Talk:The Gizmo

The correct name of this gadget is in fact Gizmotron. Godley and Creme let the Musitronics company (best known for their Mu-Tron phaser) manufacture the Gizmotron. ARP bought Musitronics and renamed it to Gizmo Inc.

If that's true beyond question, then the article should be moved to the name of Gizmotron with a redirect. I've just checked my copy of Consequences, where they refer to the device only as the gizmo. So ... I dunno. There should be some definitive answer available somewhere. Grimhim 09:56, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If I'm not mistaken, I believe the Gizmo was the device for a 6-string guitar, whereas the Gizmotron was designed for the 4 string bass-guitar. M

The Church not only used the Gizmo but also made reference to it in the lyrics of their sardonic song "Grind" from Gold Afternoon Fix - "Line up the arrows, push off the top/This can cause sustain forever/And once it's started up, it cannot be stopped/At least it's holding us together". Asat (talk) 09:16, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What is the meaning of the line "the sharp cut-off often experienced with an electronic synthesizer" ? Every synthesizer, even 70's models like the Minimoog, has a knob marked "decay" or "release", which controls how quickly or slowly the sound dies out after you lift your finger off the key. So a short release time is a choice of the musician, not an inherent feature of the synthesizer. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.198.246.199 (talk) 03:58, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"Durlin" ?[edit]

Article mentions that Gizmos were made with a plastic called "Durlin". Is that actually Delrin?--NapoliRoma (talk) 22:24, 7 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ebow??[edit]

The article mentions the device existing as a way to do bowed sounds etc. before other methods. Didn't the Ebow exist around this time also?THX1136 (talk) 19:49, 20 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I assume that refers to the Heet EBow, so that'd be "no, they're not similar." The EBow is monophonic, and drives one string at a time while the Gizmo can use up to all the instrument's strings (so, six on a standard guitar). The EBow has a very slow attack, with the note "started off" by picking or hammer-on or pull-off; the Gizmo has a rapid natural attack. The EBow tone is quite pure, where the Gizmo emulates bowing by applying a physical rasp; therefore, an EBow can be used very extensively over a long period with little degradation, while the Gizmo requires regular maintenance and parts replacement. The EBow is handheld, so can be readily moved down the length of a string to emphasize desired harmonic characteristics, and can also be readily dropped while performing onstage; the Gizmotron is instrument-mounted and incapable of movement.
Weeb Dingle (talk) 17:50, 14 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Prototype[edit]

What happened to the prototype? Does Lol Creme still have it? 87.75.117.183 (talk) 03:44, 13 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]