I my very very humble opinion, I agree.? Think ¡°simpler¡± would have been better (again, my opinion).? Maybe the inventor had some goals in mind that I wouldn¡¯t have, don¡¯t know.? He also co-invented the ¡°Sustainiac¡±, which I find to be a fun gadget.
Still think I might try it with a tiny 1.5v GOW/GOR bulb, under-driven by phantom (and buck converter or something?) modulated by a dynamic or piezo.? Maybe make it a stand alone effect instead of ¡°in mic effect¡±. ? Just a fun experiment..
I would have been very curious had I seen my dad¡¯s Leslie speaker cabinet glow more with the reverb! ?(I LOVED the reverb, and everything else about it and the Hammonds he had - except having to move them for gigs!)