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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: il˙ti on September 21, 2008, 02:42:15 AM

Title: Even I think this is crazy...
Post by: il˙ti on September 21, 2008, 02:42:15 AM
Al di Meola's new signature model. By PRS of course:

http://prsguitars.com/aldimeolaprism/index.html

It certainly has the "Holy Hellborg" factor, I'll give them that.  :lol:
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Post by: Kilby on September 21, 2008, 02:49:28 AM
That colour scheme makes me this g of a big red nose and giant clownshoes

That's also a very funny looking trek bridge
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Post by: MrBump on September 21, 2008, 07:35:11 AM
Nasty.
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Post by: hamfist on September 21, 2008, 08:25:50 AM
Yup, I think they'll sell a load of them  (NOT !!!!!)
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Post by: kellar on September 21, 2008, 09:44:34 AM
That is hideous.
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Post by: noodleplugerine on September 21, 2008, 10:20:55 AM
I LOVE it!!!
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Post by: HTH AMPS on September 21, 2008, 10:25:44 AM
it looks like a 'traffic signal' ice lolly.
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Post by: Matt77 on September 21, 2008, 10:44:54 AM
i've heard tales of the ugly tree
This is obviously what the branches look like
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Post by: Ted 'N' Leo on September 21, 2008, 10:50:49 AM
it looks like a 'traffic signal' ice lolly.

Like the rowntrees fruit pastil ones?
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Post by: Roobubba on September 21, 2008, 11:02:54 AM
At least they could have got the colours going in the correct order! Red and one end, violet at the other. Jesus, just a bit of physics knowledge wouldn't go amiss!

But yes, it is hideous :)

Roo
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Post by: Crazy_Joe on September 21, 2008, 12:29:47 PM
Who the hell is Al Di Meola?
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Post by: MrBump on September 21, 2008, 12:41:41 PM
Who the hell is Al Di Meola?

Seriously?
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Post by: Crazy_Joe on September 21, 2008, 01:38:52 PM
Who the hell is Al Di Meola?

Seriously?

I've never heard of him ever.
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Post by: FELINEGUITARS on September 21, 2008, 02:08:53 PM
We had a go at getting colours to sit next tto each other without bleeding a few years ago
This is the Rastacaster

(http://www.felineguitars.com/spec_sheets/guitar_images/rastacaster/rastacaster.jpg)
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Post by: Philly Q on September 21, 2008, 02:27:58 PM
Who the hell is Al Di Meola?

Seriously?

I've never heard of him ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClbE6YEO6e0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClbE6YEO6e0)
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Post by: dave_mc on September 21, 2008, 04:41:47 PM
it looks like a 'traffic signal' ice lolly.
haha, agreed. it looks badass though. :D
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Post by: il˙ti on September 21, 2008, 07:50:42 PM
It's very unexpected of Al I think. I always associated him with black or sunburst les pauls, so even his blue McCartey looked gaudy in his hands. I don't think this guitar is ugly at all, I just think it's way over the top and something I'd expect to see played by Prince.
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Post by: _tom_ on September 21, 2008, 08:10:31 PM
Great, now it matches his playing!
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Post by: Philly Q on September 21, 2008, 08:17:05 PM
Great, now it matches his playing!

Are you implying.... a degree of tastelessness there Tom?

I have to say I agree with Roo (!!!what???!!!) - they really should've put the colours in the right order, if nothing else.
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Post by: noodleplugerine on September 21, 2008, 09:39:13 PM
Who the hell is Al Di Meola?

Go listen to all of Land of the Midnight sun... NOW!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgaRjKe2Hkg&feature=related

Also a great performance, and my fave song on that album.
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Post by: _tom_ on September 21, 2008, 09:48:10 PM
Are you implying.... a degree of tastelessness there Tom?

Yeah, just a bit :P
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Post by: Afghan Dave on September 21, 2008, 09:50:47 PM
Are you implying.... a degree of tastelessness there Tom?

Yeah, just a bit :P

I don't want to be opinionated but I simply can't stand that music at all... 

but each to his own...
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Post by: FernandoDuarte on September 21, 2008, 09:52:21 PM
The first video was nice, this one is ":?"
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Post by: Philly Q on September 21, 2008, 11:24:14 PM
I like some of his late '70s material, but I couldn't find any YouTube clips with decent sound quality.

I'm not really familiar with much of his later work, but he seemed to go off in different directions - lots of acoustic guitar, but also synthesizers and "world music".
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Post by: _tom_ on September 21, 2008, 11:32:42 PM
I just keep remembering that awful video I saw of him where he's having a guitar "fight" and there are loads of cheesy lasers and stuff :lol:
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Post by: opprobrium_9 on September 22, 2008, 01:18:37 AM
ewwwww.
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Post by: noodleplugerine on September 25, 2008, 07:55:56 PM
(http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l273/charlesbuster/AL4.jpg)

Looks AMAZING.
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Post by: il˙ti on September 25, 2008, 07:58:11 PM
It actually looks damn cool in the hands of a player I must admit.
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Post by: sambo on September 25, 2008, 07:58:39 PM
^Looks fantastic! As it does in the original photos too, imo.
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Post by: 38thBeatle on September 25, 2008, 07:59:53 PM
Certainly looks better in use though it is not to my taste.
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Post by: Sifu Ben on September 25, 2008, 08:00:15 PM
Yeah, looks way less gaudy for real.
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Post by: Stevepage on September 25, 2008, 08:12:16 PM
I love it. Looks different from alot of guitars
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Post by: indysmith on September 25, 2008, 08:18:55 PM
I think it's cool. I wouldn't want it but i definitely think it's sexy.
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Post by: opprobrium_9 on September 25, 2008, 08:55:40 PM
Looks AMAZING.

This is one thing we can agree one mate.  It looks fantastic in his hands, but i would have a hard time seeing it in anybody else's.  I still don't like the guitar alone in the pictures on the website.
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Post by: noodleplugerine on September 25, 2008, 08:57:54 PM
Looks AMAZING.

This is one thing we can agree one mate.  It looks fantastic in his hands, but i would have a hard time seeing it in anybody else's.  I still don't like the guitar alone in the pictures on the website.

I think most of the shots on the website look good, but I think the lighting on the face on one is a little off, which explains why its soooo bright. Still looks good imo though.

This could be one of my fave PRSs.
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Post by: Kilby on September 25, 2008, 09:34:32 PM
Looks considers my better in the 2nd pic

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Post by: hunter on September 26, 2008, 03:09:17 PM
even better here:
(http://www.harmony-central.com/ProductImages/Large/000046083.jpg)

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Post by: noodleplugerine on September 26, 2008, 09:34:25 PM
Yep. That's my current desktop.
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Post by: broken cord on September 26, 2008, 10:40:12 PM
Wow, that last picture Hunter put up here makes it look like the guitar is on fire. The way that Al can tear it up it probably damn near was too.  8)

However, I couldn't pull it off. I'd pass.