60's guitar that sounded like an organ

[smopo24]

i don't remember where i heard this, but i had heard recently about some person that bought a guitar that the beatles had specially made. that's nothing special (they got most of the newest technology before most people), but the kicker was that it sounded like an organ instead! i know that with today's technology, it's nothing special; but does anyone know who made this guitar, or any other info on it?

[GearJunkie]

I played it in a store like 5-6 years ago and I can't remember who made it or what it's called. It had like 30 buttons on it and used a proprietary cable, too. It was weird.

[johnS]

Did it do volume swells or something? Like the Boss Slow Gear pedal of yore? http://www.harshnoise.com/product_in..._slow_gear_sg1

You can get vaguely organy tones with the volume knob, too.

[smopo24]

that pedal sounds cool in concept; but the price is outrageous!

[johnS]

You could use a manual volume pedal, or I'm sure someone has made a newer version of the slow gear you could buy for non-vintage prices.

[smopo24]

just the name "slow gear" strikes me as humorous

[Drengur Grar]

i believe i saw david byrne using that guitar down in st. louis...but didn't catch the name either.

[dolivas]

Was it a Hagstrom?

[lukedavo]

GearJunkie wrote: "It had like 30 buttons on it and used a proprietary cable, too. It was weird."

Yeah Hagstrom, that was immediately what I thought. Weird guitars with weird tones.

[GearJunkie]

Originally Posted by lukedavo

GearJunkie wrote: "It had like 30 buttons on it and used a proprietary cable, too. It was weird."

Yeah Hagstrom, that was immediately what I thought. Weird guitars with weird tones.

I can't remember what company it was that bought them out, but at the summer NAMM show in Indianapolis in July I checked out the new line of Hagstrom instruments. Some actually looked pretty decent. Some.... well.... looked like great kindling wood.