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)

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)

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)

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

Ebow??
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)


 * 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)

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