The mythos surrounding the original Yamaha FX500 is now well-traveled, but it was our own FX500B—the bass unit—that inspired the entire Ghost product line; one we bought on Reverb randomly switches patches, oftentimes...

The Soft Focus patch on the Yamaha FX500 was widely used in the ‘90s by early shoegaze bands, most notably Slowdive on Souvlaki. With its roots in that patch, the Catalinbread Soft Focus is intended to be an instant...