Dannyalcatraz Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 A little from column "A", a little from column "B"... Quote Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Here`s one, Dragonfly Guitars from Osaka. 26.2 inch scale length-I`ve played one they are a lot of fun: Standard tuning, not baritone? That's long. Does it feel substantially longer than a Fender neck? I'll bet ease of playing upper frets is great, but wonder about certain 1st position chord voicings being more of a stretch. Standard tuning and it feels like the longest neck ever. Lower position chords take a bit of getting used to but I didn`t find it too difficult, in fact what I mostly thought about was strings. It leaves less of the string at the end, no need to clip them and for those used to a lot of winds, can`t do it. But it`s fun, extended runs and drop tune songs, without an extra string. Quote Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted April 14, 2013 Author Share Posted April 14, 2013 Teuffel in the house! eBay Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 another wild Pagelli; he calls this the Overbass: http://www.pagelli.com/e/2instrum/image/gross/bg_alberto_g.jpg Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 ya gotta love the homemade stuff: [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSTJ1pQcBYI Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Here ya go... http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/skipclone1/Guitars%20and%20music/1259135937_tmp_img-Y25160448.jpg Quote Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 That's long. Sure looks like a baritone. But, if you can find strings that long, I bet the tension at that length makes them sound really rich. Like piano strings, I bet. Quote Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Not a baritone. I absolutely loved playing this guitar. They are not cheap, otherwise I would very likely have one. Wait a minute, what am I saying-what I`m trying to say is, it uses the same strings as a regular guitar. But it`s not in standard tuning because of the extra frets. The lowest note on the low string is a B. Quote Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 I'm not sure I could get used to the fret spacing especially using open chords in the first 3 frets. It looks like you have a pretty good finger stretch in the picture Skip. I have trouble playing with long finger stretches as my hands get older with tendon problems...but if it feels good to you, sell something and go for it! Quote Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Not a baritone. I absolutely loved playing this guitar. They are not cheap, otherwise I would very likely have one. Wait a minute, what am I saying-what I`m trying to say is, it uses the same strings as a regular guitar. But it`s not in standard tuning because of the extra frets. The lowest note on the low string is a B. B, E, A, D, F#, B, low to high? Quote Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Yup-capo at the 5th fret and you`re in standard. my two main questions were, whether regular strings would be long enough, and what do you put it in. I haven`t seen any case for it. Ya, the length gives it a feel like a banjo or shamisen, like the fretboard is narrower than it actually is. Definitely at the head of my `next guitar` list. One thing is, if anything happens to it-cost of replacement plus airfare. One thing about a lot of Japanese companies is, they are indifferent about expanding. I could see a demand for these, but they don`t even have a website. Quote Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Yup-capo at the 5th fret and you`re in standard. OK, that IS a baritone then. Always wanted one of those. At various times Fender has made Tele or Strat baritones, but never at a point that I had an excess of cash on hand. Quote Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Have a buddy building a Tele Baritone tuned B E A D F# B. It has a humbucker at the bridge and two Tele chrome pickups center and neck (Nashville style). I noticed Fender has a Fender VI baritone out now with a Jazzmaster at the bridge and two Jaguar pickups center and neck with whammy! very cool... http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/fender-pawn-shop-bass-vi-electric-baritone-guitar <---- here's the Fender VI. Quote Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 Fender made a bajo sexto Tele years ago: [video:youtube] bajo sextos are tuned a fifth below standard and they're generally twelve-strings. this one was made for Richie Sambora, but I think you can still get one through the custom shop; at least you could a few years ago. Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Yup-capo at the 5th fret and you`re in standard. OK, that IS a baritone then. Always wanted one of those. At various times Fender has made Tele or Strat baritones, but never at a point that I had an excess of cash on hand. This one would require an excess-the cheapest one is about $2,500 new and that one is standard 22 frets: http://www.harrysjp.com/guitar/zone-bn.htm However this one is actually listed as a baritone-hence the name Zone-B. Also a headzup-there is a U.S. builder also using the name Dragonfly, not the same guitars at all: http://dragonflyguitars.com/wp/ Quote Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Fernandes also makes a Dragonfly, FYI. Quote Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted April 23, 2013 Author Share Posted April 23, 2013 the Hyper Touch concept guitar: http://cdn.cnet.com.au/story_media/339312192/guitar01_550x413_1.jpg Don't know if it'll ever see production, but here's an overview: http://www.cnet.com.au/multi-touch-guitar-339312192.htm Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Its like the RKS Wave guitar taken to the next step! Quote Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 This one is a bit more subtle, the Gottschall Funnelbody: http://www.bass-aholic.com/basses/G/gottschall/gottschall.shtml And their more obviously odd double-sided guitar: http://guitarz.blogspot.com/2008/09/gottschall-guitars.html Quote Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted April 23, 2013 Author Share Posted April 23, 2013 A Japanese maker called Atlantsia makes this: http://www.atlansia.jp/OXFORD.3.JPG love it! especially the pickup switching. Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 A Japanese maker called Atlantsia makes this: http://www.atlansia.jp/OXFORD.3.JPG love it! especially the pickup switching. Is that a built in cell phone? Quote Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted April 24, 2013 Author Share Posted April 24, 2013 that's the pickup switching system. Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Why is this guitar weird? http://www.nicole-instruments.com/product/chessmaster-nicole/ Because it is made of Corian and it glows in the dark. Quote Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted April 24, 2013 Author Share Posted April 24, 2013 ^ I don't like Les Paul-style guitars at all, but between the lighting up and the 24 frets, I'm sold! Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Why is this guitar weird? http://www.nicole-instruments.com/product/chessmaster-nicole/ Because it is made of Corian and it glows in the dark. I don't par-le-vou and may even use the incorrect Americanized term wah-lah now and then! It is a cool looking lit up axe though! Not sure why they would put a kill switch on the guitar? I would prefer it on the floor or on the end of my guitar chord (for which I have both). Not sure what that divit lighted thingy is? I'm guessing it's some kind of touch sensitive tape switch like I have on my keyboard for frequency wobbling maybe? or, is it just for looks? Quote Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 I think the control in the illuminated divot is the kill-switch. I know some guys use it to do stutter effects & such, but I'm not the expert. Quote Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Couldn`t sign off without mentioning Basslab- haven`t tried one yet, maybe this fall: http://www.basslab.de/ Quote Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Check these out: http://www.spaltinstruments.com/instruments/hybrids/ Scroll to the bottom and look for the Q 727 Baritone and the Thuya bass. http://www.spaltinstruments.com/currently-for-sale/ And: http://www.ricktoone.com/ Also: http://www.rolfspuler.com/site/ Quote Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 I love those Spalt Magma basses...and I'm super intrigued by those LightWave pickups. Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted April 28, 2013 Author Share Posted April 28, 2013 don't want to leave the acoustics out: http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users16/addictedtojane/default/would-ever-rock-out-guitar--large-msg-125850909269.jpg Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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