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Guitorgan demo - MCI Musiconics B-35
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- Опубліковано 9 чер 2010
- MCI Guitorgan B-35 Demo - demonstration of the sounds and applications of a Guitorgan.
This is one of the last Guitorgan models, built in the late 70s/early 80s, and works great. Pardon my sloppy playing!
It's so 60's. I can hear the early Animals.
I can hear 1966-67 Kinks !
That was totally slick, throwing in that bit from "Interstellar Overdrive" :)
You can hear the guitorgan on Freddie Hart’s country classic “Easy Loving.” It was a huge hit in 1971, on both the country and pop charts. That is one awesome instrument!
I played one of these at a teen fair in Houston in the late 60s. Since I played guitar and organ a bit I got a lot out of it and the inventor let me keep going. All the Vox guitars were there too. They had just come out.
I played one of these years ago and the very first thing I played was House of the Rising Sun, naturally .I was happy when you finally got to it. Thanks !
It should be pointed out that Bob Murrell in Waco (MCI) invented this prior to Vox's much more temperamental Guitar Organ, and in fact got a cease & desist against Vox. The beauty of the Guitorgan vs. guitar synths is that it's not pitch-to-voltage; it's touch sensitive. So string touching fret is the same as pressing the key on an organ; in fact, the note will sustain as long as you keep your finger down. And it's not a sample or approximation of an organ sound; it basically IS what it was advertised as, "The organ with the built-on guitar." But, as illustrated, you can switch from guitar to organ or play both at once.
Throwing in the Barrett era Floyd. Nice.
It makes a great Jazz Guitar. Strumming on it sounds amazing.
As a wall-hanging piece of art - I totally agree, but as a functional instrument, I bet you would change your mind quickly if you ever played either one of these.
The Vox is an awesome-looking piece of 60's kitsch, but also an awkward, poorly-engineered contraption. People wouldn't give it the time of day if it wasn't shaped like the iconic Phantom models.
The Guitorgan can be a real instrument.. a legitimate, functioning tool!
Props on the Pink Floyd!
Managing to score of these tonight!! Super excited to mess with it
Excellent, congrats! A B-35 model, like this one? I picked up another one last week, but it needs some work.
@@collinwhitley3543 b35 indeed! I'm still trying to figure out how it works, the internet is scarce of pictures how to actually plug it all in
Never seen one of these until today. There's one for sale at The Guitar Syndicate on North Oak Trafficway in Kansas City, Missouri.
damn why they dont do more of those anymore??? it kick ass!!! i want one!!!
Very cool! I have never heard of these before. Looks like I will now be searching for one lol.
Finally somebody plays it properly. You have to go easy on it and play very deliberately or the tracking will go all wacky
man i should have bought one of these when i had the chance
Has it got a switch to turn off that squealing feedback?
lol my thoughts exactly , epic otherwise !
No. I've got one, and knew Musiconics' head/inventor from Waco, Bob Murrell. For the most part, as long as you're playing, the "white noise" isn't noticeable, but as soon as you stop, the squealing begins. Yes, annoying. The earlier, more basic Guitorgans with no pedal (just plug into wall like a kitchen appliance) do NOT have that problem. But whereas this type can alllllmost sound like a Hammond thru the right amp, especially a Leslie, the earlier Barney Kessel-type body ones sound like a Farfisa - which is also way cool.
@@tdrtx What about a noise gate ?
Cool, you can make it sound like a Leslie organ speaker.
Wow that's amazing!
Amazing stuff
4:46 house of the rising son🎸
@smgbwks thanks! I don't have any for sale at the
moment (I only have this one and one that needs repairs), I have moved since doing this video so I'd need to set it all up again to do another take...maybe one day!
@alohastewie I'm definitely in. I'll see if I can take a few pics of my Gretsch to see if we got some room in there to fit the gear.
3:30 in a Rob Zombie voice “yeheh spaceship zombie werewolf rockin in a tree”
WOWSER!!
Fantastic!!
It's screaming out to play Whiter Shade of Pale!! ;) :)
Or Telstar :) But that stinging noise in between playing would be rather irritating on a gig.
Amazing engineering, great sounds better than the organ sounds I have on my software guitar samples 👍
This instrument also has 5 Slider Drawbars.
The nylon fret inserts were the compromise to allow ap player to bend strings. Lasted about one set and were difficult to replace/maintain. Basically still a POS. Love the squealing tho'
I thought my tinnitus was really acting up until someone else complained about the squealing sounds.
Electro-Harmonix makes 2 pedals that do this…no special pickups. The EH B3 and C3 pedals do it they are fantastic!
I own both, and they’re fun pedals. But it’s not quite the same. The EH pedals are a digital simulation and it shows in the response while playing it, whereas the Guitorgan is an analog instrument. Both are great depending what you’re trying to do, but I would not say that the pedals do the same thing at all.
@guitorgan Thanks Roger! Surprisingly, i'm using a small, outdated $90 Canon point-and-shoot camera, not HD..considering that, i'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Sound is okay...at least by YT standards
nice interstellar overdrive bit too.
1966 Fender Bandmaster, silverface. I miss that amp, shouldn't have sold it!
I played one of these back in 75 at Carmelo's House of music in Cedar Rapids Iowa when I was 16. My dad and I were invited to come in to try it out as I was taking guitar lessons there. It was quite incredible. It's funny how your memory works. I recently heard a demonstration of a new peddle just released by Strymon called the Cloudburst. Hearing this peddle immediately brought to mind the guitorgan. Strangely, after listening to you play it sounds nothing like I remember it. haha. If you have not seen this peddle, you really need to hear it. ua-cam.com/video/RzYeR2xkgyE/v-deo.html
it cool
Hell ya!!! Playing some Interstellar Overdrive!!!
This may never get answered but I'll ask anyway. When you first switch on the organ effect, are you playing "your song" by Snail? If not, look it up.
I wasn’t, actually. Just a coincidence it was a similar chord progression to Snail. I looked up that song, good stuff!
@@Whicol2 Thanks for the reply. I'm a bit shocked on such an old video. You should do more. It was an interesting piece of gear. Thanks again!
Video looks great, I've got a Guitorgan too, had it for 23 years, put it through a Fender guitar Lesslie, sounds great. But...the reason I'm contacting you is the quality of RESOLUTION on your video. Is it because you used a HD camera or is there a way to get this resoultion without an HD camera. All my UA-cam videos are on the "Fuzzy" side of resolution. Lemme know if you can
Thanks Roger
That sounds much nicer than the Vox doesn't it? I had to laugh at the size of the pedal though, I was expecting a lit A/B type thing and when you picked it up . . . . LOL I like it but I think I'll hang on till I have made my millions before I start looking for one. Cool vid man, thanks.
The House of the Rising Sun!
Too cool, I'm a guitar player and an organ player! This could be the ticket. One in Columbus Ohio 4/29/11 clist
The Rickbarrett model.
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2:34 Sounds kinda like Wedding bells. This could be useful for Glee Cast covers cause Naya Rivera died recently. Also play the devil went down to Georgia cause Charlie Daniels died.
Mine is a 1979 model looks exactly like this one
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I have one of these rare mci units there cool
It looks just like Chuck Berry's Guitar
Also real nice! Thanks again, Great Gretsch Girl in Sweden
Would it be possible to get a church organ sound out of this?
Hello, I was lucky enough to purchase one of these, but I am unable to get the guitar and the organ to play at the same time.
Do you need to hook up to 2 amplifiers or can you use a Y cable on the foot pedal?
Hi Arthur, the pedal should have separate outputs for both guitar and organ. You need to run a cable from each one to a separate amp, or to separate channels of the same amp (if possible).
@@Whicol2 thank you very much for your help
Could you imagine what this would sound like with a Leslie?
@alohastewie I'd love to do a reincarnation, kinda to a Gretsch-styled guitar with farfisa organ stuff. That'd be amazing.
man that thing has some real smack to it as a guitar.
Thats perfect , better than using organ effects, are they still selling this item?
No, but you can find them on ebay occasionally.
you should try to get your hands on a Hagström patch 2000 and the roland thingy that came with it , im quite sure that they where even earlier then the Vox.
What are the chances of finding a left handed one?
If none exist, can i just buy a different head stock from a normal guitar?
Dead Weather - Are Friends Electric? uses this and it’s amazing
Felix do they really?
I hear Emmy Play Pink Floyd haha😊. Amazing !!!!
Very Brian Jonestown Massacre of a bygone age...
and it sounds truly awesome, im guessing it has less features than the vox ? but better acomplished?
enough treble there??
but that is one of the coolest things I have ever seen
By the way: for anyone wanting to hear a GOOD example of how good a guitorgan can sound when played right (not that this guy isn't playing it right!!! LOL), listen to "Yvette in English" by Joni Mitchell. I'm pretty sure the guy used the accordion sound on that song.
@alohastewie If I knew enough to do so, I totally would. I want to see these on market. As they are here though. I don't want anything too technical with loads low quality of effects.
Does the organ sound constantly bleed through like that even during rests?
You can turn it off completely, or use some kind of noise gate (I assume), but there’s a lot of analog electronics going on in this thing. And it’s 40+ years old, so noise is to be expected on some level
It sounds great but what’s that noise when you aren’t playing?
60-cycle hum. There are a ton of electronics going on here, and the emit a lot of background noise when it isn’t playing. Just the nature of old analog gear, really. Plugged into a vintage amp as well
Too bad about the noise when not playing...a noise gate might fix this issue?
Its just old and out of spec. Some new components and trimpot adjustments and it'll be back to normal. A lot of old organs have this problem past a certain age.
On a normal guitar, not at all. Since this is ultimately something a bit different though, that could be arguable I suppose. Either way - a noise gate should fix the issue pretty well.
BAD ASS....TONE FOR DAZE (DAYS)!!!
monster petal
Just hearing you talk I can tell immediately you are from Canada. LOL
Dyou think it's possible to use an arduino or a raspberry pi to make the same effect?
Would be neat to play house of the rising sun!!very cool
This Guitorgan is now listed for sale on Ebay - Item# 120889039271
Cool! But show the drawbars... :'(
I would be playing it through a Tube Rotosphere like a fiend!
@b3organ because it's a 35+ year old analog instrument with miles of wiring and circuit boards stuffed into a guitar. I'm shocked any of these work these days....little leakage, not a big deal imo
That would be awesome for house of the rising sun.
Nice ankles, bro.
would be cool if they made these with a synth instead of the organ sound
i really liked better the vox guitar organ, the looks are way more what someone would expect from a guitar-organ fusion. this is a hollow body altered by the back to future scientist. thou i understand this is nicer to play, and its way better built.
1:45
where could i find one of these at?
not sure if it is the audio or de guitar. but it clicky
Question. Is there any way to "synth" the sounds on this and change them to make the organ sound the way you want? Or even run it through a synth processor and basically make the organ be ANY synth sound you want?
Electro harmonix makes an organ and piano pedals, less expensive and way more options.
Midi guitar
House of the rising Sun example
How much did you pay for your guitorgan???
I wonder has it ever been used in real music?
жесть!
what amp are you playing through here?
Nice grounding issue.
Thank you
did it already sell??
Rivington Guitars just acquired one, a 1971 currently for $2,900 as of this comment!
cool guitorgan dude i have the guitaorgan b-300 im selling it haha
Is everything the same as this one
Very cool but the feedback when you're not playing is unbearable. Sounds like an alien transport beam from a 50's scifi movie.
Nope...California, eh!
can you play any other chord other than a Student E chord ?
Over half the video plays before you hear organ...Jesus fucking christ
You’re more than welcome to create your own video. GTFO.