- The
Varitone was a
woodwind pickup and
effects unit,
allowing direct amplification of the
instrument (i.e.
without a
standard microphone) and the introduction...
-
design is very
similar to the 335, the 345
featured a multi-position "
Varitone"
switch located just
above the lead tone and
volume controls,
which added...
-
Thinline Dual
Pickup Stereo Varitone (TDSV)
manufactured by the
Gibson Guitar Company. The
guitar is a
stereo guitar with a
varitone circuit and it was manufactured...
- and
Varitone circuit. The
varitone's positions were not
properly defined by
Gibson which left
players to try
describing the
sounds of the
varitone dial...
- built. 1958 ZB
monochrome 1958 ZB
monochrome ZB
Varitone instruments ZB
Varitone wraparound ZB
Varitone instruments The Mark III
announced 2
February 1959...
-
often seen
performing with a 1961
cherry red
Gibson ES-355 TD SV (Stereo
Varitone) with a
Bigsby vibrato tailpiece.
Butler was born to
Irish parents in North...
- Kaukonen's
primary guitar was a
Gibson ES-345,
noted for the
visible Varitone dial on the
guitar and the
signature 345 logo on the headstock. Kaukonen...
-
launched the B.B. King
Lucille model, an ES-355 with
stereo options, a
varitone selector, and fine
tuners (neither of
which he
actually used ) and, at...
-
circuitry which employs a
dummy coil a
Varitone circuit (similar to that used on the
Gibson ES345) – the
Varitone circuit is a mid-cut/band-stop filter...
- next few years, he
began to
perform on
electric piano and the
electric Varitone saxophone, and to
perform a
mixture of jazz and funk that sold well in...
