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Description

The Framptone Talkbox is an essential addition to any guitarist's pedalboard, offering a unique expressive tool that bridges vocals and guitar like no other. This filter effects pedal gives you the ability to modulate the sound of your instrument using your mouth, creating iconic vocal-like guitar tones that have defined genres and eras. Developed with the input of professional musicians, the Framptone Talkbox ensures high-quality sound reproduction, featuring a custom-designed driver that delivers clear and powerful audio, even at high volumes. Compatible with both guitar and keyboard setups, this pedal provides versatility for a wide range of musical styles.

The Framptone Talkbox is engineered with rugged reliability, making it perfect for both studio sessions and live performances. It boasts a user-friendly design that integrates seamlessly into any existing pedal setup. The intuitive controls allow you to easily adjust the effect to suit your performance needs, whether you’re crafting a subtle vocal nuance or a full-on sonic assault. With its robust construction and exceptional sound quality, the Framptone Talkbox is a must-have for musicians looking to expand their creative horizons with state-of-the-art effects.

Key Features:

  • Custom-designed driver for clear, powerful audio
  • Compatible with both guitar and keyboard setups
  • Rugged build quality for durability in studio and live settings
  • User-friendly design with intuitive controls
  • Seamless integration into existing pedalboards

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Owner Insights

We analyzed real musician discussions from forums and Reddit to find what players love, question, and tweak about Framptone Talkbox.

Features and functionality

  • Framptone Talkbox provides a distinctive sound, with the tube-in-the-mouth design offering a classic talkbox effect, unlike digital vocoders.

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  • The Framptone requires careful handling, particularly when connecting between amp and speaker, suggesting it might not be suitable for beginners.

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Comparisons

  • Framptone is often compared to the MXR model; both are solid, but Framptone is noted for its superior sound quality, albeit at a higher price.

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  • Electro-Harmonix talking wah can emulate talkbox sounds but lacks the authenticity, offering an alternative for those needing occasional talkbox effects.

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Use cases and applications

  • Users have experimented with running vocoder outputs through talkboxes for creative effects.

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  • Talkbox use is often limited to specific songs like "Rocky Mountain Way" or "Livin' on a Prayer," leading some to switch to more versatile effects like wah pedals.

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  • Owners find the Framptone particularly effective for covering Daft Punk tracks and Peter Frampton classics, emphasizing its suitability for these styles.

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User experience

  • Framptone users emphasize its heritage, being inspired by the original Bob Heil model used by Peter Frampton.

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  • Many users find talkboxes thrilling for short periods but impractical for regular use, often reverting to other effects for more versatility.

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Setup and maintenance

  • For optimal sound, talkboxes require a setup involving a PA system, where the hose is strapped to a mic stand and aligned with a microphone.

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  • Users report that the Framptone Talkbox is best placed early in the signal chain for optimal effect integration.

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Artist usage

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See how Joe Satriani uses Framptone Talkbox

Joe Satriani

Guitarist

Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

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Verified via YouTube

Used on "I Just Wanna Rock", as can be seen the mini-documentary of the recording of Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock starting at 4:37. It is also mentioned in this November 15, 2008 Ultimate Guitar interview. Satriani explained the recording process in this September 25, 2008 Guitar World interview.

Guitar World

GW Tell me about how you recorded all of the voices on the soon-to-be audience-participation favorite “I Just Wanna Rock.”

SATRIANI [laughs] It wasn’t as easy as you would think. People assume recording large groups of people is no biggie: you just gather everybody ’round a mic and—boom!—you’re done. Not so. After three or four passes, if you’re trying to record a crowd, or if you’re trying to make what sounds like a crowd with multiple tracks, the vocals can get in the way of the music.

GW And the voice of the robot on that track?

SATRIANI That’s my voice, recorded three times and heavily distorted, going [in a robotic voice]: “What is your purpose?” That’s what the robot is saying to the crowd. I was using low-fi distortion, a SansAmp and a couple of different plug-ins to change the intensity of my voice. But on the part where the robot is getting into it and saying, “I wanna rock! I wanna rock with you!” I used my Talk Box. I’d been threatening to use my Talk Box for years, but I couldn’t remember how to position the tube in my mouth. So I called ZZ in the room and said, “You gotta help me figure out how to work this thing.”

GW I’m trying to imagine what goes through a 15-year-old’s head: “Aw, jeez. I gotta help my dad with his damn Talk Box!” Are you “cool dad” when this happens, or “dorky dad”?

SATRIANI [laughs] Dorky dad, definitely! Face it: the human race has to progress, and that means that the younger generation will always be cooler than their parents.

GW Even if their parents are in the next room playing with a Talk Box?

SATRIANI Especially if their parents are in the next room playing with a Talk Box! [laughs]

Ultimate Guitar

What is your purpose? I couldn't tell what he was saying. Sorry.

I know, me neither. [laughs] It's very distorted. I recorded that at home, first. It was the first thing I recorded to see if it would be funny enough, you know? Once I got that I thought, Oh, that's cool. Then I thought, Well, then what happens? So I thought, Ok, he goes to a rock concert and it starts to humanize him and he wants to rock but he doesn't know how. So he starts to say, I wanna rock, I wanna rock, I wanna learn how to rock with you. And I looked around my room and I'm thinking, I need something to plug into that makes him less of a robot. And my eyes caught the Framptone talkbox, which I had been desperately trying to use for three records and I could just never come up with anything creative that was better than Peter Frampton or Richie Sambora or Joe Walsh, you know? [laughs]

But then I thought, Ah, ok, its not me it's the robot! So I used the talkbox to be that sound of the robot having rock 'n roll change its life. Then I recorded that and thought, Ok, now I can build a song around this. So then I wrote the song actually around those two recorded bits. Yeah, it's crazy.

See how Joe Walsh uses Framptone Talkbox

Joe Walsh

Guitarist, Singer

Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

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Verified via Vintage Guitar® magazine

Gifted to Walsh by Peter Frampton, as stated by Frampton in this September 2013 Vintage Guitar article. It is yet unknown if Walsh has used it.

“Joe Walsh and I frequent the same sushi joint here in Los Angeles, and I ran into him a while back. He’s still my idol when it comes to using the Talk Box; his ‘Rocky Mountain Way’ is the ultimate Talk Box solo. I said, ‘Did you get the Framptone I sent you, because you know you were such an inspiration to me and I just wanted to give you one.’ Joe said, ‘That’s the least you could do!’”

See how Richie Sambora uses Framptone Talkbox

Richie Sambora

Singer, Guitarist

Bon Jovi

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Richie Sambora is shown using the Framptone Talkbox in a photo featured on the Pedalmaniacs website.

See how Peter Frampton uses Framptone Talkbox

Peter Frampton

Guitarist

Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

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Verified via YouTube

Peter Frampton talks about his signature Framptone Talkbox in this video at (9:45). "1973, I just messed around with it for awhile and started using it live on 'Do You Feel' just in the end section there, and it was really effective. I mean, it's a real simple gadget," he said.

See how Kid Rock uses Framptone Talkbox

Kid Rock

Guitarist, Rapper

Various Artists for Children's Promise

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Verified via YouTube

Starting at 5:50 you can see Kid Rock using a Framptone Talkbox.

Genre Usage

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