Usage
Several major recording artists have used the Gibson G-101. The first was Ray Manzarek of The Doors, who told Contemporary Keyboard magazine (September, 1977 issue) that he began using it (switching from the Vox Continental used on the first two albums) during the recording of the Waiting for the Sun album, in 1968:
- "I used a Vox for about two-and-a-half albums. Then Vox was sold to somebody and the organs started falling apart. I'd go out on a gig and in half a set I'd break about six or seven keys. I eventually got a Gibson Kalamazoo. It had a little more versatility than the Vox; it could make the sort of piano-ish sound I used on "Back Door Man" (from The Doors (album), plus it had a little knob sticking up on the volume pedal which could bend the note a half-step down. We used it on "Not to Touch the Earth" . Even synthesizers don't really do that."
Jazz musician Sun Ra also began using the G-101 at some point during the 1960s. The first documented use is on the Atlantis album, which was released in 1969. Ra, who often invented names for his instruments, lists the G-101 as the "Solar Sound Organ" in the credits, but his discography correctly identifies the instrument.
Steve Nieve, (a.k.a. Steve Nason) of Elvis Costello has told interviewers he also owns a G-101 and has used it on unspecified recordings.
The organ is very suitable for different music styles, like a synthesizer, for example, Italian keyboardist/artist Joey Mauro uses the Gibson G101 organ like a synthesizer in his Italo Disco songs (italo disco is a popular Italian 80s dance). This demonstrates its impressive versatility in various types of music.
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