I was watching some videos on Youtube of The Sea and Cake playing a show at a place called the Sound Fix. In this video (The Biz) guitarist Archer Prewitt is using some kind of small black device to produce a long, sustained note which sounds similar to a synthesizer. It sounds just like Robert Fripp’s guitar part on Matte Kudasai by King Crimson - I wonder if it is the same kind of device.
Any other Sea and Cake fans here?
And is John McIntire the most badass looking drummer ever, or what?
I saw The Sea and Cake last night and was wondering about that guitar piece Archer Prewitt was using too such a cool sound thought it was like a slide I’m not a musician. They rock Tortoise too check them out
There was also The Gizmo which bowed the strings of a guitar or bass mechanically. It was invented by Godley and Creme of 10CC fame; their album Consequences was supposed to be a showcase for the device. Jimmy Page also used it recording In Through The Out Door. The Gizmo was a unique idea with potential but due to manufacturing problems it was never really ready for prime time.