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Topic: Nice ad for Gibson |
David Mason
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Cambridge, MD, USA
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Ken Lang
From:
Simi Valley, Ca
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Posted 5 May 2004 5:49 pm |
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This seems very much like the guitorgan I bought in 1972, tho way updated with digital capabilities. There were only a few set voices with the guitorgan, but you could chord it and have the organ or voice sound in a different amp. Regular guitar and organ together. I ran a D-130 Leslie cabinet off to the side for the organ part. It was great fun to have folks walk up to the stage and try to find where the organ player was hiding.
The new guitar sounds like an altogether different animal with all the digital possibilities. I paid $1500 in 72 for the guitorgan, and a double price for this new guitar doesn't sound out of line. Don't know as I'll buy one as my pickin days are limited. I know MJ has one or two guitorgans and is still very much active in music. Perhaps he'll show us the way.
Or, b0b maybe. Or even Mike P. These 3 folks are the leaders of innovation here in Ca. We'll look to them to carry the flag. |
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 6 May 2004 6:55 am
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The Guitaorgan had a switch in the fretboard under each note. There were a lot of wires in that neck. I suspect that it would be very expensive to make these days.
This design eliminated the tracking problems that are a challenge in modern A to D conversion.
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Ken Lang
From:
Simi Valley, Ca
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Posted 6 May 2004 6:00 pm
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While not a switch pre se, each fretted note had a wire that ran back to the Thomas organ pc board. Consequently, each fret was actually 6 pcs with a insulator in between. It was not possible to bend strings as became popular later. First, the guitar note you were playing quickly slipped into the insulator groove and died a clunky, buzzy death. At the same time the string hit another fret bar, not necessarily at the same fret. Suddenly you were clunking, buzzing, and hitting a keyboard note possibly in some other key.
Tracking was only a problem if you were not quick and firm in getting your finger on the note. If you were slow and sloppy the thing could sound like a wounded goose.
Still, there was nothing like a 3 pc group doing a crash ending, struming the guitar strings up and down as fast as possible, bringing the B3 sound way up, stomping the rotary switch and hearing the mid range and tweeter speakers come up to full tremelo at different speeds. It was a fun time. |
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