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Xeni Jardin

AT 3:18 PM
Monday May 11, 2009

Audio and Portables

Guitar + Voice Box rendition of Beach Boys' "God Only Knows"


Video Link. YouTuber electricpony made this awesome video using a Stratocaster + Guyatone Micro Octaver + SRB808 Overdrive + EHX Voice Box (Shure SM57 Mic) + Epiphone Valve Junior. Here's more about the voice box gizmo, from Electro Harmonix -- who we've covered previously in a Boing Boing video episode. (thanks, Scott Matthews!)

Related:
* BB Video: Inside Electro-Harmonix, guitar pedal engineers and vintage vacuum tubes
* "Golden Throat" talk box from the golden age

3 Comments

Anonymous Anonymous

#1 – 11:01 PM May 11, 2009

one rarely sees such a good idea executed in such a juvenile, hamfisted way.

strider_mt2k

#2 – 3:08 AM May 12, 2009

Reminds me of Neil Young's "Transformer Man".

Doubtless using different equipment it was so long ago, but it still shows you how for forward Neil was/is.

Regardless, it's impressive what that box can do in talented hands. Good stuff!

Anonymous Anonymous

#3 – 4:59 AM May 12, 2009

@Strider -- fwiw there'a actually another video of somebody doing "After the Goldrush" with the Voice Box:

http://www.ehx.com/blog/voice-box-meets-neil-young-after-the-goldrush

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