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Posted: **Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:58 pm**

libratune wrote:No can see: "Embedding disabled by request" . . .

Ooh,I hate when that happens

I changed it to a link.

Here is J talking about his guitar

Posted: **Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:45 pm**

kiramdear wrote:Cool, thanks for the review. I don't know how I never heard of this model. Where did they come from? Do you know of anyone notable who plays one?

Here is a video of Sawao Yamanaka with is Cyclone

If you watch Cartoon Network at night you might know the Pillows from the anime FLCL

Haruko's 4001 with pullcord option featured in video below

Posted: **Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:06 pm**

octagon wrote:
marc61 wrote:I gots a yellow Cyclone...actually my son stole it from me. It's his main axe. I put a screamer in the lead position and had it wired vt vt
Wow,that is awesome!You are a great dad to let him keep it.

Well, he put the first scratches in it...so...

.....but seriously, he practices scales on it an hour a day so, it was worth it. I love the guitar. It's set up to sound nasty.

Posted: **Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:13 pm**

Funny I never noticed a pull-cord starter on the back of my bass before. That must come factory installed on the Anime version only. I wonder if I could retrofit that rotor feature ...

Posted: **Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:25 pm**

It's a faker! Check out the bolt-on neck at 00:53.

Posted: **Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:32 pm**

Gotta be a faker. Who do you suppose did the rotor mod?. That's a Honda engine if I'm not mistaken. They'd never install a Japanese engine on a Rickenbacker, not from the factory anyway.

Posted: **Sat Apr 18, 2009 3:55 pm**

kiramdear wrote:Gotta be a faker. Who do you suppose did the rotor mod?. That's a Honda engine if I'm not mistaken. They'd never install a Japanese engine on a Rickenbacker, not from the factory anyway.

No it is not a fake.It is a one of a kind custom 4001.

By the way,if you want to sing along to Ride On Shooting Star here are the lyrics

Posted: **Sat Apr 18, 2009 5:30 pm**

Here are the real lyrics!

Posted: **Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:21 pm**

octagon wrote:
kiramdear wrote:Mitch, how does it compare for you with the new Duo-Sonic?
Well,I don't know how to describe it really,but the Cyclone is a bigger guitar than the Duo-Sonic and I think it has a fuller richer,more complex sound.The body of the Cyclone looks like a Mustang from the front but it is actually thicker and heavyer because it has a Stratocaster tremelo built in. The Duo-Sonic has a brighter,sound because of the the maple boards and it is so small and fast.The Cylone has a nice vintage style rosewood board,It's Gibson scale (24.75) with a Fender radius(9.5)feals more refined than the Duo-Sonic.I think the pickups on the Duo-Sonic are hotter than the Tex-Mex in the neck of the Duo-Sonic but the Tex-Mex has a warmer sound and the Atomic Humbucker in the bridge of the Cyclone is really great,powersful but lots of tone great for overdriving my little amps.I love them both

Mitch, I tried out a Cyclone today for kicks. Nice sound and action but - yikes! - it weighed in at 8 lbs 13 oz ! That's more than many Strats! Maybe they had the "boat anchor" example out for playing (it was in an obnoxious color called "Caramel"), knowing nobody would (or could) surreptitiously walk out with it.

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