tone box skull crusher

gimmesometruth27
gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,232
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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  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    that's so ridiculous it's almost.... umm.... nope... just ridiculous.
  • ScrapeMySky
    ScrapeMySky Posts: 426
    Well, if you were in GWAR you might want to check it out...
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,232
    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."
  • ScrapeMySky
    ScrapeMySky 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
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,232
    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."
  • ScrapeMySky
    ScrapeMySky Posts: 426
    Hehe, that sounds great!
    I'd love to see a picture of it. That sounds so incredibly Spinal Tap!
  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin 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
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,232
    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."
  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT 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.
  • ScrapeMySky
    ScrapeMySky Posts: 426
    That's a really cool looking guitar. :D And the ZZ Top remark isn't really that far fetched.
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,232
    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."
  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin 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
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,232
    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."
  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin 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
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,232
    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."
  • ScrapeMySky
    ScrapeMySky 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.
  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT 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.
  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin 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
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,232
    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."
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    it's a flying V.... V for vagina.

    actually, it's pretty awesome.

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