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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