MOTM

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