Revolutionary Guitars/ideas that work

[alexa.]

there was an interesting concept of a V shaped neck pocket. it only needed 2 screws on the bottom and it was a perfect fit with the neck (that was made to fit the pocket obv.).
don't remember were I found that tho.

[Officer Bukowski]

here is another pick of it to give you an idea of the frets.

DUDE. Why have I never seen one of these before? I neeeed one of those! That looks so cool!

[devnulljp]

I think the Mustang is the most complicated the guitar should have gotten.

I think the telecaster is the most complicated the guitar should have gotten.

[Gearmond]

I think the Mustang is the most complicated the guitar should have gotten.

I think the telecaster is the most complicated the guitar should have gotten.

i think the uncoursed acoustic is the most complicated the guitar should have gotten

</moveable goalpost>

[Ilikewater]

here is another pick of it to give you an idea of the frets.

DUDE. Why have I never seen one of these before? I neeeed one of those! That looks so cool!

because Rickenbacker stopped making them back in the early 80's, and they pretend like there isn't a demand for them. The owner said there are no plans to reissue, either.

[Mudfuzz]

ok so we all know that the Firebird X sucks soggy donky nards, but what about new stuff that hits the mark and adds functionality to guitar in a simple intuitive way.

my example is the Vox Virage series and their toggle system as well as the digital manufacturing process, which is really neat. just played two today, and i loved 'em, and it was easy to use too. go figure, gibson.

so what guitars/products out there do you guys think do something new, and you could actually see becoming a regular feature on guitars in the future?

Alright... I agree with you on the moog guitar, I think the fly is in terms of construction, but I hate the bridge because [at least when they first came out] you can't bend and divebomb at the same time or the string would pop off the bearings...

All things Ned Steinberger! from the headless bass guitar to the NS string instruments.

Fred Carlson! fuck that dude is nuts!

Kasha bracing. Interesting stuff

Gibson's robot stuff is interesting but they didn't come up with it, there was a company in the 90's that took LPs and modded the shit out of them to do what the Robot guitar does now... I think they were called performance or something... started with a P...

I think MM's Game changer is a cute idea and cold be useful but will it last...

As For RIC... well this was a cool idea..

[bob the r0bot]

^I cant tell if I'm supposed to play that, or use it to open a can while shaving and combing my hair at the same time.

[Achtane]

As For RIC... well this was a cool idea..

Wut.

So a combination comb + windshield wiper is what they mean by Rick-O-Sound?

[Officer Bukowski]

here is another pick of it to give you an idea of the frets.

DUDE. Why have I never seen one of these before? I neeeed one of those! That looks so cool!

because Rickenbacker stopped making them back in the early 80's, and they pretend like there isn't a demand for them. The owner said there are no plans to reissue, either.

Lame. Are the old ones super expensive now or could I still score one for a reasonable price?

[Mudfuzz]

As For RIC... well this was a cool idea..

Wut.

So a combination comb + windshield wiper is what they mean by Rick-O-Sound?

No it a "craw" that grabs the octave strings and pulls them out of the way... turning it into a "six string" I'm not sure how well it works but it is neat eh? Ric-o-sound is

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Take your pick...

[Gearmond]

ok so we all know that the Firebird X sucks soggy donky nards, but what about new stuff that hits the mark and adds functionality to guitar in a simple intuitive way.

my example is the Vox Virage series and their toggle system as well as the digital manufacturing process, which is really neat. just played two today, and i loved 'em, and it was easy to use too. go figure, gibson.

so what guitars/products out there do you guys think do something new, and you could actually see becoming a regular feature on guitars in the future?

Alright... I agree with you on the moog guitar, I think the fly is in terms of construction, but I hate the bridge because [at least when they first came out] you can't bend and divebomb at the same time or the string would pop off the bearings...

All things Ned Steinberger! from the headless bass guitar to the NS string instruments.

Fred Carlson! fuck that dude is nuts!

Kasha bracing. Interesting stuff

Gibson's robot stuff is interesting but they didn't come up with it, there was a company in the 90's that took LPs and modded the shit out of them to do what the Robot guitar does now... I think they were called performance or something... started with a P...

I think MM's Game changer is a cute idea and cold be useful but will it last...

As For RIC... well this was a cool idea..

so theres pretty much nothing on the firebird thats an original gibson idea. hilarious!

that comb seems kinda eh... i dunno.

[Mudfuzz]

ok so we all know that the Firebird X sucks soggy donky nards, but what about new stuff that hits the mark and adds functionality to guitar in a simple intuitive way.

my example is the Vox Virage series and their toggle system as well as the digital manufacturing process, which is really neat. just played two today, and i loved 'em, and it was easy to use too. go figure, gibson.

so what guitars/products out there do you guys think do something new, and you could actually see becoming a regular feature on guitars in the future?

Alright... I agree with you on the moog guitar, I think the fly is in terms of construction, but I hate the bridge because [at least when they first came out] you can't bend and divebomb at the same time or the string would pop off the bearings...

All things Ned Steinberger! from the headless bass guitar to the NS string instruments.

Fred Carlson! fuck that dude is nuts!

Kasha bracing. Interesting stuff

Gibson's robot stuff is interesting but they didn't come up with it, there was a company in the 90's that took LPs and modded the shit out of them to do what the Robot guitar does now... I think they were called performance or something... started with a P...

I think MM's Game changer is a cute idea and cold be useful but will it last...

As For RIC... well this was a cool idea..

so theres pretty much nothing on the firebird thats an original gibson idea. hilarious!

Yep... funny... I know Jimmy Page used what it got it's idea from on the Coverdale Page thing which I remember cuz it was the in the First Guitar World I ever bought [yes I use to read guitar world ]

[Ilikewater]

here is another pick of it to give you an idea of the frets.

DUDE. Why have I never seen one of these before? I neeeed one of those! That looks so cool!

because Rickenbacker stopped making them back in the early 80's, and they pretend like there isn't a demand for them. The owner said there are no plans to reissue, either.

Lame. Are the old ones super expensive now or could I still score one for a reasonable price?

They go pretty reasonable, there are 2 models the 480 and 481. 480 has singles, straight frets, no binding, and the 481 has humbuckers, slant frets, and binding. neither had ric-o-sound. They can be had usually well under 1500. sometimes under 1000$...I bought mine in high school from a teacher for around 300$!

[Officer Bukowski]

Thanks for the info, man! I'm super jealous of you're axe.

Now I just need like $1500.. Wanna buy some more SHO clones?