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Published: 2009-06-21 01:32:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 5467; Favourites: 139; Downloads: 109
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Here it is after a good day of hunting sshops for items and working on the gun. I found.... the PERFECT strap for this thing!
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found some video of the guitar in motion at VGL 2010!!
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THE most epic guitar I've seen. I'd choose it over the Gibson
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My pleasure, really
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It's a Washurn Dime, but yeah, I can do this to another guitar. I'm working on a flying V blank right now
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What a splendiferous machine!
I too am embarking on a conversion job (more prop work than working model I'm afraid).
This shows some extraordinary styling - do the meters work also?
I have seen an on line tutorial by someone who devised such a system to have a visual reference to the quantity of his broadband traffic... Will try and find it for you.
If the meters work - that would indeed be the icing on a most exquisite cake!
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The pressure meter is actually part of an inline ari delivery system. It's set up to be a paintball gun with limited modifications, and that can be opened and closed, delivering air pressure to the barrel. It's not fully bored out though, so it's not ready to go. Certain laws here prevented me from making and selling a working projectile shooting thing
Keep in touch, I love talking steam punk and whatnot!
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Nice - so the 'gun' side works too (with full bore).
BTW - THINK I've found the info I was talking about... here .
As it runs via electrical means, can't see any reason why you couldn't modify it to show 'volume' for example.
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Very cool!
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BTW - in regards to projectile weapons and the law... does that still cover weapons that don't use a projectile - such as a vortex cannon?
like this one: vortex cannon
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HA! Glorious. I wonder how hard it would be to minimize that design. I can imagine it wouldn't be terribly impossible using compressed air, Like rigging up 4 co2 cartridges into a single delivery pipe and using them all in one shot. I'd like to research this now...
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I was thinking more along the lines of using an old electromagentically operated VU meter, rehoused in a 'steampunk' style casing - so it would move whilst the guitar is playing.
That would look awesome!
sure there will be something on line for building a basic 'amp' circuit so the tiny voltage picked up from the movement of the strings above the pick-ups is amplified suffieicently to move a VU meter.
here's what Wiki says about it:
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That would be pretty sweet. I actually just got commissioned to do another gun guitar so we will both be embarking on a guitar project. How's yours coming along?
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slowly - it's early days yet though... like I said it's going to be pretty basic. A gun prop of some kind - more steampunk than ones I've cast before.
Still deciding what sort of gun to use as a base..
Amazons got lots of cheap stuff which is great for that - trying to avoid the "Nerfs-up" idea of going for a 'maverick job'... as that's been done every other way but Sunday.
Thinking of something like this as a start point: [link]
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Heh, that DOES already look rather steampunky. It's good to hear it won't be yet ANOTHER nerf job
It's been a while since I replied to you originally, how's it going?
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non too bad - got some small projects and bigger ones on the horizon in the next few months... which are always good. There might even be a commissioned prosthetic effects job in the offering (a friend of mine is having a zombie themed 40th), so there's going to be LOTS of prep work for that... plus it's a good lead time (3 months) so plenty of time to get materials and costumes ready.
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Ooooooo, zombie prosthetics! That's always fun!
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yeah - gotta brush up on my Elvis style singing too... as I will be doing myself up as the 'king immortal undead-Elvis... or Hell-vis as some people describe him.
Personally, I suspect it will be more like Bubba...
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you are insanely gifted, great work. Does the guitar work?
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Yup! It sure does! You can hear it play on the 2010 Video Games Live concert soundtrack, Tommy uses it on the Halo Theme!
I'm glad you like it!
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Heh heh, a-thankya! I'm pleased with the epicness level indeed
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No problem~ I look forward to more epic stuff ;D
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Hmmm, it's not cheap, but I take commissions! You serious?
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I would if I actually had any money to spend on it. >_> Its good enough to sell for a pretty penny, especially if the guitar actually works.
Although if you want to make some money off your work my I suggest etsy, its like ebay for handmade stuff.
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Yup, it plays (even if it's a little tough) and with a few extra parts, it could shoot paintballs or potato pellets
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awsome work, can u make the "Young Einstein" guitar?
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I'm not sure I ever saw that one... TO GOOGLE I GO!!
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Lol, thanks!
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THAT is awesomely,brutally, fantastically COOL!!!!
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You're very welcome!The heavy metal-Jules Verne guitar was a stroke on genius! How's the sound quality, or is it just something lovely for the eyes? Either way,brilliant!
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I replaced a lot of the surface bits with copper, so the sound is really unique. You can hear it play if you listen to Tommy Tellarico's "Video Games Live" from this year. He uses it to play the Halo Theme
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That is truly cool my friend!
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Is this THE guitar used in Video Games Live?
Or is this one a replica of that?
Or is THAT ONE in Video Games Live a replica of THIS ONE?
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Yes, this is THE guitar used in VGL. I sold it to Tommy T on eBay!
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I'm kinda curious, how much did he pay for it?
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A few grand, might not be polite to go into the details 
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not even the six string samurai could avoid the power of rock in that axe
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