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Originally Posted by studio1087
Adrian has his signature Parker with the built in sustainiac now; he should have cut a deal with Moog. I think of newer King Crimson stuff with Adrian and Robert Fripp and I hear the Moog guitar and my mind says "perfect marriage!".
Is it a gimmick or is it something that you could really use on whole CD?
Time will tell with the Moog guitar. I cannot tell if it's just a gimmick. I would probably want a guitar and a compressor or a Roland Guitar Synth if I just wanted sustain. I don't know. Can't tell. |
Both Belew and Fripp hopped on the Sustainier train first thing and have been playing various custom guitars (Fripp on the Fernandes) for over a decade now. Reeves Gabrel, when he was playing with Bowie, had a custom Parker Fly with a Sustainer and a GK pickup that he used to drive his guitar synth and Roland VG setup.
The Moog guitar is undoubtedly something that you could base your entire style around, since it allows you to mix the approach of the guitar with that of bowed string instruments. However, like all devices that you can base an entire style around, it requires that you put in some serious time learning how to use it for maximum results. Which isn't to say that you couldn't immediately get some great sounds out of it, but the really good stuff takes some digging.
The idea that a guitar with a compressor is somewhat the samething, or close enough for government work is greatly mistaken.
And no, I have no affiliation with Moog, although I'd love to have one of these guitars, although at that price I don't think it's going to happen.