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Rig Rundown: Mt. Joy's Sam Cooper

“Astrovan” took him from lawyer to soulful indie-pop headliner on the back of his rewired, ragged ’69 Jag and a bed of shimmering ’verbs and reversed delays.

Mt. Joy Astrovan Sam Cooper RR3

Once a proud Princeton user, stage volume requirements and added headroom directed Cooper to upgrade to the louder, beefier Fender ’68 Custom Deluxe Reverb.


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A Godzilla-sized bass octave fuzz that is capable of doomy devastation—or more nuanced sounds that fit in mellow, organic musical settings.

Surprising selection of hazy, subtle bass-drive tones that transcend doom and desert rock.

Interactive controls can make some tones elusive when fine-tuning on the fly.

$129

Electro-Harmonix Lizard King Bass Octave Fuzz
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Bass octave-fuzz effects aren’t typically for the timid. And as its name suggests, theEHX Lizard King largely trades in Godzilla-huge, cityscape-leveling sounds that lift bassists above Bonham-aping drummers and desert-rock guitar players that don’t have to answer to the neighbors. But there are shades of low end beyond simply menacing in the Lizard King.

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Made in the U.S. with high-strength steel and a silicone cradle, it safely holds up to 25 pounds.

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Danelectro Red Hot Longhorn Bass Demo | First Look

Hot lipstick pickups, a hotter red finish, and f-hole distinguish a Longhorn fit for the Sunset Strip.

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