{"product_id":"vintage-maestro-rhythm-n-sound-drum-machine","title":"Vintage Maestro Rhythm N' Sound W-2 Sound System for Woodwinds","description":"\u003cp\u003e Up for sale is another great sounding used piece, which you can pick up today, right now…. at a GREAT price!!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll analogue multi-effect unit made by Maestro (under the Gibson brand) for woodwind instruments. Featuring controls such as Fuzz Tone (inspired by the FZ-1), Cello, Tuba, Bassoon, English Horn and the infamous Oboe D'Amore favored by Zappa as well as a tremolo effect. As used by Frank Zappa \u0026amp; The Mothers, Van Der Graaf Generator and Kraftwerk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"description-section\" class=\"row-fluid section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis odd little thing, made by Gibson\/Maestro in 1967, is not a synth but an early effects processor designed to be used with a mic’ed signal from a woodwind instrument.  It is basically made up of circuits more commonly found in an organ: frequency dividers to drop the signal down by an octave (8′) or two octaves (16′), fixed low pass, high pass, and band pass filters, and a fuzz circuit.  You can plug anything into it and it will make it sound trashy and huge.  It’s pretty cool.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeatures two inputs and separate modes for clarinet or saxophone however the unit can be used with electric guitar if a preamp or boost is engaged before the unit in the signal chain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e***Ligature is not included\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Maestro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29541021777962,"sku":"70MAE000","price":999.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2433\/products\/1-DSCF2381.jpg?v=1683392181","url":"https:\/\/www.truetonemusic.mom\/products\/vintage-maestro-rhythm-n-sound-drum-machine","provider":"Truetone Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}