Dewtron
Dewtron (Design Engineering (Wokingham) Ltd. or D. E. W. Ltd.) were a small British manufacturer of modular synthesizers which were sold to customers in kit form or as built units.[1] It was founded by Brian Baily on 5 February 1964 in Wokingham, Berkshire.[2] By 1970 the company's products included oscillators, voltage controlled amplifiers, sample and hold and envelope shapers.[3]
Mike Rutherford used a Dewtron "Mister Bassman" bass pedal synthesizer on Genesis albums from Nursery Cryme (1971) onwards, before replacing it with a Moog Taurus I for the album A Trick of the Tail (1976).[4] Chris Carter, later to form Throbbing Gristle, experimented with Dewtron kit-based synthesizers early in his music career.[5]
The company later moved to the Ferndown area in Dorset (near Wimborne Minster) and shipped some synthesizer modules and related products from there before closing.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Jenkins, Mark (2009). Analog Synthesizers: Understanding, Performing, Buying—From the Legacy of Moog to Software Synthesis. CRC Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-136-12278-1.
- 1 2 "Defunct Musical Instrument Manufacturers - D & E". audiotools.com. olafur.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
- ↑ "News" (PDF). Studio Sound. January 1973: 10. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ↑ "Prog Pack". Hollow Sun. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ↑ "100 Not Out". Sound on Sound. April 1995. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
External links
- Dewtron, or how to hide your magic (if you have it)
- 1970's Dewtron "Mister Bassman" Bass Pedal Synth Dewtron "Mister Bassman" Bass Pedal Synth
- An article about Dewtron "Mister Bassman" Bass Pedal Synth
- Dewtron at SynthMuseum.com