Ioannis Sandalis : Ghost in the Ruins bass playthrough

Ioannis Sandalis posted this great video playthrough of “Ghost in the Ruins” by Savatage. We love this for a few reasons: Ioannis was inspired to swap out the electronics in his Rebop with an LHZ preamp as he was aiming to get that tone from the Savatage albums that were all recorded on a Brooklyn-era Spector. There’s a tone of tasty detail and articulation on the upper strings, so get the headphones out and enjoy!

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Matt Baldwin LHZ-04 Review

Matt Baldwin is an independent recording artist at Mind’s Eye Recording Studios and bassist for the blues-rock band Teskey. He purchased the LHZ-04 to upgrade the stock preamp in his custom Spector and took it into the studio to record tracks for Teskey’s 2025 album “White Wolf.” Matt completely surprised us by recording a video review of the LHZ-04 preamp, which we are proud to share here! This video had us grinning ear-to-ear about halfway through when we got to…

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New for 2025: The LHZ-04 Preamp

The LHZ-04 preamp is a physical re-design of our current LHZ-03 model. It is the same circuit, same components, and same sound. Improvements for 2025 were driven by a significant number of clients using the LHZ in non-Spector basses with very confined control cavities. With smaller board dimensions and extremely low vertical clearance requirements, the LHZ-04 is THE choice for challenging installations.

This video walks you though the differences between the LHZ versions.

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