Dargin
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Dudley will be along shortly with a story for you pervs.
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Mr. Gimpel and a sweet one off..
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Guitarburetor
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Dargin said:
Fellow Tap fans,
Yes, it is I will one of Nigel's beauties.
Nigel Tufnel's double neck guitar / sitar, aka "Nitar". This baby is all Koa, with a book matched top and chambered body, in the "double-gourd" style. It's bound, all-around, with genuine Italian celluloid in a tasty Black & White block design. The inlays are genuine rhinestones set in stunning bezels, including the headstocks, knobs, and switch tips (carved from genuine bone). Topping off the embellishments, courtesy BP, is a portrait of Taj Mahal (the bluesman) in a fine gold frame, which is under my arm in the photo. We accessorized with a fine brass incense burner that can be hung by a gold chain from the headstock.
The Sitar side has 6 Sym-Pathetic strings which are tuned via the banjo style heads around the edge of the body. The Sitar effect is created by the strings buzzing against the sea shell imbedded into the bridge. The pickups are all DiMarzio. The guitar can be seen in action on the Spinal Tap 25th Anniversary video.
Rock on, Dudley
Guitarburetor
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fogman said:
Thanks, Fogman and glad you like the Avatar! Wish I still had those glasses. It was my Rowdy Yates phase...
dfrady
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Very cool guitar !!!! How did it play ?? What was the tone like with that Koa and body shape ?? Welcome aboard Dudley !!!!!
Guitarburetor
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fogman said:
Yup!
Guitarburetor said:
VERY cool Dudley! So...I'm not sure I understand the above sentence. "you will 'what' one of Nigel's beauties"? Offer it up for auction to us?
Hey...my dream is to actually touch a Mr. Horsepower. Any chance we can get a look at one of the remaining models while we're at the open house? Ok...maybe not touch it...
Mike
Mike, BP said they have a couple around and he might be able to bring it.
I've love to see one as well.
Dudley, very cool, I can see why you are reguarded as a true innovator. I'll have to check out the 25th Anniverary Spinal Tap.
Thanx for the insight. Glenn |B)
I've love to see one as well.
Dudley, very cool, I can see why you are reguarded as a true innovator. I'll have to check out the 25th Anniverary Spinal Tap.
Thanx for the insight. Glenn |B)
kneeoh
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Whoa.... just whoa..... sweeeet!
SteveB
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Man,
Just one look at that guitar and you can SEE that it was a quality-made labor of love. It's a friggin' work of art!
I'll have to break out my Spinal Tap DVD and try to spot it.
Just one look at that guitar and you can SEE that it was a quality-made labor of love. It's a friggin' work of art!
I'll have to break out my Spinal Tap DVD and try to spot it.
Raz
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That's simply beautiful, hats off to the creator, and the creation...puts things into perspective don't it, I mean I can't even fold a towel 
koogie2k
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kneeoh said:
No...it's Koa.....just Koa......sweeeet!.....hehehehehe......
Raz gets my vote for the funniest thing I will see all day.
Now back to the thread
Dudley!
These one offs are amazing. Hopefully, eventully we will have a bunch of them for the book that will be created from this websight.
title suggestion:
Knuckelheads Drool
Now back to the thread
Dudley!
These one offs are amazing. Hopefully, eventully we will have a bunch of them for the book that will be created from this websight.
title suggestion:
Knuckelheads Drool
francric
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WOW, I didn't realize we actually got dudley to post!!!!!!! Welcome and that is a very nice looking axe!!!!!!!!!
Fogman, your gonna get Raz in trouble when his wife finds out he has instructions......
Fogman, your gonna get Raz in trouble when his wife finds out he has instructions......
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Guitarburetor
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MikeVt said:VERY cool Dudley! So...I'm not sure I understand the above sentence. "you will 'what' one of Nigel's beauties"? Offer it up for auction to us?
Hey...my dream is to actually touch a Mr. Horsepower. Any chance we can get a look at one of the remaining models while we're at the open house? Ok...maybe not touch it...
Mike
Sorry, that's a typo. What I meant to say was me WITH one of Nigel's beauties! As for the Mr. H (We can't rightfully refer to it as you did) I think we can arrange to have a Nigel Tufnel model on display. I'll check into it for certain.
Guitarburetor
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There's more where that came from...
I've been pulling some pics out of my old photos, and you'll be seeing more early MM's and some wacky on-offs on this Forum in the near future. STAY TUNED!
NorM said:
I've been pulling some pics out of my old photos, and you'll be seeing more early MM's and some wacky on-offs on this Forum in the near future. STAY TUNED!
beej
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Awesome, completely awesome! Love seeing those pics. Hope to see more guitars that go to 11 
