Thursday, May 31, 2012

The Backless Special strikes again

Following a successful exhibition of the TurkbyTone Mach III Custom Backless Special guitar at the Palmerston North City Library during May (Kiwi Music Month), this precious instrument is now back under lock and key. No, wait, it's just under lock actually. It would be stupid to leave the key right next to the lock, wouldn't it?
Potential upcoming exhibitions may or may not include a brief showing at Medusa Bar in Wellington tonight (Friday June 1st) when the Bing Turkby Ensemble play at the Carnival Of Sin!
There's a stonkingly eclectic lineup of bands for this one, it should be a blast.
So Jim Keltnenhausen has hauled on his managerial robes and suggested that the Backless Special make an appearance, completely ignoring the fact that it can't stay in tune and is horrible to play.
When I pointed this out to Jim he gave one of his trademark smirks (TM) and said "who's gonna notice any difference?", which I understood to be a remark about the paucity of my guitaring chops, skills and technique.
If anyone would like to prove their powerful prowess on the Backless Special, as you can see from the photo above, you can still buy a tribute model from the Rockshop for a mere $1699.
Or if you have an old broken guitar, you could make one yourself for free!

Details for the Carnival of sin here.