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tone box skull crusher

gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 Posts: 23,303
edited October 2010 in Musicians and Gearheads
seriously? have you guys seen this thing? $400 bucks for a skull shaped pedal with light up eyes??...i'm not much of a fan of gimmicky things like this, but i am curious as to how it sounds..here is the website....

http://thetonebox.com/product.html

edit to add a review page with some soundclips...

https://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/ ... eview.aspx
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
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  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    that's so ridiculous it's almost.... umm.... nope... just ridiculous.
  • ScrapeMySkyScrapeMySky Posts: 426
    Well, if you were in GWAR you might want to check it out...
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 Posts: 23,303
    ScrapeMySky wrote:
    Well, if you were in GWAR you might want to check it out...
    i was thinking more along the lines of KISS..lol...
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • ScrapeMySkyScrapeMySky Posts: 426
    Ah, you're right!:D That would probably be just as good. Well, actually I contemplated getting the Gene Simmons axe bass not too long ago... Just for the looks on people's faces when I'd break that thing out a few songs into the set (of my indie band!). I'm still glad I realized that would be a damn expensive practical joke. On top of that it would only really work once. Still funny as hell but way too expensive. But sometimes I still imagine the faces of my bandmates... :D
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 Posts: 23,303
    ScrapeMySky wrote:
    Ah, you're right!:D That would probably be just as good. Well, actually I contemplated getting the Gene Simmons axe bass not too long ago... Just for the looks on people's faces when I'd break that thing out a few songs into the set (of my indie band!). I'm still glad I realized that would be a damn expensive practical joke. On top of that it would only really work once. Still funny as hell but way too expensive. But sometimes I still imagine the faces of my bandmates... :D
    haha nice!

    i did something similar when we were doing a glam/hairband section of our set in like 2003. in 1998 bought a flying v online, unplayed and unseen for like $250. the add said it was "burgundy" so i'm thinking "ok i have seen those, i'll take it"...turns out it was not burgundy, but hot pink....so rather than complain about the deception and deal with having to ship it back i just dropped some new pickups into it and decided to gig it out a few times. it certainly got me a lot of attention, but the way i figured it, what says 80's glam better than a hot pink flying v? i have not played that thing in over 6 years...i will try to find a pic somewhere, you have to see this thing to believe it..
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • ScrapeMySkyScrapeMySky Posts: 426
    Hehe, that sounds great!
    I'd love to see a picture of it. That sounds so incredibly Spinal Tap!
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    That guitar sounds like it could be so bad it's good.
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 Posts: 23,303
    here ya go guys, flame away lol...tonight is the first time i have played it in about 5 years....surprisingly it was nearly in tune lol... :oops: :oops:

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    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    That guitar just screams for some ZZ Top licks...

    I can just see Billy Gibbons playing "Sharp-Dressed Man" on a guitar like that.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • ScrapeMySkyScrapeMySky Posts: 426
    That's a really cool looking guitar. :D And the ZZ Top remark isn't really that far fetched.
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 Posts: 23,303
    lol thanks...i think i need to bust it out and play a little zz top and see how it goes. to me it screams more of poison, and autograph or warrant than anything else lol...

    and by the way, in case i ever decide to gig this guitar again i am going to have to get the light up skull pedal. that scary skull would cancel out the inherent wussiness of the guitar's color lol...
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    mccreadyisgod wrote:
    That guitar just screams for some ZZ Top licks...

    I can just see Billy Gibbons playing "Sharp-Dressed Man" on a guitar like that.
    MIG makes a very good point!

    I played a show with a pink paisley strat.. That was fun..
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 Posts: 23,303
    keeponrockin wrote:
    mccreadyisgod wrote:
    That guitar just screams for some ZZ Top licks...

    I can just see Billy Gibbons playing "Sharp-Dressed Man" on a guitar like that.
    MIG makes a very good point!

    I played a show with a pink paisley strat.. That was fun..
    how did that go with the pink strat? was it shell pink? or more of a brighter pink?

    since it was pink, i was going to make a statement and have my v be my war protest guitar in 2003 and 2004, i was going to put some stickers on it and relic it and stuff but in the end i did not want to ruin the finish. i used it for some of our heavier stuff like rockin in the free world and some rage stuff, but it is not the most versatile guitar with only one volume and one tone knob and with the hot pickups it does not clean up very well so i retired it in favor of the les paul and sg i bought.. i needed more dynamics than "heavy distortion" and "very slightly less distortion"..
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3 ... =512465746

    ^^That pink.. It went well!
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 Posts: 23,303
    keeponrockin wrote:
    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3414856&l=2a8a1ac89a&id=512465746

    ^^That pink.. It went well!
    that is a good lookin guitar. it kind of reminds me of noel gallagher's tele that was that color. if you, me, and him can rock a pink guitar then we don't need no stinkin skull crusher pedal... :lol:
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • ScrapeMySkyScrapeMySky Posts: 426
    Wait... Wasn't there someone famous (other than Gallagher) who plays or played a paisley strat or tele?? Like in the 60s or 70s? Damn.. I can't remember who it was.
  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    ScrapeMySky wrote:
    That's a really cool looking guitar. :D And the ZZ Top remark isn't really that far fetched.


    I was stone-cold serious, dude. Have you ever seen Billy's guitar collection? If you're gonna play a hot-pink guitar like that, you either gotta wear some spandex (warrant, poison, etc), or you just gotta OWN it, like Billy would do. Like, "What, I'm playin' a pink guitar, so what?"

    Or, you could get a sharpie and draw some boobs on the wings, and tell everyone you're fighting breast cancer with your guitar. Or put some glow-in-the-dark stars on it like McCready's Ibanez.

    But seriously, I would just play the guitar, and let everyone think you're just comfortable with your sexuality enough to play a pink guitar and not give a shit.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    mccreadyisgod wrote:
    ScrapeMySky wrote:
    That's a really cool looking guitar. :D And the ZZ Top remark isn't really that far fetched.


    I was stone-cold serious, dude. Have you ever seen Billy's guitar collection? If you're gonna play a hot-pink guitar like that, you either gotta wear some spandex (warrant, poison, etc), or you just gotta OWN it, like Billy would do. Like, "What, I'm playin' a pink guitar, so what?"

    Or, you could get a sharpie and draw some boobs on the wings, and tell everyone you're fighting breast cancer with your guitar. Or put some glow-in-the-dark stars on it like McCready's Ibanez.

    But seriously, I would just play the guitar, and let everyone think you're just comfortable with your sexuality enough to play a pink guitar and not give a shit.
    That's basically what I did... My singing teacher jokingly said 'you want to play the strat?'... I jumped on it and said 'HELL YEAH'... I'm comfortable enough with my sexuality and playing that I can play a pink strat and still be fine with it..

    Plus, I'm a sucker for maple necks.
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 Posts: 23,303
    mccreadyisgod wrote:
    ScrapeMySky wrote:
    That's a really cool looking guitar. :D And the ZZ Top remark isn't really that far fetched.


    I was stone-cold serious, dude. Have you ever seen Billy's guitar collection? If you're gonna play a hot-pink guitar like that, you either gotta wear some spandex (warrant, poison, etc), or you just gotta OWN it, like Billy would do. Like, "What, I'm playin' a pink guitar, so what?"

    Or, you could get a sharpie and draw some boobs on the wings, and tell everyone you're fighting breast cancer with your guitar. Or put some glow-in-the-dark stars on it like McCready's Ibanez.

    But seriously, I would just play the guitar, and let everyone think you're just comfortable with your sexuality enough to play a pink guitar and not give a shit.
    i have seen part of billy's guitar collection. it is legendary. my bass player's uncle is a vintage guitar dealer who has sold billy "several" guitars and he has pics with billy on the website. the last time he was in town billy gave him a business card that read "Billy Gibbons, friend of Eric Clapton" with his contact info on it lol....
    here is a link to uncle dave's shop...

    http://www.killervintage.com/

    i am secure with my sexuality also lol..i like the idea of boobs drawn on the wings, good idea MIG. i used to have to man up to play rage with it though lol...
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    it's a flying V.... V for vagina.

    actually, it's pretty awesome.
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 Posts: 23,303
    exhausted wrote:
    it's a flying V.... V for vagina.

    actually, it's pretty awesome.
    and it's pink too....

    j/k

    :lol:
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    exhausted wrote:
    it's a flying V.... V for vagina.

    actually, it's pretty awesome.
    and it's pink too....

    j/k

    :lol:
    Well played sir.
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • ScrapeMySkyScrapeMySky Posts: 426
    mccreadyisgod wrote:
    ScrapeMySky wrote:
    That's a really cool looking guitar. :D And the ZZ Top remark isn't really that far fetched.


    I was stone-cold serious, dude. Have you ever seen Billy's guitar collection? If you're gonna play a hot-pink guitar like that, you either gotta wear some spandex (warrant, poison, etc), or you just gotta OWN it, like Billy would do. Like, "What, I'm playin' a pink guitar, so what?"

    Or, you could get a sharpie and draw some boobs on the wings, and tell everyone you're fighting breast cancer with your guitar. Or put some glow-in-the-dark stars on it like McCready's Ibanez.

    But seriously, I would just play the guitar, and let everyone think you're just comfortable with your sexuality enough to play a pink guitar and not give a shit.

    I know you were serious. That's the good thing about it. Playing a guitar like that on stage requires balls and attitute. And Billy cerainly has both.

    Oh, and gimmesometruth, uncle dave seems to have my Lemmy bass in stock!
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 Posts: 23,303
    ScrapeMySky wrote:
    I know you were serious. That's the good thing about it. Playing a guitar like that on stage requires balls and attitute. And Billy cerainly has both.

    Oh, and gimmesometruth, uncle dave seems to have my Lemmy bass in stock!

    it does require balls and attitude. that is why i gigged it several times...

    you should really see what dave is asking for it. he is a good dude and knows his shit and is really fair. he is an editor for the vintage guitar blue book or pricing guide whatever it's called these days. what is on his website is only part of what he has. he has so much cool shit coming and going in his shops that many times before they can even get pics on the site the stuff is gone. a few months ago he drove to nashville to hand deliver a vintage gibson 335 to vince gill because he lost his in the flooding. and one time i was in there and kirk hammett called him to buy a 59 strat. kirk, gibbons, and keith richards and the guys from buckcherry buy shit from him all of the time. so he is a good guy to know i guess.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Who is this Uncle Dave?
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 Posts: 23,303
    keeponrockin wrote:
    Who is this Uncle Dave?
    Dave Hinson. he is my bass player's uncle who is a well known vintage guitar dealer who has 2 shops here in st. louis. he has sold us alot of our stuff and because his nephew is in my band we call him "uncle dave" to give him a hard time and make him feel old....he is a great guy who has taken good care of my band the last several years, and he comes up and plays with us on occasion. he is our guitar tech and his amp guy who makes Reason amplifiers is our amp tech. here are his bios..

    http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dave-hinson/6/a90/927

    http://killervintage.com/index.php?opti ... &Itemid=17
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • ScrapeMySkyScrapeMySky Posts: 426
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:

    it does require balls and attitude. that is why i gigged it several times...

    I see... :D
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 Posts: 23,303
    ScrapeMySky wrote:
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:

    it does require balls and attitude. that is why i gigged it several times...

    I see... :D
    no i used to have severe anxiety issues before playing our first 20 shows or so. i would be locked in the bathroom just freaking out. i thought i had IBS or crohn's or something. eventually i got over it because it got easier, and part of that was thinking in the back of my head "i am going to get on that stage in front of a few hundred people and play a pink flying v..... nobody else would do that...." so that really helped my confidence....so in a way playing that thing out took balls, and i discovered that i had them..
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • ScrapeMySkyScrapeMySky Posts: 426
    I know the feeling. The first few shows that I played I was going through similar stuff. Then I convinced myself to stop taking it all seriously. I really don't know how i managed to actually do that, but it worked and I'm really glad it did. Now I'm a lot more relaxed on stage and can actually geniunly enjoy a gig even if it's not the best. Sometimes even so much it pisses off my bandmates but I can live with that. Way better than the alternative. I also tried alcohol a few times. But we all know how well that works.
    Doing it by playing a guitar like that is a great idea. You should think about renting it out as some kind of therapy guitar. I'm almost positive it would've worked for me and probably even would've saved a bit of my hair...
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 Posts: 23,303
    ScrapeMySky wrote:
    I know the feeling. The first few shows that I played I was going through similar stuff. Then I convinced myself to stop taking it all seriously. I really don't know how i managed to actually do that, but it worked and I'm really glad it did. Now I'm a lot more relaxed on stage and can actually geniunly enjoy a gig even if it's not the best. Sometimes even so much it pisses off my bandmates but I can live with that. Way better than the alternative. I also tried alcohol a few times. But we all know how well that works.
    Doing it by playing a guitar like that is a great idea. You should think about renting it out as some kind of therapy guitar. I'm almost positive it would've worked for me and probably even would've saved a bit of my hair...
    i know all about alcohol to allegedly stop anxiety. my first show i was 8 beers deep before i strummed my first chord. granted i only had two or three more over the course of the 3 sets, but those beers were the only thing that would settle the butterflies in my stomach and stop my knees from shaking enough for me to walk out onto the stage and perform for a couple hundred people and look them in the eye...man i used to get so damn nervous..looking back now it is pretty cool to see that i can walk out onstage to a few hundred people stone sober and play a whole show if i wanted to. but it is fun to have a shot or two or a few beers with the boys to loosen things up a bit. i think that the more you gig and the more comfortable in front of a crowd you get, the less seriously you take your band and yourself. we used to be very serious, mistakes or fat fingering a few chords was severely lfrowned upon, now we joke on the mikes alot of the time. it keeps things loose and it is great to know you can make an audience rock their ass off and then laugh their ass off right after.

    that is a great idea about making it a therapy guitar. i am sure there are nervous anxious "headcases" that are a lot worse than i ever was that can maybe benefit from playing that guitar in front of people...
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
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