'...built in effects'

[MonkeyTrick]

Just came across this - [size=4]'There are also two effects - phaser and fuzz built into this guitar...'[/size]

I can't see this selling for £350.

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Solo-II-very-rare-unusual-and-quirky-electric-guitar-with-built-in-effects-/301266587993?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4624e35159"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Solo-II-very-rare-unusual-and-quirky-electric-guitar-with-built-in-effects-/301266587993?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4624e35159[/url]

[alyctes]

The battery is under the neckplate? Surely then you'd have to remove the strings to change the battery?!

And also, Russian 9v battery... what do they look like?

[alyctes]

Same seller has/had a Kramer The Duke priced at £450 or £500, appears every now and then. That does seem a little steep.

[tauzero]

[quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1411423737' post='2559475']
The battery is under the neckplate? Surely then you'd have to remove the strings to change the battery?!
[/quote]

I doubt it. The screws holding the neckplate on are diddy scratchplate-type screws, so presumably it's a cover plate concealing both the battery and the actual neck screws. Either that or the neck pocket is tight beyond Fender's wildest dreams.

[Annoying Twit]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GTKnwuvI1E

[Bradwell]

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1411437021' post='2559524']
[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GTKnwuvI1E"]https://www.youtube....h?v=3GTKnwuvI1E[/url]
[/quote]

Nice to know they're reasonably playable instruments and more original than producing Fender / Gibson copies (looks similar to an Airline though), wouldn't ever chance that kind of money on it via ebay and it does look cheap.

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1411424644' post='2559489']
I doubt it. The screws holding the neckplate on are diddy scratchplate-type screws, so presumably it's a cover plate concealing both the battery and the actual neck screws. Either that or the neck pocket is tight beyond Fender's wildest dreams.
[/quote]

The neckplate screws are spaced too far apart for the neck so I think you're right.

There's other design quirks that I'm not convinced on:

I think effects should always be seperate as there's less to go wrong with the guitar and it strikes me as a bit of a gimmick for beginners who wouldn't know any better. Unless you really need the effects on the guitar for practical / theatrical purposes then they're best kept in pedals or a rack. Which brings me onto this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP_VcJN6ro8 (Skip to 1:10 for some proper built in guitar effects)

Also, I can't really think of any use for a 5-pin DIN plug unless you're sending control signals to something external.

[Annoying Twit]

The drowning in guitars youtube poster seems to be able to get good sounds out of his Soviet guitars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7mM2j-jM7k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN-zsb0lyHE&list=UUzLRpB_ThIJ39wmgfBozASQ

I think it would be interesting if there was a guitar (or preferably bass) which had passive pickups and a modular removable block for electronics. You could remove the electronics (including knobs) and swap them for something else. Then there could be a variety of electronics blocks that you could attach to give you entirely different sounds and control setups for different types of music.

Edited September 23, 2014 by Annoying Twit

[brensabre79]

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1411480270' post='2559892'] The drowning in guitars youtube poster seems to be able to get good sounds out of his Soviet guitars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7mM2j-jM7k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN-zsb0lyHE&list=UUzLRpB_ThIJ39wmgfBozASQ I think it would be interesting if there was a guitar (or preferably bass) which had passive pickups and a modular removable block for electronics. You could remove the electronics (including knobs) and swap them for something else. Then there could be a variety of electronics blocks that you could attach to give you entirely different sounds and control setups for different types of music. [/quote]

Didn't some of the Shergold basses / guitars have this feature? The Modulator i think...

[Annoying Twit]

[quote name='brensabre79' timestamp='1411489661' post='2560000']
Didn't some of the Shergold basses / guitars have this feature? The Modulator i think...
[/quote]

(Googles)

Yes, they do.

http://www.shergold.co.uk/modules.html

[Annoying Twit]

The things that people will sell on ebay.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Soviet-Russian-Made-IN-USSR-9V-Battery-Korund-From-1992-/281233033575

[icastle]

Kay were making (and presumably selling) these back in the 80's...