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Topic: Ride your guitar to the gig...
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Dwayne Martineau
Member From: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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posted 14 October 2004 02:10 PM
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Nutty..."Sk8lap" skateboard lap steel: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2384&item=3755062916&rd=1 Featuring:
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Volume Control
Grover Chrome "3+3" Tuning Machines
Natural Gloss Finish...
World Industries Wheels
Independent Trucks...
I can't even come up with a joke... Somebody...?
[This message was edited by Dwayne Martineau on 14 October 2004 at 02:12 PM.] |
Jim Phelps
Member From: Mexico City
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posted 14 October 2004 02:30 PM
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.[This message was edited by Jim Phelps on 17 November 2004 at 08:43 PM.] |
Dwayne Martineau
Member From: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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posted 14 October 2004 03:04 PM
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Whoops. Sorry, I didn't see the previous post.Looks like it didn't sell on the first round. It's an impressive piece of work, though. Wait a minute, where are all the Hawaiian steel surfboards? There must be some around. Oh yeah.... the water. Maybe not.
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Bob Markison
Member From: San Francisco, CA
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posted 14 October 2004 03:06 PM
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Exciting innovation!
A few questions:
How are the tone quality and pickups affected when the skateboarder traverses the third rail of subway systems?
Is Tony Hawk willing to woodshed some tunes and endorse it?
Can sole blocking and toe picks be mastered in a reasonable time frame? |
Dan Sawyer
Member From: Studio City, California, USA
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posted 14 October 2004 03:09 PM
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It's a high-concept instrument/transportation device. With a name like that, it should have 8 strings. |
Loni Specter
Member From: West Hills, CA, USA
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posted 14 October 2004 04:16 PM
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Dan, I think "high" IS the operative word here. I saw this at the NAMM show in January. It was well thought out, and well made. I didn't plug it in as the sales guy (either cole or Clark) didn't seem interested in how it sounded and offered no demo. I did 'bunny hop' it over the low side curtain of their booth, catching a truck on the corner of the upright. I recovered nicely and the judges gave me a 7.9 for style and a 8.6 for degree of difficulty.
All kidding aside, It's way too expensive for anyone to take seriously. After all it's just a novelty.item, and even Ben Harper fans aren't that 'High'. |
Dan Sawyer
Member From: Studio City, California, USA
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posted 15 October 2004 12:47 PM
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Loni, you're certainly right about the price. There's just something that feels wrong about riding one's axe. You don't spend hours practicing, tuning, tweaking and changing pickups just to fling it on the ground and risk damage. |
Ron Whitfield
Member From: Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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posted 15 October 2004 01:37 PM
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Glad to see another post on this as my original quickly vanished from the line up (how come?), and now can only be found in the archives. Thanx, to Jim for the plug above, and belatedly to Lee for providing the 'click here'.Anybody actually get to test run one yet? |
Loni Specter
Member From: West Hills, CA, USA
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posted 17 October 2004 09:25 PM
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The one on ebay ended at $306.00 no reserve. |
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