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Topic: New, all-plastic six-strings |
David Mason
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Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 9 Jun 2006 2:54 am |
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Has anybody tried these "Stealth" guitars from switchmusic.com?
www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Switch-Stealth-Aurora-Electric-Guitar?sku=511796
www.switchmusic.com/vibracell_page/about_vibracell.html
I've been waiting for this for some time. It sure seems as though with all the research that's been done on sound conductivity, and the carbon-graphite-fiber tennis rackets, golf clubs, artificial limbs, race cars et alia, somebody ought to be able to come up with a synthetic guitar banged out of a mold that would sound consistent all up and down the neck. I don't know if this is "the one" or a step in the right direction, but when people are paying $100,000 for a NON-star-owned Les Paul you got to figure something's got to give. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 9 Jun 2006 7:49 am
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Have you ever played a Rainsong guitar? Their carbon-fibre acoustics are very inpressive, I must say! And, they're every bit as beautiful as as wood guitars. That Aurora in your link looks like something Mattel might have made.  |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 9 Jun 2006 7:50 am
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| The Dan Armstrong guitars and basses had a clear plastic (Lexan?) body. |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Tommy White
From:
Nashville
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Posted 9 Jun 2006 7:58 am
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David,
Carbon fiber musical instruments have been available for quite some time.
My MSA Millenium pedal steel guitar is a carbon fiber cabinet.
Not only is it solid as a rock, it is one of the best sounding, longest sustaining steels I've heard and a lot less weight to carry around too. |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 9 Jun 2006 11:11 am
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Incidentally, I have played Rainsong guitars, and the absolutely sing.
If I didn't adready have a fine acoustic guitar that I really like a lot, I'd seriusly consider getting one.
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Dan Sawyer
From:
Studio City, California, USA
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Posted 11 Jun 2006 10:38 pm
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| If you look on Harmony Central guitar user reviews, most people seem to like them. The main complaint is that they're heavy. |
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