Re: Daevid Allen/glissando guitar

[Alex Stahl <alex@pixar.com>]

Are there any Gizmotron users around here? In particular, did it/could it work on bass? I know, I know, the answer is probably STFW, but I'd love to hear any first-hand impressions from people on this list.

thanks,

Alex S.

On Jul 13, 2004, at 5:04 PM, Travis Hartnett wrote:

> The Gizmotron could produce a similar effect as the sustainer-type devices, but I believe you could affect each string independently and on the fly.  There was an on/off button for each string which activated a rotating rubber disk for that string, producing a bowing effect.  The Sustainer doesn't offer that level of control.
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> TravisH
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> On Jul 13, 2004, at 11:58 AM, Loopers-Delight-d-request@loopers-delight.com wrote:
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> > From: bruce tovsky <bruce@skeletonhome.com>
> > Date: July 13, 2004 11:27:50 AM PDT
> > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> > Subject: Re: Daevid Allen/glissando guitar
> >
> >
> > on a related note, wild fun can be had with a bottleneck, a dl4
> > and a fernandez sustainer guitar, which essentially is a guitar
> > with a built-in ebow for all 6 strings. accomplishes what the
> > gizmo was going for, with out the messy huge box over the bridge...
> > b