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Post by ChrisK on Feb 4, 2009 14:40:15 GMT -5
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Post by newey on Feb 4, 2009 15:22:27 GMT -5
The copy claims that, after designing the prototype, he modified the design such that the tonewood portion could be more easily changed- even during a performance.
I'm having a tough time visualizing how that works, since it appears the strings would need to be removed to do so.
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Post by cynical1 on Feb 4, 2009 22:26:17 GMT -5
Interesting concept. Guess it remains to be seen of the concept can be marketable...and practical... Maybe it's me, but I always thought if you wanted a particular tone from a guitar based on the tonewood...you used wood... Another entry in the "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should" category is this one. The MatraXTM Guitar
 The sound samples on the page are impressive...but is that a surprise... However, you have to admire this guys commitment to using new space age materials in guitar construction.  Yes...you guessed it...it's a bong guitar... The video is amusing... Happy Trails Cynical One |
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Post by andy on Feb 5, 2009 8:08:24 GMT -5
A guitar with a changeable soundboard is not such a bad idea. Maple, mahogany, spruce, cedar, I can see that working. However, such a tiny piece, then run through God-knows-how-much digital processing to change the virtual 'size' of the instrument and such, sounds like a lot of over engineering. I'm not saying it won't work, but I am wondering why you would really need it to work. The Matrax, as Cyn says, does actually sound quite good, the Jazz and Blues tones are really nice. That is a country player playing the blues though, ain't it? And the only way to smoke a bong guitar has to be wearing shades and a fez. Or nothing at all.  |
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Post by cynical1 on Feb 5, 2009 10:43:58 GMT -5
A guitar with a changeable soundboard is not such a bad idea. Maple, mahogany, spruce, cedar, I can see that working. However, such a tiny piece, then run through God-knows-how-much digital processing to change the virtual 'size' of the instrument and such, sounds like a lot of over engineering. I'm not saying it won't work, but I am wondering why you would really need it to work. It strikes me that it's basically the old Roland Synth guitar with some veneer...and all the electronics shrunken to fit inside... Marketing gimmick is... Maybe I've inhaled too much sawdust over the years, but taking a small thin piece of tonewood and plugging it into a computer interface strikes me as putting caviar on dogsh_t...  So you're gonna start that "country" stuff again...don't make me swim over there...  Agreed, much less incriminating that way...  Happy Trails Cynical One |
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Post by ChrisK on Feb 5, 2009 12:04:51 GMT -5
Well, Shorty, you better make sure that that tremo'Leo spring cavity cover is in place. Yee ha (and that ain't country). |
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Post by andy on Feb 5, 2009 20:07:26 GMT -5
You make it sound like a bad thing.  I'll have a couple'a beers (and a steel guitar) ready if you do.  Now, I thought I'd kept that a secret. |
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Post by cynical1 on Feb 5, 2009 21:54:02 GMT -5
You make it sound like a bad thing. Which one? The caviar or the dogsh_t? You just can't leave it alone...can you... Happy Trails Cynical One |
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Post by newey on Feb 5, 2009 23:10:50 GMT -5
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Post by andy on Feb 6, 2009 6:03:35 GMT -5
It's hard to tell where one ends and the other begins some days. The country? If I need break there's always Norwegian black metal. The beer? Uhh, I try sometimes.   But... Moral dilemma. Would it be the 'better' thing to eat the fish eggs and dogs eggs, or the bloated livers of force fed geese?  And on second thoughts, which would be cheaper? |
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