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01-27-2013, 01:04 PM
|  | Oracle, Ancient Order of Rass Hattur; Mem. #1, EPC | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Connecticut | | I'll bet it is described as having an open, "airy" sound. 
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01-27-2013, 01:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London, Ontario | | | I think it's a Yamaha Silent bass air bag attached.
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01-27-2013, 08:43 PM
| | Spruce dork | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asheville, nc | | Folks may laugh at this idea, but I've been to some pretty heady acosutics workshops where other people were doing very interesting work using inflatable bladders surrounded by a lattice type framework to produce very functional acoustic instruments. Thin films, especially balloon type, have some incredible acoustic properties to them. I believe it was Tim White who used to publish the Journal of Guitar Acoustics who made some very interesting variations on this theme. I sat in on one of his workshops along with Richard Schneider in approx. 1997 where he brought out several examples.
I'd guess some of our resident engineer types can add a bit. I only spent seven years in college, so I defer to them. 
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01-28-2013, 03:34 AM
| | | | If filled with helium, one can do a pretty interesting show on stage.
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01-28-2013, 03:40 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tasmania, Australia | | One could then do Bee Gees easily
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01-28-2013, 07:27 AM
| | Registered User
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03-20-2013, 08:41 AM
|  | a.k.a. James Slice | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: McDonough GA | |  Hey, if they could just get the neck and fingerboard assy to fold; then we'd be able to get in a Smart car. 
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03-20-2013, 10:02 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Seattle, WA | | | Laugh all you want, but inflatable chicks dig guys who play inflatable basses.
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03-20-2013, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by TroyK  Laugh all you want, but inflatable chicks dig guys who play inflatable basses. | LOL!! |
03-20-2013, 01:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Miami Florida | | | Ingenious may be....
if one can make it looks a little nicer it may actually works...
and no bumpers need it
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03-20-2013, 08:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ventura, California | | | If you haven't seen the video just yet, just skip ahead to 0:58. It reminds me of my uncle on taco night. RIP, brother. |
03-20-2013, 08:36 PM
| | | | And when you're not playing it, you can rent it out to kids' parties as a bouncy ride! Ka-ching!
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03-20-2013, 08:46 PM
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