Anyone remember the Sardonyx spaceship guitars?

[Ritchie200]

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

[SILVERGUN]

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

I kinda like this model better: 

[eleventeen]

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

[sluckey]

Here's another nice design...

[SILVERGUN]

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 

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

[Willabe]

How about this 1? Bel Aire lap steel.

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

                
                      Brad    

[smackoj]

that Lapking blows my mind it's so retro cool