Roger Troutman
funk musician in Zapp
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Roger Troutman's Gear
In the 1987 Video Soul interview, Roger Troutman discusses his use of the Electro-Harmonix EH-7200 Golden Throat talkbox, a pioneering device also famously used by Peter Frampton.
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Before (Roger) became a spearhead (for Zapp) to take the world by storm his first few albums used the DX100, he later started using a Minimoog. Used in “More bounce to the ounce”
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In the “video soul” interview Roger Troutman can be seen playing his Minimoog saying he first heard talkboxes through Peter Frampton
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In this photo, Roger Troutman can be seen playing this white Gibson Les Paul Custom guitar while on tour with Zapp in 1982.
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Roger Troutman is credited with playing the Fender Rhodes on his first solo album The Many Facets of Roger.
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Roger Troutman often used custom built Flying Vs throughout his career, at least one of which is currently on display in a music shop in Cincinnati.
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One of Roger's favorite guitars was a 1967 Gibson Flying V, which was originally cherry before he had it repainted with a soft metallic pink finish.
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Str8 off Tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton
Eazy-E · 1996
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Roger "Rogga" Pettersson & Roger Troutman & Roger "Trotwood" Nowell · 1987
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Roger "Rogga" Pettersson & Roger Troutman & Roger "Trotwood" Nowell · 1981
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