The Del-Rays are one of my favorite new bands thanks to the wonders of the internets, and of course, thanks to the most awesome youtuber alepdlc for capturing a bunch of their performances. The band includes Mike Deller, the Farfisist from the Budos Band and a few other members of the Daptone Records family and the fantastic Alba Ponce de Leon. I look forward to hearing more from The Del-Rays.
Pink Floyd Interstellar Overdrive
When was the last time there was 12 people at a Pink Floyd show? Yeah, probably when this video right here was filmed. The sound is ok, but the editing is spectacular! There’s even some wacky British dude talking about them at the end of the clip. He looks kind of familiar…
Murder City Devils Live
This one came in from my friend Bunny Day.
I love MCD forever. Here’s a song about iggy.
Farfisa Microrgan
The Farfisa MicrOrgan was one of the earlier reed organs, all done up classy in a beautiful art deco style. Like most of the other Farfisa reed organs, it folds up nice into its own little carrying case, complete with legs and all. This one is up on ebay right now. Here is a description from the seller:
FARFISA MicrOrgan CHORD ORGAN in CASE. 100% complete & working. Made in Italy in the late 1950’s. This is a reed Organ with an Art deco design. Built into case like an old combo organ. Has detachable legs that store in the case. Excellent condition.
Farfisa Soundmaker Service Manual and Schematics
Well, this is a new approach. A truly nice human being, BasementLoadSound has scanned in, and made an HD video of the complete Farfisa Soundmaker Service Manual which includes all of the schematics. Here’s his description:
Very rare and cool 1979 Farfisa Soundmaker service manual (Italian and English). Maybe the only one all over the world 🙂 I did my best to scan the pages but you have to watch the video full screen and possibly in HD resolution. Hope Soundmaker owners will find this document useful.
NEW! Share your Farfisa with the world!
I have been slaving away in the Farfisa kitchen, whipping up something for you guys. Introducing My Farfisa, a new section of the site where anyone who registers with the site can post about their Farfisa. I hope to build a living database of all who still dream the Farfisa dream.
Enough reading already, head on over to My Farfisa and start sharing your Farfisa joy with the world!
Compact Deluxe Combo Organ
My name is Jim, I run this site, and play Farfisa in The Infrasonics and in The Columbines. I am launching a new section of the site called My Farfisa, a place where anyone who comes to the site can post about their Farfisa. I figured I would check it out to make sure that everything is working!
Restored by the awesome folks at Smashing Guitars in Asheville, NC, my Farfisa is a pristine, working model of what a Compact Deluxe should be. Â In addition to all the bells and whistles that the Deluxe is known for, someone along the way added two modifications to this beast. Â The first black knob in the picture adds a volume pot for the Bass section. Â The second knob adds depth to the onboard reverb.
I go back and forth between a few different amps depending on my mood. They are a restored Gibson Sabre Reverb, a Shure Vocalmaster Deluxe PA Head, and a Roland KC-300.
For effects, I seem to always have a Maestro Parametric Filter on for filter sweeps and it’s great fuzz, possibly a ProCo Rat for getting dirty, and definitely a Moogerfooger Ring Modulator with an expression pedal in the frequency for variable speed modulations.
The Hentchmen Sounding Great
Scouring through dozens of Hentchmen videos, I found this rare gem. Check out the classic red Farfisa Compact Combo.
The Columbines Live at the Inkbomb Rock Poster Festival
Ok, so I am playing a Vox Jaguar, not a Farfisa, but hey, it’s my website! Check out my favorite band in the world, The Columbines!
See the whole show here.
Buy The Columbines Record, Rokeville, here.
Brooklyn Soul in Perth Australia
Check out this great performance by Charles Bradley backed up by The Menahan Street Band at The Leedervile Hotel in Perth, Australia. “Just carve yourselves a corner of the floor to set up boys, the kids will dig it.” Hells yeah they will. I am so stealing that to the sky, drop to the knees move from you Charlie! I’m pretty sure that I spy the Budos Band Farfisa in the background.