[scotty_b]

First attempt at recording with the Rocktron Banshee Talk Box. I really liked the backing track that geetargal101 posted, so I grabbed it and through this over it.
A long way off from being Peter Frampton, and it is hard not to choke on the tube sometimes! But in all, the talk box is a cool sound and gets a lot of looks at gigs when I use it.

[justinthyme]

Originally Posted by Stratrat

In an interview in one of the guitar mags, Joe Walsh claims to have been the first (or one of the first - can't remember which) to have used it, and says that Peter Frampton stole the idea from him and made it famous without so much as a 'thank you'.

ahhh, human fickleness LOL

[scotty_b]

The talk box was created by Bill West (Husband of Dottie West) in 1971 for Joe Walsh to play "Rocky Mountain Way" live.

It was later patented by Bob Heil of Heil Sound. Then later by Rocktron Banshee Amplified Talk Box, and the Danelectro "Free Speech" Talk Box

In 1973, Heil gave his talk box to Peter Frampton as a Christmas present. Frampton used it extensively on his album Frampton Comes Alive! Due to the success of the album, and particularly the hit singles "Do You Feel Like We Do" and "Show Me the Way", Frampton has become somewhat synonymous with the talk box.

In 1988, Heil sold the manufacturing rights to Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc. who currently builds the Heil Talk Box to the exact standards that Bob Heil designed in 1973. Peter Frampton also now sells his own line of custom designed "Framptone" products, including a talk box[1].

I found that in Wikipedia - so who knows of its accuracy.

[justinthyme]

Thanks for posting that, Scotty

[si16]

Nicely done Scotty. Subtle but effective use of that Talk Box.

[eddiez152]

I was watchin someone build a cheapo version on Youtube
Cool.

[Stratrat]

BTW - I forgot to mention it in the other post, but your take with the talk box sounded really cool, Scotty! It really added some expression to the guitar.

[GeetarGal101]

Cool sounds, scotty_b, I like it!

Originally Posted by krissovo

Does it take much blowing to get going???? You know like trying to suck/blow a mac donalds milkshake.

If it's a Mac milkshake, it's best to blow.

[smort]

I reaaly dig what you do. It's clean and it's a good sound keep it up

[Aunt Doty]

Loved that sound scott_b, you did a great job!