RARE CASIO Guitar With A Built In Cassette Player? - CASIO EG-5

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

The cassette tape "LOOK MUM NO BOOTLEG" is available on my store. store.lookmumnocomputer.com/ its got a bunch of instrumental music from all over the place Also!!! it would seem the yellow one never actually existed! it was a re sprayed version! @hainbach did a vid on it on the same day too! the chances! :- kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZ_Lf4VmhNN6h7M

[@RedsunMusiq]

Amazing! Have you ever tried a delay with a super long feedback instead of a loop? It gets freaky real fast.

[@paulevans4334]

At the comfort of your own guitar hahaha. That made me chuckle. Sounded much better than I thought it would.

[@ConceptProductions80]

If u r into analog sound design, then u HAVE TO CHECK OUT THIS KZbin CHANNEL ..NOW !!! - kzbin.info 1st) I'm am not affiliated with this its ideas in \ANY WA|Y or FORM whatsoever 2nd) This guy is ABSOLUTELY CRAZY GOOD! Amazing sound design using all sorts of interesting items to loop sound sources! Parameters adjusted mechanically through very creative ways.... Before we had any effect imaginable at out fingertips, this was (one of the ways) the way to do sound design! 3rd) Just Watch!

[@fredashay]

This looks like something Techmoan would repair and clean up and then review...

[@slick8086]

Real spaghetti western ennio morricone vibes!!!!!!

[@sharkinahat]

50% of me: Why would anyone want a cassette player in a guitar? 50% of me: I want one...

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

hahaha i know exactly my feelings

[@FIXTREME]

Great for busking

[@Hainbach]

Oh my, I was just going to film my video on this. Mine has vari-speed included, so it works nicely without mods.

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

:O no way!!! you have one!!!! as in a varispeed on the front? :O. miune has a fine tune on the side what colour is the one you got?

[@saladdays180s9]

LOL. Hehe Figures.

[@blacksand.]

modd this for built-in tape echo !

[@NicStage]

Imagine if the tape was converted to a tape delay...

[@snow5772]

@@NicStage HOLYYY SHIIIITT

[@tazmon122]

if you threw a tremolo on there, all you'd need is a drum loop tape, and it would literally be an instant lofi hip hop station that you could both gig with, and improvise on. shit, if you could direct in from a live drum kit into that, you could literally have a 2 piece live lofi hip hop band. the stage presence of a rock band, with the beats of a crate digging DJ.

[@RyoCanCan]

Berried Alive on a budget

[@thekoxviexperience]

After this video, many guitar heroes decided to part ways with their drummers, bassists and keyboards. "With or without you, I would still play on stage my love, I can play, with or without you".

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

lol

[@SewerTapes]

Holy sh!t, about 10 minutes in it started sounding like a Spaghetti Western on Acid.

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

:D. yeah always end up doing that stuff, just falling into that sorta sound

[@SewerTapes]

@@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER It was wicked, mate.

[@kevinr.3542]

That is definitely an accurate description.definitely Sergio Leone all the way!

[@WizardofFuzz]

Reminds me of the band Earth. Their album "Hex" was a very similar vibe.

[@SewerTapes]

@@WizardofFuzz I just searched up the album. Thank you for cluing me into Earth.

[@smradztoiek]

This is actually pretty usable. You could record your own backing tracks and jam to them live... I remember recording lots of weird stuff on casettes in the nineties.

[@ddummer]

I bet the creators of this guitar would shed a tear of joy if they saw this video. :)

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

haha or a tear of pain!

[@josephfrye7342]

you know i think this instrument combo with cassette player looks good on you man.

[@AMOKIAN]

Thanks for the shout out. Long time fan of your channel. Yeahhhhh glad, you liked that. Someone shared that photo with me.

[@famitory]

depending on how many heads the tape player has, you could make it into a built-in tape echo

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

deffo jeffo.

[@schizodillo1952]

I would love to see that!

[@urmom5835]

i was thinking of maybe a tape echo cassette if it only had 2?

[@LeslieDugger]

My first thought exactly

[@38911bytefree]

just one R/P head. You cant expect separate record and play heads at this level. And erase is probably permanent magnet.

[@randyworby]

This is one of the coolest things I've seen! Never knew Casio made a cassette guitar but it's mad that you've put a potentiometer on it as well! Sounds awesome

[@jankubat2694]

That gives a whole new meaning to "Playing with yourself" :D

[@AkkarisFox]

Have a nice day.

[@shitmultiverse1404]

I don't hate you, but you gotta leave.

[@harveyjones6564]

Your enthusiasm is priceless. All of your videos make me smile.

[@clochard4074]

That face! It's clear you are having so much fun!

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

its cool yeah!!!

[@424Recording]

I think you've found a new addition to the live show, Sam! Cheers

[@LostScene]

Wow! I'm the one who originally posted those yellow guitar pics on Tumblr (@megacorp-one)! It's crazy to see how those ultimately led to the making of this video :D

[@tabriff3832]

Thhhaaannnkkkyyyooouuu... wow, just had an out of body experience. There’s got to be a place for it when you gig!!!

[@nneeerrrd]

Me: buys expensive synth, plays some random notes on it then abandon Sam: finds a dried woodstick, creates a masterpiece while walking his dog

[@superpaul79]

9:11 Sounds like something out of a David Lynch film. I LOVE IT.

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Any particular one?

[@superpaul79]

@@Shred_The_Weapon Nothing specific, but I could imagine hearing that in the Twin Peaks franchise. I guess it feels very Twin Peaks to me. I'm so basic. 😁😆🤣

[@bagdadaladin8672]

@@superpaul79 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYuvZ52nfqqIarc

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Dig, @@superpaul79. Since I’ve been loading up on Twin Peaks through October (2020), I’m right there with you.

[@Rehevkor]

Exactly what I was thinking.

[@sheeperskipps]

Man, keep going. You are achieving things I have dreamed of for years but found it so hard tp actually accomplish

[@michaelscottpettis]

Keep being you, pure genius here, freaking love the sounds coming out of the guitar / tape after the slow down

[@lemonhscott7667]

YESSS FINALLY SOMEONE POPULAR MAKES A VIDEO ON THESE!!! This guitar is so fun and cool and I love mine so much! Casio's guitars finally are getting the recognition they deserve!

[@lemonhscott7667]

Thank you for showing us how to do the speed mod!! I will be doing that asap

[@bubbleround2057]

Firstly, bending the high E (6th string) down rather than up without slipping of the fretboard. That's just Boss :D. Amazing vid as always, I imagine building a modern day guitar with USB/flashdrive support and minimum play controls wouldn't be that hard. And yet, nobody's done it, or have they? :) The idea of recording your own loops on the instrument itself, to play over, and with NO COMPUTER, sounds like the best thing ever :). I want one of those lol!

[@constantinosschinas4503]

There are looper pedals. Millions of them.

[@morris7025]

I'm amazed it plays at all! Love what you did. : )

[@TheMarkness]

Love the retrofuturism of this thing!

[@MrGeoffashley]

Love this!! So glad you got a hold of one of these...I saw one here in the states a few years back while I was looking up old Casios for nostalgia’s sake. Fell in love with it....and the CK-500!! (dual cassette Casio keyboard)

[@BurnMoneyBeats]

The CK-500 is definitly on my list. Have you seen the Casio Ck-200,Casio KX-101, or the Fisher sc-300 aka the Sanyo kbx-7? Closest thing I own is the casio rap studio. I'll own all the keyboard/cassette combos someday though.

[@MrGeoffashley]

Burn Money Beats only the KX-101...but I’m going to look up the other ones. I grew up with old casios in the 80’s...so when they become super popular again, I had to look up all the old ones.

[@BurnMoneyBeats]

@@MrGeoffashley I was born late 80's and have a soft spot for Casio's of that era. I have quite a few, including the Ultra rare Va-10 with mic input and fx including a pseudo vocoder. I also own an RZ-1 and was lucky enough to get the samples tape with it. I've also tracked down a few of the SK1 cassettes as well. Closet is filled with casio's. The company that wasn't afraid to take risks. Who needs a guitar with a built in cassette? EVERYONE!

[@MrGeoffashley]

Always such a unique sound. They used to have such a bad rap in the 80’s, 90’s, and early 00’s...written off as cheesy toy sounding keys...but I loved them. And the company as a whole..they made everything from cassette guitars to calculator watches. Outstanding!!

[@whatshisfacemcwhatnot9550]

I never knew these things had been made. Quite interesting both you and Hainbach wound up getting them and posting videos about them on the same day. They do look far more useful than Casio had likely thought they would be. Albeit for radically different reasons than was almost certainly intendedv or imagined by the manufacturer.

[@RedLP5000S]

It's like watching the birth of something brand new. You are such a prodigy.

[@loganhamilton7430]

I don't have any cool tape deck instrument like this, but now I wanna go mod a regular walkman knockoff with this kinda speed mod. Loved the slowed down sounds

[@inthefade]

Ya man it's an awesome idea.

[@RaDoooh]

Digital speed down in my opinion is more accurate. And one can embed simple sampler with f.i. 10 sound slots. Instead of tape player :)

[@Aeduo]

@@RaDoooh A digital or analog effect will have a very different sound, where one may desire the one over the other depending. But yeah digital is much easier to work with but then this is look mum no computer. :p

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

@@RaDoooh indeed but the whole reason to slow down tape is for the sound sounds cool :) both sound cool

[@jeremywinnett6352]

@sam. Maybe try adding a center detent pot between the left and right output of the tape circuit to allow you to fade/mix between the two. That would give you access to two independent loops. I would look into the "distortion" circuit myself. Maybe add a pair of diodes on a dpdt rocker switch? Never tried but I wonder how hard it would be to modulate the voltage input to the motor to get some wow/flutter? Seems like it wouldn't be difficult. Only worry being undercurrent and burning up the motor.

[@lewisviper]

5.38 sounds like a great melody to make an epic trance tune!

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

super saw here we come

[@MrThisuldo]

Great to see/hear you back on the strings 👍

[@blackvx]

You're so talented! That 🎸 has a surprising 🔊 👍👍

[@viscache1]

I think Casio never anticipated your existence! Which when you think about it is a pretty cool thing because now you’re a man decades out of phase with his instrument and only the future is ready for it...though it’s really cool now too!

[@niallmacdonald2710]

I think you should get one of those bluetooth cassette adaptors usually for cars. Will let you have the audio from anywhere, at any speed, coming through without having any strain on the old cassette motor / mechanism.

[@Nano_Noodles]

Damn i almost got one the other day. Just checked again. Thank's for making the prices skyrocket Sam. Jks. Good vid bruv. Love it.

[@38911bytefree]

I love how the guy improvises nice cords to match almost everything that makes sound / noise.

[@riffraffrichard]

It’s really cool the fact the tape and guitar sound is producing a unified low fi sound gives it its one unique aesthetic. It could be good for Recording with 🎤 up.

[@6pin66]

When you got all plugged in , standing in front of the test equipment wall and Kilodrone , it had vibes of the starting of Back to the Future . The bit where Marty jacks in the odd janky lil guitar into the giant amp of doom .

[@2.7petabytes]

It’s got a Infected Mushroom vibe!!!!! I love it!!! EDIT: meaning: while you were playing the guitar with some of your tunez in the cassette player at the beginning of the video. 👍👍👍♥️

[@neino36]

The happines on your face when you got to play with the thing is infectious!

[@faramoftae]

Who doesn't love an odd guitar! I've seen those diecast body parts before. Perfect if you want to make your own wnw ( weird and wonderful) monster.

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

oh are they a standardised mould?

[@faramoftae]

@@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER saw them for sale in Hong Kong in the 90's . There are moulds out there for short stock and double necks. I've no idea where I'd start looking these days as casting like that is so rarely done. Perhaps some 3d buff on thingverse can recreate one. I have started a picture search. Any idea what we'd call this?

[@DCBMusic]

Always wondered if you could play a shred stick! Nice solo btw :)

[@afurinperil]

What i've learned from this we need more guitar stuff on this channel. He basically made a post-rock song and it was pretty good :P

[@VLKV_loves_you]

@11:11 hey wait, i'm also an engineer in order to be an artist... so nicely played!!!! love the sounds!!!

[@Makeybussines]

My favourite video so far. If you could make a full track with some this please!

god i love these lil videos of yours, just so fun and fascinating

[@johgranger1304]

Man!!! That thing screams RESTORE ME! You could do a "crossover" with some of the guy that restore stuff :D Id flip if in a show a DJ got this thing out and started playing... it would be amazing!

[@SewerTapes]

I'm a minute and a half in, I haven't heard the thing yet, but it's worth every penny you spent. That thing is 80s futuristic, and totally rad.

[@neongrau2541]

This thing screams to be a Tape Delay

[@BHorst.BHorsty]

I love your videos, you are like a mad musical scientist.

[@NickyHendriks]

At first I couldn't see a use for the casette thing and thought it would just be a 'gadget' but when I saw you playing with it, especially using it to record guitar as well, only to slow it down and play over it is just way cool! Like a built in looper pedal but with just one track. I didn't really like the distorted parts at the end but the spaghetti western soundscape thingies were really cool!

[@marekant7776]

Please clean and preserve this beatiful piece of 80s technology! You can use CLR (I actually don't know if it's sold in the UK) to clean the battery contacts

[@Aeduo]

Vinegar can go a long way too and usually enough.

[@Parkskigaming]

you should do more synth bass/guitar projects, the last one was amazing!

[@pWarlop]

Also you could insert a auxiliary jack tape and use it to add other inputs before your guitar pedal

[@pauljs75]

Just need a way to make sure both capstans turn with the tape loop. (A lot of cassette mechanisms have some mechanism that checks for that.) Once you do that, it should be good. Might also be interesting if you can temporarily block the erase head in some way when recording too.

[@JETJOOBOY]

I APOLOGISE but that is AWESOME! Did they do a BASS version with a Drum Machine built in?

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

i dunno find it!!! ":D

[@DOCTOR_SONG]

Hmmm im sure that can be arranged....or deranged depending on ones approach.

[@kevinr.3542]

Imagine popping in a tape of low-fi 80s beats and just strolling around Time Square, strumming along with some tasty chords that sound like something from Miami Vice. Dressed like Don Johnson.

[@oliversmith5325]

Sam you sick, sick genius!

[@OrfinMusik]

Very cool as usual Sam

[@BarryRowlingsonBaz]

Fantastic spaghetti western theme music in there at 10:53! I could almost see Clint Eastwood squinting at me.

[@je7647]

my favourite youtube channel

[@OutsideAgent]

The knob on a guitar is called a "guitarist" iirc..

[@groggers]

- made by bass gang

[@michaelgamba369]

That's sick I could see these coming back but maybe with a CD player instead or a guitar you plug an ipod into

[@quinnking8405]

you just scored a whole spaghetti western movie in your demo there!

[@jordanlarson6488]

This is actually super sick.

[@steevendemers83]

Wow brilliant, looks so fun

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

Ok, I want one!

[@Randgalf]

You can actually hear the plastic in the tone. Impressive!

[@rexsterlingbuchanan2929]

Have you ever seen a Casio boombox that had a dual cassette recorder and a keyboard? Cassette recorder could record cassettes that would go on a computer this was back in the mid-80s. It cost $350 at the time from Kmart in Modesto California. It was a really neat little Boombox keyboard

[@benb3316]

You (punk) ROCK! Love Transitory Tech. This makes me want to take an E-Guitar kit and put in some synths/effects/mp3 player and maybe one of those Gehko things for an effect/echo. Note also you could make a "Casette Delay" with a special casette and some mod to the play mech...

[@Luchoedge]

8:00 Suddenly, V A P O R W A V E

[@MichaelPareda]

Smiling once again

[@davidcole1362]

Oh no Behringer are gonna be making tape guitars now haha. Great post 👍

[@kabood777]

Man this thing has so much potential.

[@SnowmansApartment]

„don‘t be scared to try it“.. this kind if hit hard. I‘ll get that guitar and learn playing the guitar now.

[@Chillinasdylan]

that stretched tape recording dope. Lofi punk all the way 🤙🏽

[@wuukaa9079]

That is awesome thank you to provide so much good stuff, I hope you like sharing what you love

[@UkiMalefu]

I was expecting that guitar to show up on techmoan, but you did first. Cool, I want one.

[@JoseBritesMusic]

honestly, the LoFi potencial in this, specially after the modifications, is through the roof

[@toddspeck9415]

Really dig watching you play guitar in front of your 100 OC. M.D.

[@IrregularShed]

You've got the ultimate vaporwave guitar right there 😀

[@firstlast-gh9ig]

This video made me happy!

[@PPYTAO]

You manage to make everything sound amazing 🤩

[@JDigital123]

circuit bending that thing just made it the coolest instrument ever.

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

A guitar with a cassette deck is crazier than the Pignose amp guitar. I was gonna say “I’ll take one of those”, but it’s better for a novelty. (At the same time, if any of these suckers are available through the vintage market, I think their price just went up.) The distortion almost reminds me of the Tom Scholz Rockman X100, which I used to have one of. That also was quieter with the distortion on.

[@HittingImage]

Casio actually also made a pretty decent MIDI guitar (Casio PG-380) that for some time was the main guitar for J. J. Cale.

[@doctorstrainlove6318]

Damn you're making some limp bizkit style scratches with that tone knob

[@chuckcrunch1]

surprisingly nice tones

[@LorenzoLeonardini]

This looks like a thing for Techmoan

[@vinylarchaeologist]

Nah. Techmoan doesn't play music. Said so himself in his latest video :)

[@ybunnygurl]

@@vinylarchaeologist true, but I do wonder his take would be on it

[@TPau65]

@@vinylarchaeologist well, does "LOOK MUM..."? 😂 scnr ^^

[@LorenzoLeonardini]

@@vinylarchaeologist He doesn't sing either, but he made a video about that karaoke device. I wouldn't expect him to shred the guitar, but to review the tape part and discuss the idea :P

[@peanutmans0]

@@vinylarchaeologist beat me to it :p

[@ETA555]

10:53 It should be the next Quentin Tarantino movie original soundtrack.

[@adanos2006]

crazy stuff. as always

[@robbed_copy]

Loving this!

[@SteveFrenchWoodNStuff]

This is actually pretty cool. Not something you'd use in a live performance, but it would be a great, convenient practice setup. Of course, it'd be better if it were a better quality guitar.

[@CausticCatastrophe]

What a cool bend!

[@BurnMoneyBeats]

Well that explains all the new join requests I had to approve to the circuit benders aren't crazy group. I was wondering why I woke up to 40 requests. 😂😂😂 Going to have to warn me next time Sir.

[@stevemora7845]

Wow! Very unique guitar!

[@L0op]

5:17 that was way too cool omg

[@v0Xx60]

That is hilariously awesome.