October 30, 2007: Cocaine guitar

SteveDallas · 10-30-2007, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

What strikes me is how much trouble they went to, to create this thing, only to have it fail because it leaked. The incompetence! Always use a qualified guitar technician for major work.

This reminds me of Look Me in the Eye by John Robison, which I just read. Robison designed custom guitars for KISS guitarist Ace Frehley, including axes that would light up, (apparently) catch on fire and belch smoke, or shoot rockets.

ZenGum · 10-30-2007, 09:20 AM

Mediocre smuggling effort IMHO.
My favorite was maybe 8 or 10 years ago, dudes in the golden triangle mixed heroin with a bit of glue and pressed it into decorative shapes and shipped it as ceiling moldings. Hiding in plain sight. Nice try ... except that I saw it on the evening news...

glatt · 10-30-2007, 09:31 AM

Unfortunately, we'll never know about the really good ones that work.

think-floyd · 10-30-2007, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveDallas

... designed custom guitars for KISS guitarist Ace Frehley, including axes that would light up, (apparently) catch on fire and belch smoke, or shoot rockets.

Which reminds me why i hate kiss...

If your guitar needs to fire rockets to entertain people, you're not playing it right.

Elspode · 10-31-2007, 12:37 AM

I dunno...Keith Emerson had a ribbon controller for his giant Moog that shot flames, plus, he could play the shit out of it to boot.

10-30-2007, 09:20 AM	#2
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Mediocre smuggling effort IMHO. My favorite was maybe 8 or 10 years ago, dudes in the golden triangle mixed heroin with a bit of glue and pressed it into decorative shapes and shipped it as ceiling moldings. Hiding in plain sight. Nice try ... except that I saw it on the evening news... __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-31-2007, 12:37 AM	#5
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I dunno...Keith Emerson had a ribbon controller for his giant Moog that shot flames, plus, he could play the shit out of it to boot. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-30-2007, 09:31 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Unfortunately, we'll never know about the really good ones that work.

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