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• Gear, Music Production

  NAMM 2011: Weird and Amazing Things from the World of Musical Instruments

  January 20, 2011 | Jayson Napolitano | 20 Comments Share this NAMM 2011: Weird and Amazing Things from the World of Musical Instruments

  

  Yes, while most of our team was away in Alexandria having a blast covering MAGFest 9, I was stuck in bright and sunny California, and decided to waste away at the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Show 2011. Held in Anaheim, CA for as long as anyone can remember, the show brings together manufacturers of everything from pipe organs to MIDI cable connectors. It’s all here, and I explored miles upon miles of floor space to see if there was anything new and exciting on the horizon. And there was.

  Touchpad guitars? Neon guitar strings? A miniature piano? It was all there, and you can see these and more after the jump! (more…)

• Gear

  Instrument Envy: Custom Made Koopa Troopa Guitar

  January 8, 2010 | Jayson Napolitano | 1 Comment Share this Instrument Envy: Custom Made Koopa Troopa Guitar

  

  I remember Dale posting about a crazy-ass guitar from Japan that came with a built-in sword, some gruesome eyeballs, and a terrible color scheme. While this custom made Koopa Troopa guitar isn’t nearly as bizarre, it’s certainly cool, and would have fit right in with the bands that performed at MAGFest last week.

  What I don’t really understand about this one is the guitarist’s comments about it:

  Just to clear this up. The guitar is right handed. I play it so the Koopa is on its back (its been stomped). When it is on a guitar stand its walking about. Just pretend Mario jumped on the Koopa Troopa and chose to hold it for too long so its escaping.

  It still looks like it’s walking and not crawling out of its shell when it’s on its back! Sounds like a lame explanation to me. Regardless, I think it’s awesome! What do you guys think?

  [via Destructoid]

• Game Music

  Frank Klepacki Reveals Home of Hellish Guitar To Be Used For Red Alert 3

  June 20, 2008 | Jayson Napolitano | Comments Off on Frank Klepacki Reveals Home of Hellish Guitar To Be Used For Red Alert 3 Share this Frank Klepacki Reveals Home of Hellish Guitar To Be Used For Red Alert 3

  

  We recently had the pleasure of seeing Klepacki perform “Hell March 1 & 2” live in concert, so the news today of his involvement on Red Alert 3 was definitely welcome news. In a brief video shot from his home studio in Las Vegas, Klepacki thanks his fans and announces that he will be working on the title before reaching for the devilish-looking guitar we saw at the VGL show. He went even further to tease fans by explaining that he had to cut the video short in order to work on “Hell March 3.”

  Frank Klepacki is amazing and his guitar has been an obsession of mine since I saw it last week. Is anyone else excited to see Klepacki back on board with the franchise after his absence from Command and Conquer 3?

  [via Voodoo Extreme]

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