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Thursday, November 20, 2008

Video Can You Make It Say

Posted by Paul Constant on Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 1:29 PM

Now, via the Presurfer, Pete Drake and his talking guitar:

I can totally see somebody bringing this gimmick back and making a shalikashvillion dollars as a one-hit wonder.

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1
Paul? The talk box? Peter Frampton? Bon Jovi? Guns n' Roses? They've been selling those things at Guitar Center for over a decade now.
Posted by tiktok on November 20, 2008 at 1:42 PM
2
Let's not forget late-70's one-hit wonder Stillwater's talk-box gimmick hit Mindbender.
Posted by flamingbanjo on November 20, 2008 at 1:53 PM
3
Chromeo?

And locally, IQU.
Posted by Jeff on November 20, 2008 at 1:56 PM
4
Stevie wonder, zapp & roger...u.s.e.. i never saw one through a steel guitar though. very cool
Posted by T.v. coahran on November 20, 2008 at 3:44 PM
5
nice. i think alvino rey was actually the first one with the "talking guitar", like in this song at: http://www.myspace.com/alvinorey
Posted by broiled fowl on November 20, 2008 at 5:46 PM
6
Please, let's not start this debate over talk box vs. vocoder again.
Posted by as if on November 21, 2008 at 8:31 AM

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