performing “Valley of Ashes” at The State Theater of Havre De Grace recorded Friday, October 13th 2023. Brian Walton is playing an NS Ethos with EMG pickups and LHZ preamp to deliver some tasty bass tone!
It’s been 28 years, and “If This Means War” comes out of the gate showing zero restraint! Where some bands mellow with age, Brother Cane has sharpened their tools and bring a focused energy and drive to their signature sound. Bassist Glenn Maxey took his Spector Euro with LHZ into the studio, and this song shows it off well!
This is a tone demo of a 2010-era Spector Euro LX from that was original built for Fitty Wienhold, bass player for U.D.O. (Udo Dirkschneider, ex-Accept). SaimoN takes it through a range of EQ and pickup settings to demonstrate the tonal range of the Euro with the LHZ Preamp.
