Fred Mangan's Flying Organ: This Guitar's Got Some Hot Pipes
- Length: 3:27
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- Author: gearwire
Tags: custom flying Fred guitar Mangan organ
This "Flying Organ" comes from pieces of an old church organ. After undergoing an organ transplant, it found new life as this crucifix shaped guitar which was based off of the first unconventional guitar Fred made.See more from Fred Mangan on gearwire.com
Line 6 POD X3 Live Out Of The Box In Gearwire Studio
- Length: 4:40
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- Author: gearwire
Tags: effects Line Live multi pedal POD stompbox X3
We reopen our out-of-the-box style walkthrus with authority as Bill Holland opens up the Line 6 POD X3 Live with authority, slamming down the cardboard encasement to get right to the pedal. In the first video, Bill checks out all the knobs, vacuum switches and even the multi-functional expression...
Dorkbot's Beat-Bike Makes Beats While You Ride
- Length: 4:9
- Rating Average: 3.75 from 4 people
- View Count: 169
- Author: gearwire
Tags: beat-bike bending circuit Michael Una
There's a level in the new Wii game, Mario Galaxy, where Mario rides on a ball and the music changes tempo depending on how fast Mario is riding. The real life equivalent to this is Michael Una's Beat-Bike, which he shows off through Dorkbot. The Beat-Bike is connected to a drum machine and Casio...
Collings Guitars Pits Lacquer Against Polyurethane
- Length: 5:43
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- Author: gearwire
Tags: acoustic Collings construction finish guitar Guitars
Though he may not look the part, Steve McCreary of Collings Guitars had an interesting job prior to his work at Collings as a character in Mortal Kombat. Unfortunately, when Steve won a match and was instructed to "Finish" his opponent by the demonic Sega narrator, he'd cover Sub-Zero, Reptile or...
Sitting with Photo-sound-esis 1
- Length: 6:20
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- View Count: 5
- Author: frknl
Tags: Art Chicago Conservatory Electronic Homemade Installation Light Lonberg-Holm Music Power Sensitive Solar Sun
The Fern Room at the Lincoln Park Conservatory while Fred Lonberg-Holm's Photo-sound-esis 1 is converting light into sound. The instruments, based on circuits described by Nic Collins in his book Homemade Electronic Music are Solar powered and light sensitive. This footage was taken at...
Erlewine Lazer: The Only Lazer You Can Take On A Plane
- Length: 4:43
- Rating Average: 5.00 from 3 people
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- Author: gearwire
Tags: erlewine guitars Johnny lazer white Winter
Erlewine Guitars isn't a massive factory operation that can pay artists to endorse their instruments, so when a legendary guitarist like Johnny Winter gives his stamp of approval to the Erlewine Lazer, you know it's legit. Mark Erlewine shows us the Lazer design and talks about why its popular...
Bob Popp Explains How A Bartender Can Control Sound
- Length: 3:36
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- View Count: 30
- Author: gearwire
Tags: Behringer live meatmen sound soundcraft whirlwind
We join Bob Popp of Gunpoint Recording Studios on a journey from his board's aux send to pretty much anywhere he wants to send music. Also, find out the bartender's auxiliary role in determining the mix in places away from the stage. See more on gearwire.com.
Winter NAMM 2008: The Outtake Reel
- Length: 3:56
- Rating Average: 5.00 from 4 people
- View Count: 123
- Author: gearwire
Tags: 2008 bloopers NAMM outtakes Winter
We sure did learn a lot at Winter NAMM 2008: Cookie Monster rocks; not all gentlemen prefer blondes; if there's a problem, blame Marcus; and that guy's name is Kevin... Won't you share a hearty laugh with us? A HA HA HA HA HA! Also, we are available for weddings and bar mitzvahs. See more on...
The Bubble Organ: Art Rock Lives In Chicago
- Length: 2:59
- Rating Average: 3.00 from 2 people
- View Count: 71
- Author: gearwire
Tags: bubble experimental music organ pipe pvc
Aaron Wendell created this instrument in instructor Eric Leonardson's instrument construction class. Aaron started out with the idea of using water bubbles to create sounds, and then had to figure out everything from how to make the instrument case watertight, to how he could direct the air flow,...
Dana Bourgeois Vintage OM: Handmade Tone. . . It's In There!
- Length: 3:35
- Rating Average: 5.00 from 3 people
- View Count: 104' favoriteCount='1
- Author: gearwire
Tags: acoustic Bourgeois Dana Folk guitar Music of Old OM School Town Vintage
What's quickest path to a man's heart? Painstakingly building a handcrafted, all solid wood flat-top steel string acoustic, apparently. Watch as Tim and Tony get all "Tiger Beat" over this Dana Bourgeois Vintage OM, a beautiful instrument, to say the least. See more on gearwire.com.
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