Gamma – Gamma 1
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1979 album Gamma 1.
Music from Gamma 1
Artists on Gamma 1
Gear Used On Gamma 1
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Gamma – Gamma 1 (1979). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Ronnie Montrose
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Studio Equipment used by Ronnie Montrose on Gamma 1
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I saw Ronnie Montrose with Gamma at First Avenue in Minneapolis. At the time it may have been called Sam's or Uncle Sam's before being renamed to the club that Prince played at - First Avenue. I was doing security and got to see the soundcheck and then the show from the front of the stage. Ronnie was using a vocoder and I'm thinking it was a Moog because this was the late 70s or early 80s. If you listen to Gamma 1 you'll hear it on the first song, "Thunder and Lightning," and if you listen to the last song on Gamma 2 you'll hear it on "Mayday." He had a guitar rack stage right where he was standing and I'm pretty sure the vocoder was in the bottom of the rack. He was having fun with it during the soundcheck. The link I provided shows Gamma from this time period playing Mayday and at about 4:38 minutes Ronnie is mouthing the Vocoder words but not into a mic that I can see. Pretty sure he was using a vocoder with his guitar and mic when I saw him.
