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Star Wars Collector.....Guitars?
SchwarzePuppen writes "Fernandes Guitars International in association with Lucas Licensing Ltd., a division of Lucasfilm Ltd., is presenting the Star Wars Retrorocket Collector's Series. Based upon Fernandes' Retrorocket model, these premium Japanese instruments showcase stunning Star Wars graphics created by using a revolutionary computer controlled painting process. Check it out!"
If I throw starwars logo on something can I make frontpage of slashdot?
How strange, all the guitars have characters from the dark side of the force... Where are all the good guys? Are we really supposed to believe everyone in Rock N Roll is aligned with evil?
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Ahhh, "Star Wars Knobs"
It's good to see, someone has finally identified who the knobs in the film were
And perhaps if you don't find this funny, it's because it's more a British term then an american. Calling someone a "knob" that is...
Combine with this you could have a cool looking band.
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... And the probably sound like crap too.
Never buy a guitar cause it looks good (unless it sounds good too).
Those guitars are some ugly, cheezy, crap.
Is there really that big a market for a product that caters to star wars obsessed guitarists?
I nominate this for worst-use of a "revolutionary computer-controlled process".
I want my Jar Jar Didgeridoo
Oh man I can imagine Spinal Tap getting hold of some of these......
"Hey, look man - we ordered a frigging 40 foot deathstar, not 40 inch. It looks like a glitter ball but without the glitter. And what the fuck are they? We wanted chewbacca's , not motherfucking Ewoks"
are generally shitty, cheap, unplayable copies of decent American ones (Fender, Gibson etc). Dont buy one!
That has to be the biggest waste of the Star Wars names ever. Talk about your flawed logic.
"Play with confidence knowing that Darth Vader endorses this guitar"
Please.
Are there any star wars (tm) condoms. So I can pull out my saber saber.
(-1 Troll ?)
Any serious guitarist knows that "premium Japanese instruments" don't exist. Pretty colors is how I picked my first guitar too. These are for rich kids, and they'll be a hit.
now if only they'd put together a bill shatner drum kit...
you think i could get the tremelo bar in a light saber do-up? that would be sweet...
Now realize this is coming from a lamer who actually paid a small pile of money for a sealed Tatooine Skiff... This is just insane.
t ml
Have you guys seen the Star Wars condoms?
This is no joke!!!
http://www.toysrgus.com/images-misc/starcondoms.h
Although, I would consider one of the Star Wars guitar straps for my PRS... (I know, geek...)
Well who the hell would go on stage with such a crappy piece of fan-art?
The marketing concept: Fans buy but lack in playing skill; Prof. players won't buy because of embarrassement --->> yeah, we can produce painted crap and sell it overpriced (cos' we'll have to pay 80% to LucasArts anyway)
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We really promise that thing with N*SYNC was just a joke! Really, look, we're cool! We're rockers! Check out our rebellious Star Wars guitar line. Please check out my next movie, so my daughter can go to an upscale liberal arts college like Sarah Lawrence. Don't make us go back on our word and release Sith fishnet belly shirts and "Moons of Endor" hotpants. We'll do it. We're whores.
... can Gorge Lucas sink? star wars guitars? f*ck! as a former guitarist i must say i would *never* play one of these. noticed the cheeezy "star Wars" fret board? star wars pick's, ok(my favourite was pick with 50's pin-ups on them). star wars straps, ok, star wars knobs.... ehh, wouldn't be caught dead with a star wars guitar with star wars knobs(actually i love star wars AND starTre how is that possible?).
com on you star wars lovin' moderators!
btw fernandez sux0r!
I'll bet they look cool as hell under strobe lights and smoke.
DUN DUN DUN dun-de DUNN dun-de DUNN,
DUN DUN DUN dun-de DUNN dun-de DUNN,
DUN dun-de DUNNNNN, DUNNN, DUN DUN-DUN-DUN,
DUN DUNNNNN, DUNNNN, DUN DUN-DUN-DUN,
DUN DUNNNNN, dun-de DUNN, dun-de DUNNN.
Not only are they all evil, but they are all wearing masks. I want my guitar with an old decrepit Emperor Palpatine on it and another of Vader with his mask off!
Enhance it with a lightsabre and we're doomed to see another Kiss-movie..
You do not exist. Go away.
(and popped like 16 boners)
Is anyone else reminded of this?
autopr0n is like, down and stuff.
that is so fucking gay.
... is Attack Of The Clones going to be if they're milking out the franchise with guitars now?
Lucas: "Quick, sell some more Star Wars licenses, no matter to whom - we can't delay the movie much longer!"
Ok, I wouldn't go on stage with these horrible fretboard-with-vintage-pickups-guitars, but I disagree that all Japanese instruments are crap. Ibanez makes some FINE guitars played by some of the best players around (*cough* satriani *cough*). :)
:) (the knobs are kinda cool though)
The guitarbody paints were ok, the fretboard is too much... UUUH
Never underestimate the relief of true separation of Religion and State.
Someone paid a lot of money to license those marks from LucasArts, and I don't think they did it without conducting at least a little market research. That means that at least a few people out there believe people will buy this. And why not?
Why not believe it, that is. Take a look around you. Plenty of companies are having a great deal of success convincing people to pay them to advertise for them. People pay top dollar for t-shirts with some other guy's name on the front (Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, etc.). Why would people do that? The way I see it, if they want me to be a billboard for their brand, they should be paying me
Personally, I refuse to wear clothes in public with logos on them. You will never catch me walking around the mall with a big Nike "swoosh" on the front of my shirt. Nor will you catch me in a band playing a "Star Wars" guitar, unless I have a check in my pocket from Mr. Lucas.
Nevertheless, lots of people out there, in their quest for conformity-friendly-individuality, will pay money for something just a little different. And companies are making lots of money off of them. A fool and their money, so to speak.
Understand that the people reading this don't exactly make up an accurate cross-section of consumer society. Of course, we would never buy these things, but we would never gush over the virtues of Windows XP, either, and Microsoft is having plenty of success without us.
So laugh and joke if you will, but in the end, the scariest part about all of this is that these guys will probably actually make a profit on these things. And that truly saddens me.
Like woodworking? Build your own picture frames.
Star Wars related. Therefore all geeks must be interested. Because we know everyone here loves Star Wars. Just like everyone here loves anime.
Computer controlled. So someone hooked a PC up to a printer? Gross oversimplification, I know. I haven't read the article, so I can't comment on how revolutionary the process is, but still...
If I trace a Star Wars logo onto my car (no, I wouldn't) would I make the front page? What if I traced it from a "revolutionary" print (eg actually using the high quality mode on my printer)?
Are we going to get stories on the front page when Jedi Knight 2 gets released in a few weeks? I doubt it. Despite the fact that it's gaming and Star Wars related.
And before anyone says "Oh, you can just turn off the Star Wars news in your preferences" - I am a reasonably massive SW fan. I want Star Wars news. But not to the point of drooling over some tacky merchandise. Think gas-giant massive, rather than 5-month-queuing black hole massive ^_^
Maran
You play the guitar to be cool and get chix.
And then you buy a guitar with a star wars character on it? Do you see a problem here?
This is the equivalent of wearing underwear with pictures of star wars characters on it. Great until you reach age 8, but after that, you stick with plain.
Great - I can get one and play (Han) Solos at top volume! :-)
:-p)
I have been *fret*ting about this - to the point I haven't been able to *string* sentences together. I think I will go and *pick* one up... But I wont break my *neck* over it.
(ohmygod - I have turned into Mr Atkins - my old music teacher
stunning Star Wars graphics created by using a revolutionary computer controlled painting process
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Does not turn into a light saber.
It is not an atuhentic guitar from Yoda's hair band days.
Turn into a drone.
Screaming "Luke, I am your Father!" is not a hit song title.
Once a Geek.....Always a Geek.
Anyone for a round of Weird Al's "Yoda"?
"The long-term contract I hadda sign
Means I'll be making these movies 'till the end of time
With my Yoda..."
You know, one of these days the marketing of Star Wars merchandise is going to get out of hand.
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The guitars and all that other stuff are a bit too hardcore fanboy for me. Even if you rock, no girl will give you a second look if the music you are playing is coming out of one of those things.
...take Teddy Ruxpin and replace the cassette deck with dvd player, and install a 4 port ethernet hub. Being bored and going to MIT helps also.
testing out my trending skills
At a pawnshop near you!
but can you say silly freakin' loser bait crap?
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Yeah, I thought you could.
Lucas and Lucasfilms have become such outrageous merchandise whores they are like a parody unto themselves.
I will seriously have to hear some good review or word of mouth before I even bother seeing this next Star Wars fiasco with or without the BackOver Boys.
I have been let down to hard last time (I should have know better after Jedi "Ewoks and JarJar oh my!).
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No kidding, check it out : http://www.toysrgus.com/images-misc/starcondoms.ht ml
I wanna Jimmy Hendrix light saber, not some stupid Darth Vader Guitar
"No Luke, I am your bass player"
"I find your lack of a solo disturbing"
"The lyrics are strong with this one"
"Jimi Hendrix has taught you well"
Damn junk filter, didn't let me post the tab here.
Buy a Nintendo DS Lite
Hmm, the story wasn't good enough when I posted it last week. Well, in all fairness to the editors, it's probably because I linked to an online music store that happens to be running a contest where someone will win one of these guitars. They're retailing for $1000, so I guess that's something, although I wouldn't want to be seen playing one.
Anyway, at the risk of giving a decent online business a vicious Slashdotting, check out the link after reading this: The contest is only open to US and Canadian residents age 18 and over, so if you're not eligible, do the site a favor and don't even bother! the contest
I am not affiliated with Music123. I didn't enter the contest.
[Insert your own Spaceballs the Flamethrower joke here]
yeah, ok, they look pretty dumb...and i know i wouldn't play one of them...
but maybe these guys should...
"Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true." - Homer Simpson
Then again, the disgusting Star Wars fretboard is totally tasteless. Anyway, I'd think a line of Skywalker Studios & original orchestra signature instruments would be a far more appropriate musical franchise.
A friend of mine who is currently stationed at Yokota AFB in Japan sent me some of the picks and a Darth Vader volume knob a couple of months back. The picks are pretty nice, especially some of the metallic ones. They come in a little foil packet with a trading card, so they're definitely more aimed at collectors than guitarists.
The Vader knob is nicely done as well, made of fairly heavy metal (pewter, I guess). The only problem is, it looks absolutely ridiculous when actually mounted on a guitar. I do concur with the general perception here that the paint jobs on the Star Wars guitars rank right up there with the worst atrocities ever committed against a defenseless musical instrument. At least they didn't do a Jar Jar. Yippee!
When you guys started talking about the "bigger ads" that we in store for slashdot, i didn't think that included stories. Come on, "premium Japanese instruments showcase stunning Star Wars graphics created by using a revolutionary computer controlled painting process". That's a straight up tag line from an advertisement full of silly hyperbole, not a blurb from a news article, at least not one i expected here. And please don't bitch me out as a troll or a "sky-is-falling" corporation-hater. I am not the usual /. crybaby and i don't post anon.
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No self respecting guitarist (who can jam), would buy a guitar for some stupid starwars pictures. Not some one like Reeves who used to play with a vibrator, Jimmy Page who was the first to use a bow, Steve and his 7 string guitar, Hendrix who revolutionized distortion, Brian May of Queen, robert johnson, Clapton during cream days, Al Di Meola's jazz guitar and john lee hooker. There's plenty of other great guitarists who wouldn't buy these starwars guitars. It will probably be a gift to some kid who is just learning to play.
...Is that Lucasarts keep trying to move away from ep 4-6 merchandise now that ep1 is out and ep2 looms on the horizon. And yet the demand for 4-6 vintage continues, as these guitars clearly demonstrate. Where's the Jar Jar axe?
Oh, and they've definitely said there will be no more ep 4-6 games. Several times, if I remember correctly, the first after X Wing: Alliance. Uh, right. I love how Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds headline art is episode 1, but most of the content is ep 4-6 vintage. Characters, art, storylines, it even opens with that explosive and unforgettable John Williams Ep 4 theme, and Ep 4 art on the menu.
Despite all Lucas's attempts to convince us to the contrary, eps 4-6 are still more evocative and enduring. Hum the famous theme from ep 4 (DAAA-da, da-da da-daaah daah). Now the Imperial March (dum dum dum, dumdy dum, dumdy dum). Now - even though the music was still by John Williams - try to recall any tune from Ep 1. Anything at all. Any luck? Anything?
Picture a rebel trooper from the start of Episode 4. Easy, right? Now picture a Naboo Imperial Guardsman. I've got a vague impression of a coppery helmet or something. Maybe. Did they have cloaks, or were they long coats? Any ideas?
I'm sure I'm wide open to accusations of cognitive dissonance, that I watched Eps 4-6 as a child, and that Ep 1 is equally as memorable to the children that watched it. Mmm, OK, if you like. Let's wait another 20 years and see which characters are still selling them.
If you were blocking sigs, you wouldn't have to read this.
Having been in working bands for many years, I have to tell you that I would not only not be caught dead on stage with something like this, I wouldn't even want to be seen picking one up in a store. The only comparable guitars I ever saw that actually were pretty cool were the beautiful Fender American Strats with the Vargas pinup girls on them. Now THOSE were cool guitars, even if they were out of my price range.
Sort of like what the Register does from time to time. Corporate themed sections.
Can you just hear the midi now?
There has got to be some way to keep it all "tasteful"
[problem is, some folks _would_ see this as cool.]
"It is a greater offense to steal men's labor, than their clothes"
It's Rock n Roll, not Please Play the Tune 8)
It takes 40+ muscles to frown, but only four to extend your arm and bitchslap the motherfucker
Is it just me, or is the star wars logo really ugly? The storm Trooper's nice, but the lettering has to go.
Shift happens. Fire it up.
Seriously, guitars? I'm a SW freak, and this still disgusts me.
Hey, all you folks wanting to buy this, I got a limited edition Star Wars plunger, with the handle painted like a lightsaber. The dark side got your toilet clogged? Use the force! All for 10 easy payments of $199.99!
If you are into Star Wars stuff, Master Replicas has been given the license to create authentic props like Luke Skywalker's lightsabre and Han Solo's blaster, as well as more in the future. They're great looking, but expensive. Also available at Action Figure Express or Entertainment Earth.
"TK-421, why aren't you at your post?"
These guitars are practically driftwood. And calling this a "revolutionary process" is putting it liberally - this kind of technology has existed since the early 90s, and has been used on guitars in the past (unfortunately). I love Star Wars, but turning my guitar into a Tuskin Raider isn't cool.
This "article" reads like a press-release, and so it seems obvious to be that this story was submitted by someone directly involved with Fernandes Guitars (god have mercy on their soul). does Slashdot always let companies promote their products in this manner? They should be getting paid for this.
Nerds don't play guitar...
Do any of you actually play guitar? If you did, maybe you'd stop bashing this things... Ferandes actually makes a nice guitar. maybe not for the bluegrass type stuff a lot of you are into, but for the punk/indie music scene, it's nice. billy joe from green day plays one :) and the art? hell yah! i'd go up on stage in a heartbeat with one of these!! i might just do it too, altho i dont really need another guitar :\ Any guitarest is is more concerned about being embarressed because their guitar shows some personality than the music... is just stupid. this coming from /. too? i thought we were all supposed to be individuals or some such deal?
"HE? Couldn't it be a SHE?" No, you crazy feminist wookie. Go shave your armpits and put on a bra. Female Star Wars geeks are taken outside town and left to die like unwanted Chinese girl baby.
Where did that come from? I don't recalling Fernandes ever making a "premium" guitar, even among the other Japanese offerings.
pronoblem
"Use the Flanger, Luke".
Gimme a break...
I wonder if the back-door-boys are going to be set up with one of these guitars to use as a 'strange new weapon'
George -- you make me sick. You've sold your soul. I do realize the movie is about making money, but enough is enough.
I'll wait for video...
....what Metallica's version of the Imperial March would look/sound like on these!
dum dum dum dum da-dum dum da-DUM!
Displaying Adaptabitlity Since 95
I don't want to hear one more complaint from you guys about not getting laid. You are taking a perfectly cool thing, a guitar, and nerding it up to the maximum. Shame on you!
Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.
Fernandes is pretty good. They have something like 70% market share in japan(Its the japanese guitar with the spanish name) so they must be pretty good.
http://www.fernandesguitars.com/
I own both a fernandes bass and and a strat like electric. Pricing on them is pretty good and the sound is real nice. As the above ac said, some guitar models come with something called a sustainer. I believe its an electromagnet that allows for a note to be held without the guitarist continiously hitting the string(you could buy a pedal to do this).
http://www.fernandesguitars.com/sustainer/
Fernandes isn't all that well known in the US, but if you look at their page they do list a number of artists who use them.
Bring back the old version of slashdot.
...and I must say, it is an absolute piece of crap. The pickups have a sound comparable to that of a dying goat. The tuners are crap. The tremolo system on it sucks. And dont let it be subject to much temperature change, else it will warp the neck making it unplayable. Thus, I stick with my Gibson SG and my ESP MH-301 Custom. They feel better, sound cleaner/fuller, and look better too ;)
And those Star Warz guitars more than likely sound like crap, to my standards at least. They would have had a chance if they were to slap some EMG pickups on it....
ditto :)
This is the kind of thing that when a company sells it, it's dumb... but if you paid an airbrush artist to do exactly the same thing, it would be way cool. Why is that?
"graphics created by using a revolutionary computer controlled painting process. Check it out!"
If they were painted by hand, each and every one of them, that would have been something.
A friend of mine likes to play the mandolin. He just bought an 80 years old one from an antique shop, hand made (in Italy), hand painted and after all this time it sounds better than his brand-new-designed-by-computer Fender mandolin.
These guitars are probably intended for geek kids who want to pose as rock stars badasses, who will never play them but just hang them on the wall "l00k, 1'm 31ee7"
Never buy a guitar cause it looks good (unless it sounds good too).
My guitar teacher always told me that the sound comes from your hands.
With the amps and digital hardware that is out there today, you can pretty much make any guitar sound like any other. Sure, there is nothing that beats a great classic guitar (My favourite is a Gibson SG), but the idea is not to get hung up on the label, and how much it costs.
If you have talent, and play with passion, you can make magic with the cheapest guitar (as long as it stays in tune...)
*** Where are we going? And what's with this handbasket?
I thought these folks were the ones famous for cheap Fender knock-offs, with the 'Fernandez' spelled out in the same script as Fender....
As for me, I'll stick with my Paul Reed Smith.
No one got beat up more often than the mimes of the old west!
I wouldn't mind a couple of C3PO control knobs for my Les Paul, though. :)
Man, I was hoping they were door knobs..
:)
Oh well
Where does it end?
I can see it now,
The Darth Maul 2-Headed Dildo...
Go back to GC and trade that Epi in for one of those Santana guitars. They are pretty much PRS knockoffs, and they play and sound great. For a cheap guitar, you can't beat it.
Also, on your next trip down there, try out a few of those $300 Mexican Strats. They are kinda hit-or-miss in the quality department, but I found a good one and, after replacing the admittedly crappy pickups, I've been happy ever since.
In Soviet Russia, Chuck Norris will still kick your ass.
"Well, it looks like some silly twit did not get a big enough oxygen pump, but that is supposed to be a Death Star."
"Filled up with air, it's quite evil and impressive."
"We salute you, our half-inflated superweapon!"
--
"Outlook not so good." That magic 8-ball knows everything! I'll ask about Exchange Server next.
I'm sure the guys in Grand Moff Tarkin will be retrofitting their gear with 'em.
You wouldn't happen to be related to the late great Danny Gatton, by any chance?
In Soviet Russia, Chuck Norris will still kick your ass.
Stormtroopers, Boba Fett, Darth Vader...
How could the same marketing team have figured out that Luke or Jar-Jar on a guitar would brand them as weiners, but still think that putting Darth Vader on one would make it a cool product?
I've always wanted an R2-D2 condom.
Japan makes some quality guitars. Fender Japan (http://www.fenderjapan.co.jp) makes such good guitars at great prices that Fender USA no longers allows them to export to the US directly. High end models from Yamaha, Ibanez and Fernandes are all made in Japan. Mike Stern swears by his Jap guitar.
Sure, many beater guitars come from Asia (China, Korea, Indonesia), but Japan is not one of those countries.
Don't forget - Lucas doesn't get paid for his movies, he retains the merchandising rights instead.
I think someone might be getting a wee bit greedy...:)
Triv
In reference to the earlier Spinal Tap comment:
I really hope that this "Darth Vader volume knob" goes all the way up to 11......
of course the Dale Ernhardt Les Paul is no joy either.
This
> Epiphone, Paul Reed Smith, Martin accoustic, guild
How dare you put Epiphone in the same league as PRS and Guild! (with the exception of early '50s Epis before they were purchased by Gibson). Current day Epiphones are poorly made guitars constructed in Asia. Sure, they are cheap, but still overpriced considering their quality. Actually, some of their [semi] hollowbodies are not bad.
> Jimmy Page who was the first to use a bow,
JP was not the first to use a bow, but was merely the one the popularized it.
> Steve and his 7 string guitar,
Jazz musicians have been using 7 string guitars decades before Vai.
> Hendrix who revolutionized distortion
Oh, please. Hendrix was a product of the late '60s. Distortion was already revolutionized by then. Check out Link Wray (from the '50s!), Wailers, Trashmen, or the Sonics, all way before Jimi. Sure, Jimi had great tone and distortion, but he didn't revolutionize distortion.
I'm sorry but either I'd sling one of suckers round my neck as a joke (and they cost more than a joke.)
Or it would be an admission that I had never crawled out of my parents basement den and had no life (which would make anything I'd play into a joke 'cause I'd have nothing to put into it.)
Some ideas are stoo-pud. This is one of 'em.
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these premium Japanese instruments showcase stunning Star Wars graphics created by using a revolutionary computer controlled painting process
Is the increase in ads on Slashdot now extends to putting advertising copy into the text of the story?
Kaa
Kaa's Law: In any sufficiently large group of people most are idiots.
Why does this bring to mind the old Saturday Night Live sketch with Bill Murray singing
....stayyyy.....
:) )
Staaaar Warrrrs, beautiful.. Staaaar Wars..
If they ban.. aalllll warrrrrsss.....
let these..
(Even though it was a piano bar..
..Jeff Keegan
seven syllables explain TiVo: kee gan dot org slash ti vo
*sigh*
I'm so sick of this buzz word crap. It's not like anyone here ever heard of a computer being used to control something or anything like that...
No really, I thought they were all hand painted and autographed...
...the Nomad is aimed generally at young or new players. (It's got a small body, built in amp/speaker). So this is probably a reasonable target market for Star Wars paint jobs.
And, heck, if it makes little Johnny pick up the guitar more often -- it can't be bad?
You never know, maybe due to the Star Wars graphics, little Johnny may turn out to be the next Kurt Cobain.
(No, that would be bad...wouldn't it?!...oops...scratch that last comment...)
For the discerning collector, Fernandes Guitars International in association with Lucasfilm Ltd. is proud to present the STAR WARS Retrorocket Collector's Series. Own the ultimate pop culture collectable! Based upon our legendary Retrorocket model, these premium instruments are the ultimate platform to showcase the stunning STAR WARS graphics created by using a revolutionary computer controlled painting process. Whether you choose the Darth Vader or the Stormtrooper model, both of these distinctive instruments feature vibrant images on the body and the neck culminating with the STAR WARS logo on the fretboard. Using the classic Alder body/Maple neck and fretboard platform, the STAR WARS Retrorockets yield rich tone to complement their stunning looks. We invite you to examine these fine instruments at your local Fernandes STAR WARS authorized dealers.
pronoblem
Electric Guitars! Yeah, Baby!
"that's not encryption - it's a new perl script that I'm working on..." - from some Matrix parody
http://www.lynwoodlape.com/starwarpewke.html
I wish I could say that this is unbelievable, but it isn't. After the hack job that Lucas did to re-release Star Wars (you CANNOT tell me that the new Jabba scene was any good, Han's arm passes thru his head for gosh sake!) to generate new revenue.
I cringe every time I hear Lucas say that he finally made Star Wars like he originally meant to. Gimme a break! And now he's branding guitars of all things? But really, it isn't a suprise, Star Wars was the first of the over-commercialized movies so there's no reason for them to stop now.
What's next? Cars? How about a Milennium Falcon SUV? I might buy one of those...
Brian
Remember Lexington Green!
What kind of sad bastard would get up on stage wielding one of these ?
most Fernandes guitars are cheap rip offs of Fender Strat's ... and I mean really cheap, almost as bad the ultra-lame Squeers these kids are buying today. Anyway, if you play guitar, or want to learn to play guitar, get a real Fender Strat and your playing will scream of tone and authenticity. Get one of these and you will sound like a nerd. Not to mention look like one for buying a Star Wars geetar.
The Epiphone guitars I have are indeed not that great. (but hey, they weren't that expensive :)). My custom Ibanez plays very great, and my custom Yamaha pacifica is my fav. guitar (the pacifica is pretty ok, but with some nice hardware it's a great guitar, especially for the price)
:) and the price is IMHO too much. I never played a Fernandes though.
Les Pauls etc are ok, but playing these for 3 hours breaks your back
Never underestimate the relief of true separation of Religion and State.
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The only way I'd get one of these things would be if they had a Darth Maul double necked version. That'd be sweet.
This must be why Japan is having the worst recession in decades!0 8/japan/in dex.html
http://www.salon.com/tech/wire/2002/03/
Just to bring slash back to our normal discussion on computers, I wonder what a guitar cut from a pure silicon crystal would sound like. When fabs start using 16" wafers, I want a 1 inch slice with a neck and pickups.
.13 process huh? Well, I'll show the world that Macs are still better!! *maniacal laughing*"
What is the natural resonate frequency of current 8 inch wafers? Could you embed a resonate noise source in the bedrock near a fab and ruin all their chips?
I better shut up before some Mac zealot fixes Dresden and Malaysia; "So pc's have made it to
If voting were effective, it would be illegal by now.
Your unofficialy offical site to buy more starwars knish/shwag.
Picks, Nobs, and Straps, I can possibly see. But not an entire freaking guitar.
blah
In Japan, you can get the PaRappa the Rapper guitar.
Cryptnotic
My other first post is car post.
the differences are pretty small. at least as far as basses go. im a bass player so i couldnt tell you about the 6string models
the biggest problem i had with my mexican fender was the pickups, if you get slappy & whap on those strings (like i like to do) theyll make a loud POP whenever the strings touch the pickups. and since the pickups seem to have a magnetic pull, & since they have to be VERY close to the strings to get a decent sound, it happens quite a lot.
i always just chalked it up to having the cheap $300 mex fender instead of the nicer $600 jap fender, or the really nice $1200 american fender. then i recently played a friends american fender for a set or two & was terribly dismayed to find that the $1200 one has the EXACT SAME PROBLEM as my old mexican one. it sounded exactly the same. like crap.
ive since moved on to washburn guitars, even the cheapest shittiest washburn ive ever played sounded 1000% better than the nicest fender i ever played.
maybe those fenders would sound better with some decent pickups in em, i dunno, i always just left em stock. i dont care to tinker with em, just play em.
I've seen a lot of stupid Star Wars items, but these are the lamest things I've ever seen. They make the Jar Jar Koosh balls look like fine art.
Boobies never hurt anyone. - Sherry Glaser.
The guitars themselves look very stupid. The Boba Fet knob is going on my list though.
-- your Web browser is Ronald Reagan
Knowing what big fans they are of Star Wars, it won't be long before the boys are all playing one of these out on tour!
Umm. Oh yeah.
Nevermind...
Viv
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Many of you may be aware that during the production of Return of the Jedi the title Revenge of the Jedi was used to mislead knock-off merchandise manufactures.
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Lucas has pulled this old trick out of the bag. Let me be the first to announce that the actual title of Star Wars: Episode II is to be Attack of the Marketing Drones
-Peter
I think Reeves Gabrels has stopped using the Vibrator since he got the Sustainer, but if he gets back into Modern Farming, anything might happen. Weird story about Reeves: he became a friend of David Bowie's since his wife worked for Bowie as a P.A., and only later said "oh, by the way, I play guitar..."
Why are people making sweeping judgements such as "all japanese guitars are knockoffs"? Would you say the same about their cars? Ibanez has already been mentioned, and Yamaha made original instruments such as the SG-series in the 70's, and my current objet-de-lust, the John Myung Signature bass. Yum...
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There seems to be some serious bias in the mods here.
I can't imagine any aspiring rocker is going to think "Man, I look so cool with this thing." I would have a certain kitsch flavor to it (in that Weezer kind of way) if it didn't have the huge 'Star Wars' logo running up the fret board.
I admit it! I work in marketing and I just can't understand this. What serious musician is going to shell out $1000 for this guitar?
You have to think about who the die hard fans are and what sort of products they buy and what kinds of products they would love to have with Star Wars branding.
This reminds me of a conversation I had with some female friends on the subject of 'how nerdy is too nerdy.' They didn't necessarily think that wearing sci-fi shirts or accessories was the deal-breaker, it was the type of accessory.
Shirts with small logos were cool. Shirts where the print, logo etc. took up the entire shirt equaled no fashion sense. If the shirt had something on the back too, you're finished.
This applies to nature tees too, so look out!
No matter how much SW you put on crap, its still crap. Stick with Gibson.
PVJR
"Don't worry men, there aren't THAT many of 'em." Col. George A. Custer, KIA
You tell me if you don't think Leia in a gold chainmail bikini wouldn't sell a bunch of these guitars. Or perhaps R2-D2. With Leia on the back so you can rub while you play...mmmmm...
Virg
More proof that Fernandes is dumb:
They only have Boba Fett on the goofy little travel guitars. I bet if they put him on the full-sized one it would sell like mad.
And howcome the guitars don't have the bizarro Fernandes Sustainer system? Have they given up on that gimmick?
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After I finish this post I'll paint my dick black and put a Darth Vader helmet on it. That should make a pretty cool Slashdot story! You see, chicks can't resist the power of the dark side.
You must have confused "news for nerds" with "news for lusers", because no self-respecting musician would play one of these. If I ever see anyone on stage playing a guitar with a Star Wars picture on it, they are getting a beer bottle thrown in their face before they can finish the first song. (I doubt I would be he who casts the first bottle...)
If you still think this is cool, I can also airbrush pretty portraits of the ST-Voyager cast on your instruments. Everybody will see your band and be impressed because it shows that you have enough integrity to pay to be an advertising tool for the Hollywood merchandising machine.
So please, buy one of these and come play in my town. And editors, please keep an eye out for the "Man Paints Own Dick Black and Appends Darth Vader Helmet" story. It will be under the "Star Wars" heading, of course.
How come guitarists get all the love?! I think it would be cool to have a set with Star Wars all over it.
Now, now, this monstrosity is Fernandes's fault, not Lucas's. They most likely approached him, saying, "If we can put Star Wars stuff all over a guitar, we'll pay you a lot of money." He responded, "What the hell. Why not? There are Star Wars condoms, after all. How much worse could this be?"
Virg
P.S. I don't know if "Gorge" Lucas was an intentional pun or not. If it was, well done.
"The is a great disturbance in the Force, like a million voices crying out and then suddenly the sound board went dead."
Virg
Ouch. You sound like a guy who needs to prove something. Good luck with that.
;)
Anyway, I didn't think this story was much different from the average Star Wars submission. If you're not into the milieu, then opt out of the Star Wars coverage. I suppose it can seem a bit banal to a non-fan. But maybe you should take a good look at the Slashdot stories under the Star Wars topic in the past year before you berate this one.
And if it's such a "fucking lame" story... why were you reading it?
What in the holy hell is this world coming to?
Well?
Okay, fine, don't answer. I've gotta get to my Star Wars(tm) High Colonic appointment now anyways...
See you space cowboy...
I've played guitar for over 10 years and I just have to say..
too bad the pictures are on Fernandez guitars
I love the pics but I wouldn't be caught dead playing a piece of crap like that
Why does Star Wars need guitars? I was always told that the were a gangster rap act.
I could see French or Japanese Rock bands being into this sort of thing...
Note: I use the term "Rock Band" loosely where the French are concerned because everyone knows there's no such thing as a French Rock Band...
What is the first thing a French Rock Band does when it gets together? Argues about what colour it's guitars are going to be!
(You have to be a guitar player to appreciate that joke)
And the the Japanese? Well there's Loudness (Roudness?) "Lock and loll!"
Need I day more?
You're using her as bait, Master!
do you really need any more proof that george lucas is nothing but a big fat sell out? these guitars would feel and sound like shit, and no one but 8 year olds would buy them. fuck you lucas.
Hey all you programmers and general computing folk! Worried that your guitar-playing will make you more attractive to the opposite sex?
Well fear not - it's the Star Wars guitar to the rescue! Broadcast your utter, utter geekiness while engaging in an activity that until now commanded the respect of your peers... and with a sub-standard instrument to boot!
Now you CAN sound AND look terrible!