Hey Merv, there’s a few scraps of wood round and some components. The wood is great but I don’t think we’ll get a strat or less Paul shape.
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Guitars that never made it
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runstendt
Tele-Holic
The Powerslide was a cool instrument to play, but the store I worked at when then came out had a heck of a time moving them off the showroom floor. The same thing can be said about the Peavey AT-200. It would digitally tune itself so it could do all sorts of crazy tunings and eventually model other instruments more or less instantly, plus it only cost at most $500, but it never took off. Maybe if the guitars weren't so plain looking they would have done better.
I thought they looked cool in the late 60s or early 70s. I think they look hideously ugly nowadays, but I wouldn’t mind owning one. I’d have to get a steal on one or just inherit one though.
I know it’s a lap steel, but that horn on the body wouldn’t work for me. Mine is basically a slab with a pickup - very plain, but it works.
Ricky D.
Doctor of Teleocity
We’re still waiting for the future to arrive. The day will come.
If you've ever taken acid and seen things drip and swell....
I can’t imagine why these weren’t a huge success!
Now where’s my dog, white cane, and sunglasses?
Those were very ergonomic guitars, particularly when playing sitting down. I never owned one, but played a couple of used ones in stores. There was one store I used to visit that slapped the hex pickup for the old ARP Avatar on it to use as a demo guitar - kind of fitting in a late 70s sort of way. They must have sold the Ovation because the next time I was in the store the demo guitar was a Peavey T-40 (they were a Peavey dealer).
That shape resurfaced years later with Klein guitars; these originally used Steinberger graphite composite necks and hardware; now Klein is using wood necks:
And at the risk of burning out everyones' retinas Klein makes a Tele-fied version:
I LOVE that one!Those were very ergonomic guitars, particularly when playing sitting down. I never owned one, but played a couple of used ones in stores. There was one store I used to visit that slapped the hex pickup for the old ARP Avatar on it to use as a demo guitar - kind of fitting in a late 70s sort of way. They must have sold the Ovation because the next time I was in the store the demo guitar was a Peavey T-40 (they were a Peavey dealer).
That shape resurfaced years later with Klein guitars; these originally used Steinberger graphite composite necks and hardware; now Klein is using wood necks:
Oh, it was more than just the looks that did these in, their sound when using the autotune was very robotic and lifeless.
edvard
Friend of Leo's
Fun fact: Ovation briefly considered suing Klein over use of a similar body shape, but figured it wasn't worth it since Breadwinners (along with their whole solid-body line) never sold all that well anyway.Those were very ergonomic guitars, particularly when playing sitting down. I never owned one, but played a couple of used ones in stores. There was one store I used to visit that slapped the hex pickup for the old ARP Avatar on it to use as a demo guitar - kind of fitting in a late 70s sort of way. They must have sold the Ovation because the next time I was in the store the demo guitar was a Peavey T-40 (they were a Peavey dealer).
That shape resurfaced years later with Klein guitars; these originally used Steinberger graphite composite necks and hardware; now Klein is using wood necks:
And at the risk of burning out everyones' retinas Klein makes a Tele-fied version:
There's also Forshage Guitars that took off with their own vision of the Klein and made some reeeaal purty git-fiddles:
Orion – Chris Forshage Guitars
forshageguitars.com
Area51
Tele-Holic
The first thing that popped into my head: Meet George Jeston.....
I actually like them thought
jays0n
Friend of Leo's
I had one of these but I think it was labeled “the firebrand”, or something like that. It was turd colored and ugly as all heck. Played great though. Wish I still had it too.
jays0n
Friend of Leo's
I like this actually.
Oh wow, a Gorky Park Kramer balalaika. Who ever remembers that
Vibroluxer
Friend of Leo's
The Austin Hatchet
The T40 basses are still well regarded to these days, by people who can lift them
The 17-string bass.
ZZ Top new bassist actually played this for one song.
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/zz-t...edium=referral
ZZ Top new bassist actually played this for one song.
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/zz-t...edium=referral
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