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Hi Folks! Well with all the talk about guitar synths, I thought this might be a good point to throw this request out there. I am looking for information on a long defunct British brand/company called Top Gear (circa 75/'76/’77). They made stompboxes mainly,... I think. I have a prototype,1-of-a-kind guitar synth called the TG-55 - the chassis has the number 001 etched into it, if memory serves. It consists of fuzz, compression, top boost, cycler, attack filter, envelope shaper, reverb and four tracking oscillators with a pitch to voltage converter. You can plug any guitar into it - no special pick-up. It is a dinosaur beyond belief and is so rude sounding. It's good for big ugly duck sounds mostly. IMHO, It's a special artifact of deadtech beauty. Alas, there are no schematics. The whole unit still (barely) works, but talk about glitch and noise - it is the king in that regard. The pitch to voltage converter is encased in a block of epoxy ....and still works after all these years to my surprise. Great and noisy fuzz with octavia setting - not working at this time. I’ve searched for info high and low on the net periodically over the last year and have come up with nothing so far. If still alive, I’d love to find the folks who made this oddity or someone who worked for the co. I’ll be posting a photo on my website in the near future. I also plan to make a series of recordings with it and my loopers - DL4 and 'Rang. So far, I have only used it for a bed drone on a track off my CD. So, I realize this is a long shot, ....it's ancient history tech-wise and way-obscure but if anyone has ideas or comments, drop me a line. Otherwise, I hope some of you may just appreciate the story of a very unique, terribly flawed and weird little beastie of a thing. Thanks, Terry www.anomalousdisturbances.com _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com