Ray Manzarek – The Golden Scarab
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1974 album The Golden Scarab.
Music from The Golden Scarab
Artists on The Golden Scarab
Gear Used On The Golden Scarab
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Ray Manzarek – The Golden Scarab (1974). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Ray Manzarek
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Keyboards and Synthesizers used by Ray Manzarek on The Golden Scarab
RMI Electra-piano and Harpsichord (300-Series)
Ray Manzarek played an RMI Electra-piano 300A with The Doors on the West German television show 4-3-2-1 Hot And Sweet during their 1968 European tour. The Doors can be seen lip syncing "Hello, I Love You" in Romer Square in Frankfurt. This performance was filmed on September 13, 1968, and is available on YouTube here.
One week earlier on September 6, 1968, the Doors performed at the Roundhouse in London. At this concert, the same RMI Electra-piano 300A can be seen on stage next to Manzarek's Gibson G-101. Based on available footage from the show, it appears that the Electra-piano was never actually played.
Ray was said to dislike the RMI Electra-piano, and he quickly returned to the Gibson G-101 for all performances. Despite that, Manzarek is believed to have played an RMI Electra-piano on the song "Shaman's Blues."
