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Title: Anyone remember the Sardonyx spaceship guitars?
Post by: Ritchie200 on February 12, 2013, 06:48:58 pm

The first time I saw this was when Howard Leese was playing one at a Heart concert.  I thought it sounded good, but he was so processed back then a washtub and string would have sounded good!  I've also seen pics of John Lennon supposedly using one on Double Fantasy.  As I understand it, only a few examples were built.  I always thought it looked REALLY COOL!  Kind of a googie/Jetsons guitar look!  Not for everyone, I'm sure...  I have seen examples with a longer top bar and then there is the shorter one like in the pic.  Looks like a lot of tap and phase switches.  I wonder what the body is made of?  Anybody know anything about them?  A search pulled up a possible name of Jeff Levine as the builder.

Jim

Title: Re: Anyone remember the Sardonyx spaceship guitars?
Post by: SILVERGUN on February 14, 2013, 10:56:05 am

Boy Oh boy,  :huh:
If MY guitar is funny looking what would you call that thing?? :icon_biggrin:

I kinda like this model better:  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Anyone remember the Sardonyx spaceship guitars?
Post by: eleventeen on February 22, 2013, 10:27:22 pm

Silvergun, that is GREAT and no doubt one could sell lots of those! Neat design!

Title: Re: Anyone remember the Sardonyx spaceship guitars?
Post by: sluckey on February 23, 2013, 05:09:30 am

Here's another nice design...

(http://timeelect.com/car-57.jpg)

Title: Re: Anyone remember the Sardonyx spaceship guitars?
Post by: SILVERGUN on February 23, 2013, 07:20:19 am

Quote from: eleventeen on February 22, 2013, 10:27:22 pm

Silvergun, that is GREAT and no doubt one could sell lots of those! Neat design!

It's what came up when I googled Sardonyx,,,,so I cant take credit for it  :icon_biggrin:

Sluckey, I always thought that was a cool design, and I'm sure Billy Gibbons must have one of those in his collection....he's the only guy I can picture actually playing either one of those

Title: Re: Anyone remember the Sardonyx spaceship guitars?
Post by: Willabe on February 23, 2013, 10:51:42 am

How about this 1? Bel Aire lap steel.

http://www.lapking.com/belaire.htm (http://www.lapking.com/belaire.htm)

                
                      Brad     :icon_biggrin:

Title: Re: Anyone remember the Sardonyx spaceship guitars?
Post by: smackoj on March 01, 2013, 08:53:15 am

that Lapking blows my mind it's so retro cool

 :icon_biggrin: