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thought all you belew heads out there might like this: http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/ftm.html i know that i did! ken; On Jan 7, 2004, at 1:58 PM, Alan Kroeger wrote: > Well I'm glad somebody can keep track of this stuff I wonder whether > the Red > FTM ha had was custom or some sort of model change? > > Thanks S > > -----Original Message----- > From: stanitarium@earthlink.net [mailto:stanitarium@earthlink.net] > Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 4:45 PM > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > Subject: Re: King crimson stuff > > > here is a quote from Guitar Player jan.'84: > AB describing his onstage/studio equipment p.80- > ...number 3 is my Foxx[Tone Machine]fuzztone. That's the sound in "Big > Electric Cat" and "Paint the Road". "i always use it w/ the high octave > sustain switch on. its my favorite effect, and not an easy one to find > these > days. i'm also daisy-chaining the Foxx-tone into an MXR 10-band graphic > equalizer so that i can eq it." i know i'm getting into minutia here > but AB > is/was a great looper guitar guy,so... s > >> I had always been under the assumption that he got the octave sound >> out of the GR300 myself but, since someone brought up the possibility >> of the Foxx Tone Machine. I got to thinking that it could possibly be >> that or maybe he just conciously or unconciously modeled his GR patch >> around the FTM sound or something like it. The tune I was thinking >> about was Paint The Road from Twang Bar King. >> >> Thanks Guys >> Another Belewaholic ;D >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: David [mailto:vze2ncsr@verizon.net] >> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 3:29 PM >> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com >> Subject: Re: King crimson stuff >> >> >> At one point in the early 80's, and memory fails me when exactly, AB >> had an Ibanez HD1000 Harmonizer Harmonics Delay. I remember talking >> about it with, and buying one from, Reeves Gabrels when he was working >> at Wurlitzer on Newbury Street back in 1986. >> >> The Roland GR300 of that era also would create pitch-shifted tones +/- >> octaves >> >> And then AB also is a superlative slide-guitar player, and he would >> often go beyond the fretboard. >> >> I hope that helps. >> >> David Kirkdorffer >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Alan Kroeger" <nospam@developsolutions.com> >> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 3:11 PM >> Subject: RE: King crimson stuff >> >> >>> Red? Hmm!, the one I had in the 70's was blue (maybe there was >>> another version or it was customized) but, I did love that thing (it >>> still had a slightly ugly fuzz sound) the octave thing was cool (wish >>> I still had it $$$). Do you think that was what he was using to get >>> those sounds on Lone Rhino and/or Twang Bar King? I ain't much for >>> persuing those trivia details ;D >>> >>> Heres a pic the same as the one I had >>> http://www.tonefrenzy.com/2/images/gear/fox_tonemachine1%20copy.JPG >>> >>> I might have to think about duplicating this on one of my DSP boxes >>> cause >> it >>> is cool sounding. >>> >>> Some circuits that supposedly replicate it >>> http://www.runoffgroove.com/ftm.html >>> http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/ftm.html >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: stanitarium@earthlink.net [mailto:stanitarium@earthlink.net] >>> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 2:40 PM >>> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com >>> Subject: Re: King crimson stuff >>> >>> >>> hey bein a belewaholic since the 80s maybe i know... >>> every interview in print that i have from the days of elephant talk >>> adrian talks about his 'foxx tone machine' for those upper octavee >>> thingees-it works like the roger mayer 'octavia'-fuzz plus octave. >>> and its red and >> fuzzy >>> :-) >>> s >>> >>>> No Harmonizer - He just uses the guitar to really get up there - you >>>> should try to locate the Live in Mexico official bootleg - he does a >>>> killer high pitched distorted feedback squeal solo on "Three of a >>>> Perfect Pair" - and if you can find the old video he made in the >>>> 80's you can see how he gets a lot of his sound with minimal effects >>>> although his rack at that time was the size of a fridge :) >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: L. Angulo [mailto:labalou2000@yahoo.com] >>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 6:18 AM >>>> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com >>>> Subject: RE: King crimson stuff >>>> >>>> hes obviously also using some sort of harmonizer to >>>> get those really high pitched notes but what intrigues >>>> me is that you cannot hear the artifacts you usually >>>> hear from such devices >>>> louie >>>> --- Glenn Poorman <glenn.poorman@autodesk.com> wrote: >>>>> I think that second solo is pure guitar with some >>>>> good >>>>> fat distortion and compression. >>>>> >>>>> Glenn >>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: L. Angulo [mailto:labalou2000@yahoo.com] >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 8:39 AM >>>>>> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com >>>>>> Subject: Re: King crimson stuff >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanx Caleb >>>>>> Yes i am aware that they both used Roland synths >>>>> and >>>>>> in Elephant talk is really clear the synth solo >>>>> from >>>>>> fripp but the second solo is the one that >>>>> intrigues >>>>>> me... >>>>>> Cheers >>>>>> Louie >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ===== >>>> www.luis-angulo.com >>>> >>>> __________________________________ >>>> Do you Yahoo!? >>>> Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes >>>> http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >
