Home Made Talk Box

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

on the cheap

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqIqxM-BNp0

 

[anorakDan]

Cool! Thanks, Tony!

 

[Steve_Karl]

Yea. We made a couple of those back in the late 70's using old Altec horn drivers, 1/2" clear fuel line, a few pieces of rubber and lots of duct tape!

 

[Tonar8352]

I had one of the original ones in 1975 and it drove my mother crazy. She said it sounded satanic  :evil4:. Of course it did not help that I had Ampeg V4 and I'd turn the reverb up real high then play some real high notes on my E string and start saying "Let Me Out" over and over again so it sound like I was screaming it from some crazy tunnel.  :laughing7:

 

[leo12.]

Always wondered how it was done (to lazy to look it up) Thanks also. 
You know when you see all those guitarists with the facial & mouth expressions, are they
all (like air guitarists) voice box guitarist wanna be's :icon_jokercolor:
Love Joe Walsh on talkbox Yeah!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcveyL_7xn8

 

[Tonar8352]

They are fun little toys. I always though Jeff Beck was the king with one of those things.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYMiLhj3wz8

 

[anorakDan]

This is my all-time favorite talk-box guitar work:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_k7fFogGfs
Rather than trying to make the guitar talk, it's about emulating horns with plumbers-helper mutes.

 

[stubhead]

You do know the Steely Dan version is Jeff Baxter playing pedal steel guitar, right?

 

[TBurst Std]

They are fun little toys. I always though Jeff Beck was the king with one of those things.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYMiLhj3wz8

Jeff Beck is just the king. No one wants me to quit playing guitar more than him.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Jeff Beck is just the king. No one wants me to quit playing guitar more than him.

That is a great quote right there!

 

[anorakDan]

You do know the Steely Dan version is Jeff Baxter playing pedal steel guitar, right?

I knew Skunk was playing the pedal steel. Are you saying that isn't a talk-box, or that he's using one on pedal steel?

 

[swarfrat]

You can't use a talkbox with pedal steel. The beer runs down the tube and makes a mess

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

I should give them things another chance.  Honestly, talk boxes conjure up mental audio of Frampton, Mötley Crüe, and Bon Jovi.

 

[tylereot]

You can't use a talkbox with pedal steel. The beer runs down the tube and makes a mess

Another great quote right there...