Welcome to the family Ggirl. And is it just me or has everyone been noticing the female membership has had a big boost of late.I sure am glad to see more girls/women picking up the ax.

welcome! Great group of people here.

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2012 American Vintage Telecaster 1958
09 Fender american deluxe strat.
97 Gibson les paul special P90's double-cut
65 Princeton reverb re-issue
2010 Guild Gad-F40e

Welcome to the Forum Guitargirl,regarding the talkbox,you definitely need a mic and an amp or PA for the mic.The plastic tube from the talkbox goes into your mouth (it ends next to the mic) and by changing the shape of your mouth by trying to form words you create the talking effect like Peter Frampton did.

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'65 Strat,65 Mustang,65 Jaguar,4 more Strats,3 vintage Vox guitars,5 Vox amps,'69 Bassman with a '68 2-15 Bassman cab,36 guitars total-15asst'd amps total,2 vintage '60s Hammond organs & a myriad of effects-with a few rare vintage ones.

I'm certain Joe Walsh used it in "Rocky Mountain Way" before Frampton became famous for it... but who was the first to use it in a major release?

I don't know... I'm asking!

I wrote on another thread that although it wasn't a major release the first use of a Talkbox type effect was on a mid 60s country music movie called Second Fiddle To A Steel Guitar.The steel guitarist had what appeared to be a talkbox type effect that he had cobbled together himself,it sounded great through a steel guitar,it made it sound like it was crying.I forgot all about Rocky Mountain Way and I have the album so there's no excusing it,I'm a bad boy lol.

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'65 Strat,65 Mustang,65 Jaguar,4 more Strats,3 vintage Vox guitars,5 Vox amps,'69 Bassman with a '68 2-15 Bassman cab,36 guitars total-15asst'd amps total,2 vintage '60s Hammond organs & a myriad of effects-with a few rare vintage ones.

Welcome to the forum...its a learning experience here....