Etsy seller TTGuitars is selling Skyrim-inspired Mandolins (electric guitars and basses can also be requested) that are made to order with a turnaround time of 2-3 months.
This is a unique OOAK hand-carved Skyrim The Elder Scrolls Dragon Mandolin in a Beautiful Metallic flecked Silvery Green finish. I created it to have hand carved wings, along with a copper-inlaid head in the neck piece and a pickup. This mandolin is a wonderful conversational piece and plays beautifully!
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Remember that crazy PC/amp from UK-based Orange Amps? Well, they sent around a press release today revealing the price, release date and a full list of specs. It also comes loaded with free music software. Expect to pay $1499 when it launches in August.
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Anyway, the man known as VJFranzK is more than just the unholy spawn of Satan and the lead singer of A Flock of Seagulls. He is also the inventor of a device he calls the “Mantaray iTar”. Basically, it’s a mashup of a keytar, iPad, Kaossilator and a Kaoss pad. And the best part is that you can actually own the only device that puts a band full of bagpipes and accordions to shame.
Why learn to play the guitar when you can own your very own Vulcan lute? You’ll score more chicks than a guy playing the pan flute (but not as much as the guy playing the French horn in band).
The badass sound board clothes rack above is just a sample of the creative ways Rocket has infused music and home decor together. Check out the gallery after the break for more face-rocking furniture.
UK-based Orange Amps has officially kicked off their new PC division with the OPC amp/computer hybrid. But is this really a good idea?
I’ve heard of musicians buying crappy old guitars in thrift stores or making cheap props so they can smash them dramatically on stage without sacrificing their real instrument—but a company called K’s Japan is taking it a step further by manufacturing guitars designed to be smashed and recycled.
My band might sound like crap right now, but come back after I get my guitar neck and the other half of my clarinet. I got one more payment on layaway.
Actually, these instruments are for decoration, not for playing. Either way, they don’t make a damn bit of sense.
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With Sega’s Live Dream Sensor Stage you don’t have to listen the music as it has been released. You choose not only what song to play but which of the instruments you want to hear. The concept is simple: if you want to hear a particular instrument for the song that is playing, just place it on the stage. If you don’t want to hear any particular instrument, just leave it off the stage. There are two sets available, a rock set and a jazz set that have different included songs and instruments with downloadable tracks available online for each. Both sets have working, music enabled stage lighting but apparently no smoke machine is included.
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Why any parent would purchase this kit for their children is beyond me. Perhaps they are looking to indulge their child’s creative side—or they are freaky masochists that enjoy crippling headaches brought on by loud, semi-musical noise vomit. The set includes a miniature slide whistle, harmonica, kazoo, flute, pan pipes, maracas, and a tambourine.
And, most importantly, it comes with a set of earplugs.
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