Vintage Synth Repair

Should not be a problem, but keep the organ volume low at first and try to
balance the effect levels to keep noise and distortion to a minimum. You
could also put it through a DI with adjustable attenuation. DOD makes a
cheap one. The first pedal in the line should have an adjustable input and
output level (ie distortion) which you can adjust to balance the signal for
the rest of the chain. Watch the amp volume when you hook it up, as you may
experience lots of distortion (maybe a good thing?) until you get the levels
balanced. Don't see how you could damage any of your gear with this set up.
If you get lots of distortion try running it through a mixer with adjustable
gain. DO NOT plug the headphone output to something like a stereo receiver
input, or a tape-recorder record input, then you're going to have problems.
You could also get the output modified (diy or by a tech) for a line level
output.


   Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 21:34:05 -0000
   From: "quixotic psych" <quixoticpsych@...>
Subject: Running a Lowrey into a guitar amp?

Hi,

I have an old Lowrey TLO that I want to run into a guitar amp, mainly
so I can add some effect boxes like fuzz and wah-wah. The only
output jack on this organ is for headphones. Am I asking for trouble
plugging a guitar cable into this jack and sending it through my 
effects boxes?

Thanks!

-Dave