TeiscosRock Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 This poor guitar... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Custom-Stratocaster-...1QQcmdZViewItem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 The world will never see another one, since it's a "one-off" by a guy who's also doing a prototype Robert Fripp. (not a prototype "for" Robert Fripp, of course) Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitefly SA Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 my god, its terrible!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 The person who customised this guitar is currently building a prototype Robert Fripp . Should have read...."The person who customised this guitar has been beaten with a stick." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8rofwyo Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 I'm at a loss. Duct tape finish? Christ, I dunno, my faith in man kind was diminished just looking at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Concrete for sustain....why didn't I think of that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeiscosRock Posted March 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Concrete must be the latest modern-mojo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardd Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 The person who customised this guitar is currently building a prototype Robert Fripp . Should have read...."The person who customised this guitar has been beaten with a stick." Southpa, Beating this guy with a stick would be a waste of a perfectly good stick. d ward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeiscosRock Posted March 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Beat him with the guitar, and we can kill two birds with one stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 I've seen that guy's website (for the life of me I can't find it again) and he's built some nice looking stuff. Maybe that was a drug induced "artistic statement" or something ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaponepsilon Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 The person responsible for this guitar has been sacked. Maybe they did it just to make a mint on shipping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvertonessuckbutigotone Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 I'm at a loss. Duct tape finish? Christ, I dunno, my faith in man kind was diminished just looking at that. whats wrong with a duct tape finish? i have a guitar with a duct tape finish and its a really fun guitar. the reason i finished it with duct tape was because the guitar was sitting in my closet because there was no finish on it, and its not a good enough guitar to waste 60 dollars on painting it. so i duct taped it, and it sounds, plays, and looks great, except for a crooked neck pocket that was my fault and thats why i didnt finish it for real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Irizarry Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Beating this guy with a stick would be a waste of a perfectly good stick. Break out the Louisville slugger and you'll be fine. Always remember to use the right tool for the right job. What an abomination. I think I'm going to be ill... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Churchyard Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 The old Ibanez Noodles Signature model had a duct tape finish too (the NDM1). Not surprisingly it is not in their catalog anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Holy Lord. No bids. Shocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileynumber13 Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 (edited) As those infamous bunnies say, that made me throw up a little. Or maybe insane. Edited March 9, 2006 by smileynumber13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokeros Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 I wouldn't beat this guy up. A waste of my crafty hands lol. I'll strap him down and let the CNC do the work ensuring that his organs are intact but skinless. THen i'll turn him into a a block of man-made AAAAA flame koa with a big food blender. lol. haha. Sounding very evil now. Not my intention really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidlook Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 I was gonna try to cast a guitarbody out of concrete....Now I definately know it's a good idea!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 (edited) Lets open the guy up and pour concrete in so he sustains better It's a beauty! I wan't to buy it! And it only weighs 40 pounds! Edited March 9, 2006 by Godin SD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarGuy Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Damn I posted this on ebay thinking I'd make a mint! I just don't understand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neocon58 Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 The old Ibanez Noodles Signature model had a duct tape finish too (the NDM1). Not surprisingly it is not in their catalog anymore Ahem, perhaps so, but they are still producing it, along with a new Noodles sig (NDM2), which funilly enough is not covered with duck tape! http://www.imuso.co.uk/images/Product/EG01071.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Churchyard Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 The old Ibanez Noodles Signature model had a duct tape finish too (the NDM1). Not surprisingly it is not in their catalog anymore Ahem, perhaps so, but they are still producing it, along with a new Noodles sig (NDM2), which funilly enough is not covered with duck tape! http://www.imuso.co.uk/images/Product/EG01071.jpg Yeah, that's what I meant... But I didn't know they are still producing it this year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodBlessTexas Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 my god, its terrible!!!!!!!!!! I have an Ibanez RG570 that I picked up off ebay that's in even worse shape than that. I wept when I opened the box and saw what the idiot had done to it. It was clear it had been "one-offed" by the previous owner, but the extent to which it had been done was not obvious until I opened in the box. I should post pictures, but I'm in the middle of moving (why I'm not around so much these days). GBT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 I can't seriously believe he used Robert Fripp's name in the same ad as that neanderthalithic miscreation of nature and misuse of science-at-large. Here are a few verbal meandering's of one Mr. Fripp, an exemplary guitarist: ___________________________________________________ The Road To Graceland. by Robert Fripp Music is a process of uniting the world of qualities and the world of existences, of blending the world of silence and the world of sound. In this sense, music is a way of transformation. What we do is inseparable from how and why we do what we do. So, the transformation of sound is inseparable from a transformation of self. For example, we attract silence by being silent. In our culture, this generally requires practice. Practice is a way of transforming the quality of our functioning, that is, a transformation of what we do. We move from making unnecessary efforts, the exertions of force, to making necessary efforts: the direction of effortlessness. In this the prime maxim is: honor necessity, honor sufficiency. II When we consider our functioning as a musician, that is, what we do in order to be a musician, we find we are considering more than just the operation of our hands. The musician has three instruments: the hands, the head and the heart, and each has its own discipline. So, the musician has three disciplines: the disciplines of the hands, the head and the heart. Ultimately, these are one discipline: discipline. Discipline is the capacity to make a commitment in time. If the musician is able to make a commitment in time, to guarantee that they will honor this commitment regardless of convenience, comfort, situation and inclination of the moment, they are on the way to becoming effectual. An effectual musician is a trained, responsive and reliable instrument at the service of music. III So, practice addresses: 1. The nature of our functioning; that is, of our hands, head and heart. 2. The co-ordination of our functioning; that is our hands with head, our hands with heart, our heart with head, and in a perfect world, all three together in a rare, unlikely, but possible harmony. 3. The quality of our functioning. IV It is absurd to believe that practising our instrument is separate from the rest of our life. If we change our practice, we change our lives. Practice is not just what we do with our hands, nor just how we do what we do, nor why we do what we do. Practice is how we are. V A practice of any value will be three things: 1. A way of developing a relationship with the instrument; 2. A way of developing a relationship with music; 3. A way of developing a relationship with ourselves. So, the techniques of our musical craft are in three fields: of playing the instrument, of music and of being a person. I cannot play guitar without having a relationship with myself, or with music. I cannot, as a guitarist, play music without having a relationship with myself and my guitar. And, by applying myself to the guitar and to music, I discover myself within the application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.