Gibson introduces Guitar w/Built in Overdrive

[charlie brown]

Back in the mid '60's (Last Century) when I came of guitar playing age, there was a regionally famous, and

excellent "Live" band, called "The Blue Things," and their lead guitar (Mike Chapman) had a built in "Fuzz"

(as we called ALL distortion devices, back then), in his Danelectro Guitarlin. He made excellent use of

it, as well. It was the first such "built in" device, in a guitar, that I'd seen, at that point (1965).

But, aside from not having to be in one particular place, on stage, to engage it, I can't think of any

real advantage, to built in, over stomp on! I suppose one could change the amount of "fuzz"

and/or "tone" too, of the distortion, on the fly, so to speak, if that is wanted/needed?

 

 

CB

[RevDavidLee]

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[RevDavidLee]

My problem would be - how do I fit all these effects into my guitar?

 

 

B)

[theflyingturtle]

My problem would be - how do I fit all these effects into my guitar?

 

 

B)

 

 

I don't think THAT is your problem.

[Dub-T-123]

Isn't that Dennis Kayzer's collection?

[pippy]

My problem would be - how do I fit all these effects into my guitar?

 

 

B)

WOW! There's a Genuine OCD in there!!!

 

Pip.

[RevDavidLee]

Isn't that Dennis Kayzer's collection?

 

I have no idea - I stole that photo off the internet.

 

I would need a drone to take a picture of all mine. :unsure:

['Scales]

Isn't that Dennis Kayzer's collection?

J Mascis' pedal board?

[Twang Gang]

Good try Rev, but as you can see if you bring up a new guitar that has already been discussed your thread is soon hijacked by our pals from the Mother country who get into a row about kilts and clans and such.

[jdgm]

"If there is one thing the blues is afraid of, it's the pipes" - Robbie Basho.

 

[RevDavidLee]

Good try Rev, but as you can see if you bring up a new guitar that has already been discussed your thread is soon hijacked by our pals from the Mother country who get into a row about kilts and clans and such.

 

[RevDavidLee]

 

“They may take our lives, but they’ll never take our freedom!”

[rct]

This thread:

 

 

"It's beautiful, man!"

 

rct

[pippy]

"If there is one thing the blues is afraid of, it's the pipes" - Robbie Basho.

That's Brilliant!

 

 

I've also heard them described as "Bagpipes; the 'Missing Link' between Music and Noise".

 

I'll see your Robbie Basho and raise you a Rufus Harley;

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zvRV9DSNzM

 

Serious, for a second.

Thanks for the Robbie Basho clip, jdgm. I'd never heard of him before.

Had a quick 'wiki' and he sounds like an interesting chap. I'll have to track down some more of his stuff.

 

 

Pip.

[pippy]

"They may take my thread, but they'll never take my freedom!"

Sorted.

 

Pip.

['Scales]

...and Scotland is generally rubbish.

 

 

Yeah, but at least the Scots-Irish didn't feel the need to inflict a class system on the populous in order to cloak our joy of inbreeding!

 

(notwithstanding our lack of the prerequisite for a class-anything...)

[badbluesplayer]

You guys o'var are smarter and funnier but we have cowboys and everybody kind of wants to be a cowboy 'cause then nobody questions how much of a tough guy you are. (Ricochet sound)

[RevDavidLee]

Sorted.

 

Pip.

 

[lol] [lol]

[merciful-evans]

My problem would be - how do I fit all these effects into my guitar?

 

 

B)

 

What? And give up the tap dancing?

[merciful-evans]

You guys o'var are smarter and funnier but we have cowboys and everybody kind of wants to be a cowboy 'cause then nobody questions how much of a tough guy you are. (Ricochet sound)

 

There were so many westerns on TV when I was a kid that some of us didnt realise it was America's past. We thought the whole country was cowboys, covered wagons, wooden forts & tribal Indians.

[Guest Farnsbarns]

There were so many westerns on TV when I was a kid that some of us didnt realise it was America's past. We thought the whole country was cowboys, covered wagons, wooden forts & tribal Indians.

 

it's not???

[MichaelT]

it's not???

 

I don't know what part of the country y'all are from, if you're in the US but around here in Kentucky it surely is.

[Guest Farnsbarns]

I don't know what part of the country y'all are from, if you're in the US but around here in Kentucky it surely is.

 

I'm from the part which is on the other side of the Atlantic ocean.

[pippy]

I'm from the part which is on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

(If you take the scenic route).

 

Pip.

[MichaelT]

I know that, Pip and Farns. :)

 

Kentucky surely is all cowboys, covered wagons, wooden forts & tribal Indians. Oh, and bourbon. Lots of it.