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posted on 2004-2-13 at 03:56
holy shit that is a lot of strings. That five head guitar looks so odd, kind of fake in a sense I guess.
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posted on 2004-2-13 at 04:53
Imagine restringing that 5 headed guitar... oh shit. A guitar tech's worst nightmare.
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posted on 2004-2-13 at 05:29
meshuggah... what a band.
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posted on 2004-2-13 at 13:36
would you really need 5 necks on a guitar? i mean how would you PLAY it?
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posted on 2004-2-13 at 13:37
quotation:Originally posted by Hyde
Guitars don't come more groovy than these.
holy shit hyde, that's intese!
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posted on 2004-2-13 at 17:09
I wish I could understand all this guitar hype.
I think I should own one...
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posted on 2004-2-13 at 17:41
woah hyde those are some crazy guitars. this is the one i was going to post: it's called yggdrasil.
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posted on 2004-2-13 at 18:20
quotation:Originally posted by armour_guitarist
would you really need 5 necks on a guitar? i mean how would you PLAY it?
I remember when I saw the dude play it live, I was all excited. I was nudging my friend and pointing. I don't know, it just looks cool. There is
absolutely no need for it. My buddy just looked at me and shook his head in an unimpressed way. Then I calmed down and realized that it was just for
show. I don't even think the guy used more than one neck during the song.
Bart, what is the difference between the necks on that thing? Is one fretless, baritone...? I can't really tell.
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posted on 2004-2-13 at 18:23
quotation:Originally posted by little_lady
I wish I could understand all this guitar hype.
I think I should own one...
To me, guitars are like the way most guys think about cars. I don't care about cars, but if I see a nice guitar I get all excited and it makes
me want to play or talk about 'em.
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posted on 2004-2-13 at 18:29
Yeah, but how can you hold those two neck guitars?
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posted on 2004-2-13 at 18:33
You don't actually hold them at the same time. You can switch in between songs. For example, one neck could have 12 strings and could sound
great in a verse, but come time you need to play a solo or even something heavier, you would want to switch to the neck with the 6 strings.
It's a rare sight for a band to use more than one neck nowadays. The only band that I can think of that is not from the 70's that uses
them is Big Sugar.
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posted on 2004-2-13 at 19:53
quotation:Originally posted by Reivax
quotation:Originally posted by little_lady
I wish I could understand all this guitar hype.
I think I should own one...
To me, guitars are like the way most guys think about cars. I don't care about cars, but if I see a nice guitar I get all excited and it makes
me want to play or talk about 'em.
yeah, it's the same for me.
i suppose with that 5 neck guitar you could tune each one differently, so you wouldn't have to change guitars during a show... but it's
still quite excessive. Bart, i dont think ive ever seen a headless guitar... until now.
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posted on 2004-2-13 at 19:58
That Yggdrasil one looks kinda useful, if you're into fretless that is. I'm wondering though, and I hope you can help me with this,
what's with the thirteen short strings on the left side of the guitar, is it to simulate another instrument or just to get really pingy (for
lack of a better word) sounds?
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posted on 2004-2-13 at 20:00
i didn't even realize that it was headless. I've seen headless guitars before...I think they are pretty ugly, actually. I never understood
how they work before. I guess you just string them backwards and tune them at the bridge.
I think they used headless guitars a little more in the 80's.
Sin, my guess is it is like some sort of harp. If so, I think that is the coolest part of the guitar.
I wonder what a fretless 6-string would sound like. I don't think I have ever heard one.
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posted on 2004-2-13 at 20:01
could it sound mandolinish? but electric?
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posted on 2004-2-13 at 21:04
yeah the left neck is fretless. headless works just like you said, reivax. string them backwards and tune at the bottom. i think that's true,
anyway. the 13 little strings are "drone strings" - they're tuned to all different notes, i think, so that at least one of them will
resonate no matter what note you're playing on the other heads. so you get underlying notes under what you're playing. i guess you could
strum them too if they're tuned to a chord (or a discord, if you're into that).
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posted on 2004-2-14 at 00:36
I just feel like posting a pic.
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posted on 2004-2-14 at 02:48
That drone string idea is genius, it'd sound pretty good.
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posted on 2004-2-14 at 03:08
Is that YOU Rob?...
Kinda hard to tell, and considering the fact that I've seen you ONCE..kinda hard to tell
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posted on 2004-2-14 at 05:40
Yeah that's me. Here is a non-weird angle shot:
[Edited on 14-2-04 by RobH]
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posted on 2004-2-14 at 06:06
wow, youve got quite a white smile... nice... except your eyes look pitch black in that pic, it's kinda creepy.
