curtisa Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 AKA what I got for Christmas. Neck - one piece bolt-on Body - chambered Pickup - single coil hand-wound Electronics - on-board preamp Time to rumble: \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted December 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted December 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Ready to rock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 We need sound clips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 yeah, post a vid. well i know they sound pretty bad actually, but they do look a lot of fun, and i love the fact it makes you wind your own pickup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpcustomguitars Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Excellent!!! If it's OK, could you post or PM me a full name or a link to where to find one, I think my son would like it Btw, the tuning system is very inspiring, I might try something like that when I get the time - flattening a few screws and drilling some holes doesn't seem too much work, and should be fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted December 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 A bit of silly fun, really. It's kinda amusing how simultaneously bad and effective the kit is. Intonation is remarkably good up to about the 10th fret, and anything higher is unplayable anyway as the frets are so close together. Haven't tried it plugged in, but the on-board preamp/speaker does moderate overdrive OK, even got some sympathetic feedback from the tiny little speaker. It came with an accompanying "magazine" completely in (I assume) Japanese, and I can't understand anything in it whatsoever! To its credit the assembly instructions are just like a model airplane kit, so even though I can't read a word of the various assembly notes it's dead easy to put together. ThinkGeek have the kits. Don't have access to a video camera, but I reckon I could throw together a quick ear-bending recording later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpcustomguitars Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Thanks a lot Curtisa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted December 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 As requested, here's a brief sample. I give no warrantees against damage or pain inflicted by listening to the below MP3. You have been warned! Linky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supplebanana Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 sounds awesome!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 I' actually surprised to hear the sound. Much better than I expected, plastic frets and all... Cool. Thanks for actually listening to a silly request like mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted December 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 Glad you weren't too...uh, scarred by the experience I should probably point out that wasn't the sound of the on-board speaker but some software amp sims. I reckon it's probably best that you purchase a kit of your own to experience the, um...."tonal magic" in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Very fun post.....looks better then a corvis.hahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 that thing is so freakin cool it could re-freeze the polar ice caps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skullsession Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Love the description on the website: "Sometimes, during the middle of the day, the urge to rock is so strong, it's almost unbearable....." Yes. Yes it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted January 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Thanks guys, was a lot of fun to build too. that thing is so freakin cool it could re-freeze the polar ice caps Ha! I wish it would cool ME down. Hottest day on record for us down here - 41.8 celcius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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