Product: Gibson G101
Price Paid: USD 500 USED
Submitted
07/17/2007
at
07:33pm
by
Snowman
Ease of Use
:
10
Easy, just plug in to a good amp and play, very simple
Features
:
9
This organ has a lot. When you learn to use them in the right combinations, there are almost limitless possibilities. Don't be fooled by the reverb though. That only works with certain Gibson amps. THere technically is no reverb on the organ itself.
Expressiveness/Sounds
:
10
Very distinct sound. THis only has a similar look as a Farfisa, sounds NOTHING like a FArfisa. Lowery made these organs for Gibson and has that Lowery sound. If you like the Doors, you'll love this organ. Even though they used a Vox on the first 2 albums, it can be argued that the true Doors organ is the G101/K101
Reliability
:
10
Well, I lucked out and got on in near mint condition. These were made well, made alot better than Vox organs. They are built like tanks, but hard to find ones that weren't abused. I got lucky and it has given me no problems.
All vintage gear, especially combo organs have quirks though, but as far as that goes, take care of it and it will do fine.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
n/a They don't make these anymore so there is no support
Overall Rating
:
10
I love this organ and if something were to happen to it, I'd buy another for sure if I could find one. It's heavy I so I'd probably have time to chase down the sucker that stole it.
Product: Gibson G101
Price Paid: US $100 used
Submitted
08/28/2004
at
10:37am
by
combocrazy
Ease of Use
:
10
old combo organ from the sixties. all controls are tabs which function as on/off switches and there are a few knobs-very simple.
Features
:
7
good keyboard action, has built in effects like reverb, percussion, sustain,repeat/tremolo. has all the good classic combo organ effects.
Expressiveness/Sounds
:
9
this is the organ used by ray manzarek of the doors. This organ can be heard on old classic tunes like -unknown soldier, hello i love you, waiting for the sun, and it was used live by manzarek on later tours. Has the classic sixties combo sound. somewhat similar to the farfisa, infact it's an American farfisa knock-off. Has alot of the same features as farfisas. Does the good bright jingly organ sounds made popular by the doors and also has good mellow organ tones, which can sound hammond esque at times.
Reliability
:
8
well, its old and most of these old transistor organ are problematic. however this one is in pretty damn good shape, everything works except fot a few effects. Maybe this is because it's american made?
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
none- this organ is long out of date, and gibson does not toy with anything other than guitars today.
Overall Rating
:
10
great old organ if your into the vintae organ vibe and love the doors sound. This in the one the doors used on the later albums so it's a classic. I got lucky with this and it works good. A good value! can't wait to use it!
