NGD - It's Grim up North.

HarrySeven

professorben said:

You still have the Diablo????

No. Not the Diablo.

 I have acquired a (Slammer Series) Diablo from @bassbora ;

thermionic

I thought it was a Kay Effector for a minute there.

bassbora

It was a pleasure like the last time. I had no intention of getting a guitar but when I was offered the SS I kind of couldn't say no. So I have in space of six months got five Hamers from H7. Yes I am the evil person who got the 4 shredders. I only wanted one but to make it happen I offered to take all four. I never realised how much interest these guitars had because no one seems too interested in shredders. 

Just out of interest which Diablo is the one?

Sorry mr7 for derailing your ngd 

DulcetJones

Top marks for this thread.  I think we have our newest species, "Guitar Hunter", or maybe at least a mini-series on cable, I know I would watch.  Anyway, amazing find, any chance of an audio clip or video demo?

mikeyrob73

Needs more knobs and switchs 

Funkfingers

Those are on the GR-500 half of the outfit.

It might need a Kahler vibrato.

DrBob

professorben said:

HarrySeven said:

Roland GS-500 - the controller for the GR-500 Guitar synth.

To cut a very long story short, I saw this for sale up in the wilds of Scotland recently and pounced upon it.

As some of you may have spotted, I posted a 'help wanted' note on here re. pickup (I didn't want to trust it to a courier) and the very lovely @bassbora came to my rescue, very kindly collecting it and offering to transport it to me at some point in the near future.

We effected an interesting transaction involving the  trade of a Hamer SS Custom (and purchase of a Diablo) and today, I made my way North to do the deal. I am hugely indebted - thank you!

You still have the Diablo????

I really wanted one of the Diablos ! I'm in Scotland too.

Curses..

bassbora

Just to clarify no USA Diablo was involved.

Funkfingers

DrBob said:
I really wanted one of the Diablos ! I'm in Scotland too. Curses.

Did you try offering money? Better still, propose an offer involving a convoluted gear exchange

HarrySeven

And home...

DrBob

Funkfingers said:

DrBob said:
I really wanted one of the Diablos ! I'm in Scotland too. Curses.

Did you try offering money? Better still, propose an offer involving a convoluted gear exchange

There was (briefly) a fairly convoluted deal on the table as it goes ! ;-)

HarrySeven

9 hours, 384 miles and a whole lot of coffee....but it was worth it!

DrBob

HarrySeven said:

9 hours, 384 miles and a whole lot of coffee....but it was worth it!

Is it actually any good as a controller? 

axisus

HarrySeven said:

Your car flies!?!?!?!?!?!

axisus

Looks really cool and retro. I'd love to have a play with one of those.

Funkfingers

Not for long. They weigh rather a lot and the synth triggering leaves much to be desired. Bags of background reading here.

prowla

axisus said:

HarrySeven said:

Your car flies!?!?!?!?!?!

axisus said:

HarrySeven said:

Your car flies!?!?!?!?!?!

Diablo or DeLorean?

prowla

axisus said:

Looks really cool and retro. I'd love to have a play with one of those.

They were the point where Japanese guitars changed from being just copies.

HarrySeven

HarrySeven