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    The Perfect Gift For Those With No Gear Or Talent: Walgreens Sells Cardboard Guitars

    Saw the commercial for this yesterday afternoon. Yes, these are guitars made of paper with no strings, but seem to work pretty much like those plastic Barbie guitars from a couple of years ago. Oh, an amp and drum kit are available as well. Of course, a "sounds-like" VH version of "YRGM" is used in one of the ads.

    Link to store ad: Paper Jamz At Walgreens












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    The Perfect Gift For Those With No Gear Or Talent

    Looks like GAR can finally expand his collection ...
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    Fits in his price range, too...

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    Are they available in a crackle finish?

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    You guys took the words right outta my mouth. Except the cardboard's gonna get wet at the bus kiosk......
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    Quote Originally Posted by Diamondjimi View Post
    Are they available in a crackle finish?
    Pink, preferably?

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    Brilliant!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Diamondjimi View Post
    The Perfect Gift For Those With No Gear Or Talent

    Looks like GAR can finally expand his collection ...
    Look for this the next time you pick up your stupidity prescription. I didn't see any!

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    You would know, You're an expert on message board stupidity.....

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    This reviewer says the toy uses capacitive sensing technology!

    So it *IS* actually more than a cardboard guitar and drums toy.. man, Craigslist is gonna fill up with offerings of circuitbent Paperjamz once those guys find out about it!

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    I'm already looking up where I can get my hands on that drumkit to convert it to MIDI triggers..

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    MIDI = MASSIVELY IDIOTIC DICKHEAD INTERFACE

    Perfect for Garfuckle. Fucking loser.

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    I found out about circuitbent stuff while looking for another old Alesis HR-16. People tweak 'em, find goofy synth-like noise settings by poking around the board between contact points, then install a hard switched connection.






    I think for under 30 bucks, these things will provide many weekends of harmless fun especially if there's some cool sounding bendpoints waiting to be tapped.. and if so, it's only a sequencer away from wild new sounds.

    Remember "One Sunday Afternoon In The Park" and the story behind the sounds to that? If you want revolutionary new sounds, you gotta sacrifice to find them to be unique in your own music.
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    So says the ignorant troll.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GAR View Post

    Remember "One Sunday Afternoon In The Park" and the story behind the sounds to that?
    It's Sunday Afternoon In The Park NOT "One Sunday Afternoon In The Park".

    The story behind it? He used one of these fuckers...


    There's yer story , Shitheel!

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    One thread in a thousand you post is interesting, and this one's it.

    I'll have the drum kit soon as I see it!

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    Thumbs down Correction.

    Quote Originally Posted by GAyR View Post
    One post I make in a thousand is barely interesting, and this one's isn't it.

    I have an invisible drum kit!
    Post pics of your gear or STFU and GTFO.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jhale667 View Post
    Post pics of your gear or STFU and GTFO.
    You are in an exceptionally good mood today.

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