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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: choucas09 on November 18, 2011, 04:04:08 PM

Title: Very original guitar
Post by: choucas09 on November 18, 2011, 04:04:08 PM: Reviewed by Harry Hill and Louis Theroux's love child too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY1RxQpS0eM&feature=related
Title: Re: Very original guitar
Post by: witeter on November 18, 2011, 04:10:52 PM: interesting never seen anything like that!
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Post by: BigB on November 18, 2011, 06:47:01 PM: sorry but... yuck :?
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Post by: HTH AMPS on November 19, 2011, 12:13:54 AM: I like it for what it is, this is cooler though... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2eiP12hQQY&feature=related
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Post by: Alex on November 19, 2011, 10:07:05 AM: Lol, incredibly ugly and essentially just a take on a nylon acoustic. That thing has "fail" written all over.
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Post by: Plexi Ken on November 19, 2011, 10:36:29 AM: Look like an up-to-date Roland G707,
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=roland+g707&hl=en&sa=X&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=E4bHToLZLofi8QPDrahP&ved=0CD4QsAQ&biw=1110&bih=634
Title: Re: Very original guitar
Post by: Philly Q on November 19, 2011, 12:38:38 PM: Quote from: Plexi Ken on November 19, 2011, 10:36:29 AM
Look like an up-to-date Roland G707,

Yeah, that was the first thing I thought of.

Sigue Sigue Sputnik!

(http://onetwo.tv/images/groups/a2def3b0111283e384a376742315d93c.jpg)
Title: Re: Very original guitar
Post by: JacksonRR on November 20, 2011, 02:15:08 AM: Apart from the hardware, it looks very much like the Ed Roman Kingpin, a guitar he's been doing for awhile. Dunno who Ed stole that idea from though.

From the Ed Roman site:

(http://www.edroman.com/guitars/abstract/images/abs_kingpin.jpg)
Title: Re: Very original guitar
Post by: Miek on November 20, 2011, 03:04:23 AM: Probably Basslab, the same people who made the guitar in the OP.
Title: Re: Very original guitar
Post by: choucas09 on November 20, 2011, 04:37:39 AM: Well the Ed Roman guitar certainly looks similar, but it's built of solid wood. This guitar is built fully hollow from carbon fibre neck included and was designed and made to fit a patron's remit. I can fully understand why it doesn't go down well with you guy's aesthetically, after all the backbone of the guitar buying public's opinion is one of conservatism in extemis. But where I personally feel disappointed in your assessment is not one mention of the tone and playability of the thing. Yeah I agree stylistically it wouldn't be an obvious addition to my collection, but I just think in terms of answering a design demand this was something of an achievement and remarkably so. Basically did it look playable and sound good? You tell me.