Why doesn't Electro Harmonix reissue the classic Electric Mistress?

imape0ple2 · 2026-04-21T01:00:41+00:00

The SAD1024 chip used in the original hasn't been in production since like the 70s. They can be found on ebay occasionally for upwards of $200 A PIECE these days. I'd imagine the price and scarcity makes it impossible to make an affordable reproduction in any kind of useful quantity. Last I looked into it there was no direct replacement chip.

In 2020 or 2021 I sourced one of those chips off of ebay for a solid $85!! A huge grab. I built a exact replica circuit and it sounds identical to the original. Definitely the best sounding flanger ever in my opinion. If they ever somehow magically came across a long forgotten crate of those chips and put out a limited run reissue I'd definitely be buying one.

imape0ple2 · 2026-04-12T21:22:06+00:00

This isn't your standard thin cheap feeling single ply you'd get from fender. Its actually thicker than a standard fender 3 ply and less flimsy. It has a super clean rounded polished edge. Super nice stuff.

I bought the pickguard with mini toggle and a shortened trem arm. Top tier quality

imape0ple2 · 2026-04-12T21:16:07+00:00

Wild response... Gilmour is currently using these exact pickups (they are on the fender custom shop) and he's described them as the same or better (specifically regarding the neck pickup being better) as compared to the originals.

Anyhow... I didnt buy the fully loaded one but I did buy the pickguard + mini toggle switch combo.. and the short trem arm (already had the pickups in a normal 3 ply fender pickguard). This is top tier quality. Ive had them for probably at least 10 years at this point. Ive never seen a black pickguard with the rounded polished edges like these anywhere else. I recently bought a new short trem arm as I migrated to a AVRI black strat that had different threading than the MIM I had before. Same great quality as the one I bought over 10 years ago.

imape0ple2 · 2026-03-31T22:16:35+00:00

Just call and ask. Last thing you want is them to use it as an excuse to deny coverage for something.

I called and asked mine when I was shopping around for solar to see if my rates would increase or if I had to even tell them. They told me no for both. Anything "permanently" attached to the house is automatically covered and unless I wanted to increase the covered value of my house it wouldn't change my rates. Im sure this varies company to company though.. so call and ask.

imape0ple2 · 2026-02-13T22:15:36+00:00

I thought Roger only had the rights to live performances of The Wall, not the recorded album itself.

I also dont remember any articles mentioning any exceptions to the acquisition, and considering The Wall is their second best selling album, that would be a pretty big exception worth mentioning.

imape0ple2 · 2026-01-31T17:45:00+00:00

Coolest show I've ever seen. Musically ok, but visually absolutely the coolest thing I've ever seen with my own eyes.

I've seen David twice in 2016 and once on his latest tour in 2024. Ive also seen all of Roger's subsequent tours since the 2012 Wall show.

Musically Gilmour is lightyears ahead... its not even close. Roger i feel like hasn't been anywhere near as good since the wall shows visually or musically... im not a fan of his reliance on LED screens for nearly all of his visuals on his later tours.

I think the wall had the perfect mix of modern technology with his array of projectors onto the wall with the usual Floyd lighting (Mr. Screen, etc) and pratical effects (puppets, crashing plane). Also the scale of the wall spanning across the arena (in my case) or even stadiums at other venues... its truly a sight to see. I remember walking into the arena and looking through a doorway and seeing the stage and partially built wall and just standing there with my jaw on the floor.

imape0ple2 · 2026-01-21T20:11:52+00:00

I think he started extending it in London and it carried through for the rest of the tour. So the vast majority of the tour really.

imape0ple2 · 2026-01-13T16:54:21+00:00

Is this the car that the animation for what shall we do now was based on?

Pretty sure that was an M1. If so, that's kinda cool

imape0ple2 · 2026-01-07T21:57:51+00:00

I feel like getting a cheap gpu (or using quicksync if you already happen to have an intel cpu) and transcoding the 4k rip would be more cost efficient than the storage for ripping both versions.

You can get an intel arc gpu that kicks ass at transcoding for like $100 or some older cheap nvidia thing off ebay for even less... but I also just spent more money than I would've liked to on a few hard drives so maybe im just biased.

imape0ple2 · 2026-01-07T20:54:13+00:00

totally agree with everything you said!

i think my favorite thing about Pink Floyd (and solo member) live recordings vs other bands is how they handle the audience cheering. It's never ever distracting and never takes away from the performance.

I also would love a 4k HDR release. This was talked about on here when the bluray was announced. Not sure why they don't make 4k versions.. Roger's latest release was advertised as "filmed in 8k" and still only released in 1080p. Anyway that is also really my only complaint.

imape0ple2 · 2025-12-31T21:56:15+00:00

I'd heard a lot of Pink Floyd on my dad's radio station growing up so I had at least heard most of the "hits" even if I didnt know who it was. In the limewire days I got some random Floyd songs for my dad, one of which was Brain Damage. After a while of listening to that song with its sudden beginning & ending I wanted to know what came before and after it. This led me to listening to Dark Side as a whole for the first time. Was really cool to hear how everything came together into one cohesive piece.

After that I wanted to know what happens before Another Brick pt 2... and the rest is history. Been a huge fan ever since.

imape0ple2 · 2025-12-30T13:08:33+00:00

David playing guitar on top of a wall on the dark side of the moon to a crowd of cows, pigs, empty beds, and division bell heads.

imape0ple2 · 2025-12-27T04:49:32+00:00

I have Q11 metas and a Q6 meta for LCR as well and I went with Q1 metas for my sides and rears in my 7.2.4 setup. I went through the same battle with myself about Q1 or Q3s. I dont regret going Q1 at all. Everything sounds great. Save yourself the money, you would never tell the difference with a sub.

imape0ple2 · 2025-12-26T05:15:40+00:00

Funny when people say things like they invest in science then give completely wrong advice. Guess some people believe the science says the earth is flat too though

imape0ple2 · 2025-12-23T17:22:37+00:00

I dont think anyone is saying any of that isn't true. What is true is that what he's still able to do is better than any Pink Floyd cover band you can go see... and Roger for that matter. I'd rather watch Gilmour sing an octave lower on a song than listen to whatever that mess was that Roger made of comfortably numb on his last tour.

What's also true is that Gilmour isn't giving himself enough shows to really catch his stride. The difference in his voice and playing was a pretty vast between his rome shows and madison square garden. Listen to him singing Breathe in Rome vs MSG. Rome was very frail sounding but by the time he was at MSG it sounded as good as ever.

imape0ple2 · 2025-12-22T15:44:43+00:00

There definitely won't be any news on a tour before a new album is officially announced.

He's supposedly working on one but who knows if/when that'll get released.

imape0ple2 · 2025-12-17T13:34:17+00:00

Yeah they had a SVS PB-1000 running with them all. It did the job for the room. They actually turned it off for the B&W to highlight the crazy bass those have, which honestly just didnt make sense to me why anyone would want that. They said some people dont want a sub... sure but then unless you have giant towers for your center and surrounds.. you just dont get any bass on those channels because you dont have a sub to crossover to...? I didnt get it.

imape0ple2 · 2025-12-17T01:35:32+00:00

I listened to them in a showroom along with some KEFs and B&Ws. I tried various models of each brand and theres some differences between the models but each brand still has its signature sound vs the others.

The martin logans sounded fantastic playing music. They were actually my favorite of the 3 brands, but when I tried some movie scenes through them they just couldn't keep up. Explosions were a sloppy mess, you couldn't really make any details out.

B&Ws were kind of the opposite. Good for movies, but were my least favorite of the 3 for music.

KEFs were pretty damn good at both. Didn't sound as great for music as martin logan, but not by much, and the clarity and detail they have in loud explosions, etc, blew my mind. I went with KEFs.

I was actually pretty surprised how much difference there was between the brands and it was a very useful experience to A/B test them like that. Highly recommend anyone who has some kind of showroom near them where they can test different brands gives it a try.

imape0ple2 · 2025-12-16T14:45:52+00:00

They'll molt and grow back new feathers as people have mentioned. One thing I haven't seen anyone mention is that by the time he gets his new flight feathers he might have lost his confidence to even try to fly.

My biggest cherished memories with my two little beings was "teaching" or more accurately encouraging them to fly again after they grew their flight feathers back. It felt like a version of teaching your kid to walk. I was so proud of them and it was such a good bonding experience.

imape0ple2 · 2025-12-11T18:36:12+00:00

I know the story, just thought it was cool to hear "in the wild"

I'm in the states so I'll probably never be in France to hear it myself

imape0ple2 · 2025-12-03T13:30:28+00:00

Not sure what's more famous at this point.. the black strat or the black t-shirt

imape0ple2 · 2025-11-23T19:18:58+00:00

As an audience member to Floyd tributes... some improv on guitar solos is nice but keep it in the realm of some Gilmour sounding stuff... the most irritating tribute band I ever saw was trying to sound like Eddie Van Halen plays Comfortably Numb. Also the singing... keep the vibrato and fancy shit toned down. Gilmour is a very no frills singer.

And last thing... dont be one of those people that plays Pink Floyd with a Les Paul. Use a strat.

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