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Re: Gizmotron



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)
>> 
>> =====
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>> 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
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