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Location: CA | http://cgi.ebay.com/Johnson-USA-1927-Chi
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Location: Vernon CT | What serious muscian/guitar player would buy something like that? I was at a Jam about a year ago and some guy walks in with "electric Toilet seat cover" guitar!?!?!?!? It actually played!! |
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Location: closely held secret | Good luck getting it past TSA... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | BT, was that the prototype for the Taylor electric? |
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Location: East Wenatchee, WA | There is some "artist" in Brazil, I think, who builds guitars out of demilled guns.
Waste of a good firearm, and likely a lousy instrument. |
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Location: Vernon CT | Originally posted by Mauvais Beal:
BT, was that the prototype for the Taylor electric? You talking about the Toilet seat Guitar?
Aren't you suppose to be at Smokey's Jam? :p ;) |
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Location: SoCal | I thought the first Ovation Viper was the prototype for the Taylor electric..... |
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Location: CA | Speaking of toilet seat guitars...
They are a fairly big deal in and around Marin County, CA. Because they were built by a guy named Charlie Deal, out of real wooden toilet seats onto which he would mount a purchased neck, a 'middle piece' and pickups of your choice. Because he did each one of these things by hand, Deal Guitars became something of a big deal in the '80s-90s. Almost collectors items then — they are certainly investments now, since Charlie passed away a year ago this month. Charlie himself was a little old guy who rode a beat-up bicycle around town (often with a guitar neck for his latest project strapped on the bike rack) and all the restaurants gave him meals. He reminded me of 'Ace' that Jimmy Buffett sang about in his first album. They once blocked off a whole street for a Deal Day and a whole bunch of noted local musicians showed up to jam, all of them playing Charlie's toilet seat guitars. There's even a glimpse of one of his ax's on the cover of Huey Lewis 'Sports' album, which was photo'ed in a local bar called the 2 a.m. Club, and Huey or his guitar player supposedly owned several Deals. Here's a bit more about Charlie and the guits: www.dealguitars.com |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I thought the first Ovation Viper was the prototype for the Taylor electric..... You mean like this?
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Location: SoCal | Yup.... |
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There are times I sure could have used one of these...