196x Gibson GA-4RE Reverb Echo Unit
Gibson supposedly built these from '64 to '67.
OK, technically this belongs in "Effects" but it has
tubes in it so I put it here...
From
the user's manual:
"The GA-4RE records music with an electronic pen.
The record is made on a film of oil which also serves to lubricate the
revolving disc which is the platter for the film. The film is
constantly replaced and can never wear out like a magnetic tape.
Following the electronic pen are two sensors which reproduce the pattern of
electrons for the amplifier. The effect is a multiple choice of echo
and reverberant sound with a quality never before achieved."
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