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Ian Finlay
From:
Kenton, UK
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Posted 16 Jun 2003 2:22 pm |
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There's a review in this month's Guitarist magazine. On the sample CD it sounds OK, like an aluminium necked Strat if you can imagine.
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Rick Collins
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Claremont , CA USA
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Posted 16 Jun 2003 8:02 pm
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Can one adjust the tone by varying the amount of oil one puts into the can?  What if your picking is a quart low?
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Jackie Anderson
From:
Scarborough, ME
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Posted 17 Jun 2003 10:05 am
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| Uh, sorry, I have to -- "your mileage may vary." |
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 17 Jun 2003 10:39 am
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25 years ago while i was working in a Musik store in Paris this African street sweeper came in w: an axe like that which he had built himself.
it had 4 strings on a broomstick hooked up to an oil can
he was lookin' for a battery powered amp and a pick up so he could go back to his village in Mali on vacation.
as we managed to get him set up, he did play to see if it sounded right to him and i must say that i liked what he played.
sounded funky but nice and exotic
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Steel what?
[This message was edited by CrowBear Schmitt on 17 June 2003 at 11:40 AM.] |
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Tony LaCroix
From:
Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 17 Jun 2003 12:43 pm
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| Just don't forget to use a lower viscosity if you live up north. And don't forget to change strings every 3,000 miles...OK...I'm going back to work now... |
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Peter
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Posted 17 Jun 2003 12:58 pm
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YEP, I played one of them 2 years ago, when I met the guy who makes them. They were 1/3 of the price then and I explained to this guy that I did not like the unfinished ends of the frets. They were cutting the inside of my fingers. He said he is working on it and I think it has been fixed now. In addition, the guitars are neck-heavy; unbalanced. I have never plugged one in an amp, but I have been told that the sound is good. Nobody could tell me if the aluminium neck detunes a lot.
They are really fun guitars and I got a feeling they are short scale guitars. But I also think they are a bit of a gimmick.
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Peter den Hartogh-Fender Artist S10-Remington U12-Hilton Volume Pedal-Gibson BR4 lapsteel-Guya "Stringmaster" Copy-MusicMan112RP-Peavy Rage158- - My Animation College in South Africa
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 23 Jun 2003 9:24 am
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| They won't work here in Canada as we use litres ! [This message was edited by George Keoki Lake on 23 June 2003 at 09:02 PM.] |
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