One of the earliest advertised Dewtron product was the
Dewtron Wave Trap, a device to boost the reception of
medium wave radio broadcasts, another was the
Dewbox, a 2 inch by inch plastic enclosure in variable lengths. Later on
Synthesizers were advertised either pre-built or as kits of
resin potted modules. By 1970 the company's products included
oscillators,
voltage controlled amplifiers,
sample and hold and
envelope shapers.
Chris Carter, later to form
Throbbing Gristle, experimented with Dewtron kit-based synthesizers early in his music career, as did
Chris Watson of
Cabaret Voltaire. In 1973
Ian Craig Marsh, (a founding member of
The Human League and later to form
Heaven 17) built himself a Dewtron synthesiser. The Dewtron
Mister Bassman bass pedal synthesizer was used by
Mike Rutherford 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).
Yes' bassist
Chris Squire and frontman
Jon Anderson used similar units in live performances.
John Paul Jones plays a Mister Bassman on ''
Since I've Been Loving You on the album Led Zeppelin III''. == See also ==