Thinking outside the box

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I wonder which is the volume knob, the valve stem or lug nuts. Lug nuts could be tone and/or volume. I can see the splitter toggle on the upper horn.
 

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Don't think you can buy Cragars anymore, can you? There are some modern cars that just don't look right without that style...Challengers and Mustangs (emulating old Mach 1) come to mind...
 

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Don't think you can buy Cragars anymore, can you? There are some modern cars that just don't look right without that style...Challengers and Mustangs (emulating old Mach 1) come to mind...
Looks like they're still alive, Bill. They're owned by the Carlstar group, but seem to have products...

 

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Gibson agreed with you!

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Chambered body, spruce top, two humbuckers on the six string neck. I do believe that this (and the DuoJet) were inspirations for the Nightbird GG.
 

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There is an album cover of finnish band Klamydia w that idea - but I'm not going to repeat my mistake of putting the picture here . . . 😂
That's Dan Hartman (sp?) of the Edgar Winter Group. It had a wireless to keep from getting tripped up. Oddly, though he complained of getting electrical shocks from it. Dropouts were common too, which isn't nearly as weird.
 

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Sad, when you read the link about Jim Burns passing...

Yeah, not for me, but since seeing The Searchers on TV with their Bisons at the time, I always wanted
one after I found out what they were...nearly bought one when visiting Cardiff in early 2000's..."sigh!"

Really looks like something Devo or maybe The Tubes should be using...
 
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