The Varitone was a woodwind pickup and effects unit, allowing direct amplification of the instrument (i.e. without a standard microphone) and the introduction...

design is very similar to the 335, the 345 featured a multi-position "Varitone" switch located just above the lead tone and volume controls, which added...

from the Gibson Guitar Company. The guitar was a stereo guitar with a varitone circuit and it was manufactured from 1958 to 1982. In 2018 Gibson began...

built. 1958 ZB monochrome 1958 ZB monochrome ZB Varitone instruments ZB Varitone wraparound ZB Varitone instruments The Mark III announced 2 February 1959...

circuitry which employs a dummy coil A Varitone circuit (similar to that used on the Gibson ES-345) - the Varitone circuit is a mid-cut/band-stop filter...

and Varitone circuit. The varitone's positions were not properly defined by Gibson which left players to try describing the sounds of the varitone dial...

Stitt was one of the first jazz musicians to experiment with the Selmer Varitone amplification system as heard on the albums What's New!!! in 1966 and Parallel-a-Stitt...

often seen performing with a 1961 cherry red Gibson ES-355 TD SV (Stereo Varitone) with a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece. Butler was born to Irish parents in North...

Kaukonen's primary guitar was a Gibson ES-345, noted for the visible Varitone dial on the guitar and the signature 345 logo on the headstock. Kaukonen...

and released on the Prestige label. The album features Stitt using the varitone, an electronic amplification device which altered the saxophone's sound...

circuitry which employs a dummy coil a Varitone circuit (similar to that used on the Gibson ES345) – the Varitone circuit is a mid-cut/band-stop filter...

Parallel-a-Stitt (subtitled Sonny Stitt on the Varitone) is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1967 and released on the Roulette label. The...

began using the Varitone system to electrically amplify their saxophones during the late 1960s. In addition to playing the Varitone, Eddie Harris had...

It's What's Happenin' (subtitled The Varitone Sound of Clark Terry) is an album by American jazz trumpeter Clark Terry featuring performances recorded...

What's New!!! (subtitled Sonny Stitt Plays the Varitone) is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1966 and released on the Roulette label. The...

parallelogram inlays, Varitone, and stereo outputs. ES-347   (1978–c. 1990s) Alternate ES-345 with a coil-tap switch instead of Varitone ES-350   (1947–1956)...

until 1972. The album represents Stitt's fourth recording featuring the varitone, an electronic amplification device which altered the saxophone's sound...

launched the B.B. King Lucille model, an ES-355 with stereo options, a varitone selector, and fine tuners (neither of which were actually used by King)...

His contribution was a wiring harness with coil taps, a phase switch, a Varitone, and a defeatable active preamp (or two in some models). This electronics...

appears similar to the EB-3, but with a single master tone control and no Varitone switch. In addition, the SG's neck pickup is a regular TB+ humbucker which...

I Keep Comin' Back! (subtitled Sonny Stitt on the Varitone) is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1966 and released on the Roulette label...

next few years, he began to perform on electric piano and the electric Varitone saxophone, and to perform a mixture of jazz and funk that sold well in...

Recorded in New York City on March 20, 1967 Eddie Harris - tenor saxophone, varitone Melvin Lastie, Joe Newman - trumpet (track 4) King Curtis - tenor saxophone...

and released on the Prestige label. The album features Stitt using the varitone, an electronic amplification device which altered the saxophone's sound...

and released on the Prestige label. The album features Stitt using the varitone, an electronic amplification device which altered the saxophone's sound...

released on the Atlantic label. The title is a reference to Harris's use of a Varitone device to electronically amplify and process his saxophone. This is the...

records in Donaldson's catalog". The album featured Donaldson utilising the varitone amplification system for saxophone. All compositions by Lou Donaldson except...

does not contain any real surprises. Stitt, who at the time was using a Varitone octave device on his horns (it is fortunately barely noticeable here),...

saxophone began with innovations such as the Varitone system, which Selmer introduced in 1965. The Varitone included a small microphone mounted on the saxophone...

Melvin Sparks, and Leo Morris. The album features Donaldson using the varitone amplification system for his saxophone. The album was awarded 2 ½ stars...