Gibson G-101 Combo Organ 1967 - Sea Foam Green

Here's a rare 1967 Gibson G-101 Combo Organ in Sea Foam Green finish. It is the same model used by The Doors' Ray Manzarek. It is in great working condition. I had it fully serviced 2 years ago by a very reputable synth tech (Ramiro from Severed Machines) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and I drove it to its current place in College Park, Maryland. It has some cosmetic oddities such as the black paint on the back and side tolex and some of the keys have a slight marks from age. However it does not affect the sound or functionality as it sounds incredible, I’ve used it in many video recordings. It comes with its original volume pedal and cover lid too. Looking for local pick up only at this time to conserve the integrity of this legendary vintage instrument. (If you are a vintage electric piano synth enthusiast check out my other listings I will be posting soon).

Approximate Weight: 65lbs

The G-101 has a single manual of five octaves (61 keys), divided into three sections. The bottom octave is for bass, using reverse-colored white-on-black keys similar to those on the Vox Continental and the bass section of Farfisa Compact combo organs. The next octave has gray and white keys and could be used as either a second bass octave or an extension of the main voice, like a Farfisa. The top three octaves uses the main (treble) voices.

The main section offers 16', 8', 4' and 2⅔' footages, with reed, string and flute voices. There is also a mixture tab that combines 4' and 2⅔' tones. From left to right, the controls are:

Rotary knob for bass volume

Five tabs (color-coded) for bass:

(Green) String Bass; Sax Bass; Fuzz Bass

(Gray) Bass Normal/Percuss.; Bass Sustain Off/On

Rotary switch to select extended bass or treble for the gray keys

Twelve tabs, (color-coded) for voicings on the treble keys:

(Red) Glide Normal/Trumpet Wow-Wow

(Yellow) Trombone 16'(Piano S-St-P); Clarinet 16's

(Blue) String 8'(Harpcd S-St-P)

(Yellow) Trumpet 8'; Kinura 8'

(White) Flute 16'; Flute 8'; Piccolo 4'; Nazard 2-2/3'; Mixture

(Red) Brilliance Normal/Full

Eight tabs (color-coded) for effects:

(Green) Vibrato Slow/Fast; Vibrato Light/Heavy; Vibrato Off/On

(Red) Sustain S Med; Sustain SS Long; Staccato St Off/On

(Gray) Reverb Off/On; Percuss. Off/On