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funny,i just found the original ad for the 'gizmotron'-"it can turn you into a group" : "until now,all electronic guitar inventions merely altered the sound of a guitar. the 'gizmotron,however,enables the guitar to recreate the pure string sounds of other string instruments. its a musical instrument in its own right." lol creme&kevin godley inventors of the gizmotron that last statement being on point w/ the discussions we've been having,eh? s btw-"'musitronics' didnt have enough money to keep going w/ both the gizmotron and the mu-tron line,so the mu-tron co. directors decided to sell 'musitronics'...to arp in '78,but they folded before we could ever collect a cent.we became gizmo inc. and continued to try to make it go,but then i had a heart attack and that was the end of it" auron newman > FYI...If memory serves, The Gizmotron was developed by Lol Creme or at >least > it was his idea and he had someone make it. The original was for guitar. > Only the bass version made it to the marketplace. > > Godley and Creme recorded a three LP set called 'Consequences' as a >showcase > for the Gizmotron. Polygram also released a single LP featuring some of >the > songs sans dialog. > > If you ever see a copy of the full LP (very rare!), pick it up. It's a >gem! > The album is a concept album with a cast of characters - dialog provided >by > the late Peter Cook. Quite hilarious IMHO. > > 'I'll be in the bath if you need me, ....I'll be in the bath if you don't > need me' Peter Cook/Consequences > > Terry > www.anomalousdisturbances.com > > > > >> From: Chris Richards <kohntarkosz@yahoo.com> >> Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com >> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com >> Subject: Re: Gizmotron >> Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 14:35:22 -0700 (PDT) >> >> <<He told me that he had installed a few >> Gizmotrons in the 70s, and that having a motor >> that close to your pickups isn't really ideal.>> >> >> That's actually an interesting point that I had >> never thought of. I first heard of the Gizmotron >> back when I was a teenager, and I know I've read >> that Godley And Creme used it on some of their >> late 70's albums, and I believe Jimmy Page said >> he used one on Zep's In Through The Out Door >> album (on the intro to In The Evening, I >> believe). >> >> Anyway, I wouldn't have thought about it, but it >> does make sense that the motor might be a little >> too close to the pickups. Pretty much anything >> that makes mechanical noise, things like wind up >> toys or an electric tooth brush or a vibrator, >> even, will be amplified by the pickups if you get >> them close enough. Thusly, I can see how the >> motor on the Gizmotron was a little too close to >> the pickups for most practical purposes (and >> let's not forget that you also had to drill holes >> in your guitar to install this big thing that >> kinda looks like it could get in the way of your >> normal playing. >> >> Mind you, I've never actually had the opportunity >> to play a Gizmotron equipped guitar, so I really >> don't know about any of this. >> >> NP Grateful Dead "Jam" (Dick's Picks Vol. XIV) >> >> ===== >> May you never thirst! >> The Scuba Diver Presently Known As Chris >> >> "What do you get when you give a yo-yo to a flock of flamingos?"-James >Earl >> Jones >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better >> http://health.yahoo.com > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx >