Just wondering if anyone can help me identify the model of the red and white guitar that Sondre Lerche is playing in his video for "Phantom Punch" (video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL6fIpGR5lc ). :?:
Thanks! :)
Hi Meghan :D
My guess is, some sort of vintage Airline/Valco guitar - like the kind that Jack White used in the early White Stripes.
The thread under the video suggests that it's a 'Doraemon' Guitar (?????),
Which I've never heard of.
Ken
"The man who has begun to live more seriously within
begins to live more simply without"
-Ernest Hemingway
"A genuine individual is an outright nuisance in a factory"
-Orson Welles
I think that the 'Doraemon' Guitar is the cartoonish one that one of the band members is playing. Thanks though. :D
'Doraemon' Guitar (?????),
Which I've never heard of.
Doraemon (do-rae-mon) is a Japanese cartoon character. He's called Doraemon because he loves to eat dorayaki (kind of like two pancakes filled with sweet red bean paste). He's a robot cat from the future who helps his "owner" Nobby with all kinds of gadgets that usually end with both of them getting into more trouble. It's a pretty old school cartoon from the 60's though it's still on the air in Japan. I actually have a couple of Doraemon things myself - e.g. the bell on my bike is a Doraemon bell.
I think I remember seeing the Doraemon guitar on the ESP website. Yup, here it is - http://www.espguitars.co.jp/doraemon/ It seems to be intended as a kid's starter guitar - Doraemon's still popular with kids and the built in amp/speaker makes it easy for small Japanese homes.
Pop music is about stealing pocket money from children. - Ian Anderson
Thankx Hype. 8)
That was very informative, as well as cute. :wink:
If it's old school, I can't believe I haven't ever heard of it...?
Oh Well. :D
Well, we've identified THAT guitar anyway. :P
I spent a good deal of time last night trying to find an exact match for the red & white one ....
Couldn't come up with it.
I tried American, European, and Japanese types like the old Airlines....
Nothing :evil:
I'm sure someone'll know though.
Ken
"The man who has begun to live more seriously within
begins to live more simply without"
-Ernest Hemingway
"A genuine individual is an outright nuisance in a factory"
-Orson Welles
That guitar looks an awful lot like the Supro Sahara made out of fiberglass.
This was a product of National/Valco/Airline. The company/companies have
such an involved history I'm not even sure which name to use. I have in my
procession one that looks identical to this:
The only difference being the name on the headstock is Atlas with a figure of Atlas under it.
I suspect that they were sold under various names.
Ive never seen one with that color configuration though.
