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Electronic contacts were built into each of the frets, and tones were produced when any of the guitar strings was depressed to touch a fret. ... / In 1965, a sample was given to The
Beatles by Vox, and the company told reporters that John Lennon was practicing with it, and The Beatles' next album would feature it. “We hope that with in a few months, they're going to be spreading it all over the world,” Tom Jennings said in a television interview. But that didn't happen. Lennon liked it enough to keep it, but apparently not enough to ever use it on a Beatles recording session. ...
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circuit only requires adjustment of the master oscillator frequency rather than adjustment of each of the 12 oscillator frequencies on the older models. FSG pedals cannot be used with non-FSG Guitorgans and vice versa, since the two versions run on a different DC voltage. The multi-pin cable that goes between an FSG pedal and an FSG Guitorgan was labeled with RED ends at MCI for a safety reminder. Murrell continued to introduce upgrades to the
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Electronics here has introduced new combo instrument concept that plays like a guitar, sounds like an organ, a guitar or a guitar and organ combined.. The firm calls the instrument a "GuitOrgan." / The firm, new to the instrument business, is expected to introduce a complete line
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