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After a Nik Turner (Hawkwind) concert I had the unusual oportunity to meet
Del Dettmar (also of Hawkwind fame)... (At the time I was still just a Guitar
player who really liked electronic music...) Del told me some interesting
things about guitar synths... His biggest tip was if you get one not to try
and play it like a guitar but rather use it similar to a ribbon controller...
Del's setup was an axe (from Home Depot) strung with one string and one
pickup, a home made pitch to cv, and 2 vintage VCS3's... He played it mainly
by sliding his finger up /down the string while tweaking the knobs on the
VCS3's with his free hand. Plucking, bending or slapping the string caused
the pitch/cv to do some really wierd interesting things... Del was the
electronic wizard behind Hawkwinds signature space sound... I attached a
cheesy picture of Del with his "axe"... Enjoy

Al