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Re: Daevid Allen/glissando guitar
well, i'd challenge that remark a bit.
i've found that the sustainer offers an impressive level of control,
particularly when using the harmonics switch, which allows the
user to choose fundamental, octave or a combination of the two.
one downside to sustainer technique is the inability to press the
string driving element closer to the strings, something i do a lot
with my ebow - even to the point of getting rattles from the ebow
touching the strings. having the ability to sustain chords, etc., does
ameliorate this drawback significantly, imho. of course, every device
has its advantages and disadvantages, and never having actually
played a gizmo (only seen it played) i can't comment on it. for me
the big advantage of the sustainer system is that you do it all with
your fingers on the strings (except for the harmonic switch) - no
pressing buttons on the gizmo or perfecting the string switching
move with the ebow - just muting and unmuting strings.
disclaimer: i am in no way compensated for these remarks. 8-)
best
bruce
On Tuesday, July 13, 2004, at 08:04 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.
TravisH
On Jul 13, 2004, at 11:58 AM, Loopers-Delight-d-request@loopers-delight.com wrote:
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
bruce tovsky
www.skeletonhome.com
