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Posted by: Jerry Arcidiacono Jan 22 2008, 03:59 PM
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Shredneck_Review
Muris Varajic & Jerry Arcidiacono
http://www.shredneck.com
http://www.myspace.com/shredneck
Posted by: Tomotoms Jan 22 2008, 04:13 PM
We've decided to write a review about the Shredneck because we endorse it and we have some topics in the forum about practicing without a guitar. We hope this helps to clarify what the Shredneck can do for you.
Sorry, what do you mean by 'we endorse it'? Has GMC got an endorsement deal?
Posted by: lavendell Jan 22 2008, 04:13 PM
Excellent review!! I must get one of those now!
I figure it's perfect to use while watching TV 
Posted by: Muris Jan 22 2008, 04:26 PM
Means Jerry and I,
BUT it'd be great to have same deal including GMC
Posted by: jeff Jan 22 2008, 04:32 PM
It looks a little awkward to hold. I'm not sure I understand how to use it properly. How do you hold it? I guess you always need to use a strap with it? 
Posted by: Jerry Arcidiacono Jan 22 2008, 04:50 PM
Hi Jeff, you can use also a strap.
Check out their websites. There are pics and video with the Shredneck.
Posted by: botoxfox Jan 22 2008, 05:04 PM
I have one, pretty cool, although I haven't gotten around using it much.
Posted by: Muris Jan 22 2008, 05:08 PM
Than you must have guitar with you all the time,which is great
Posted by: jeff Jan 22 2008, 05:19 PM
Check out their websites. There are pics and video with the Shredneck.
I just checked it out. Thanks Jerry. This is cool. I'll get one!
Posted by: Smikey2006 Jan 22 2008, 06:27 PM
I was looking at them a while ago.. i never really figured out how to go about ordering one.. maybe i just need to browse the site more...
Posted by: Rated Htr Jan 22 2008, 08:18 PM
What's the price? 
Posted by: Muris Jan 22 2008, 10:45 PM
No idea,check the site
Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Jan 22 2008, 11:17 PM
I'll check it! I definetely need one!
Posted by: Jerry Arcidiacono Jan 23 2008, 12:29 AM
49 euro http://www.thomann.de/de/search_dir.html?sw=Shredneck&x=7&y=5
$44.99 on http://www.samash.com/catalog/search.asp
Posted by: Milenkovic Ivan Jan 23 2008, 02:09 AM
Great review and an interesting gadget
Posted by: Atlantik Jan 23 2008, 09:24 AM
Good review. I've looked at this gadget before but I wasn't sure if it was worth it.. but I guess it is!
Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Jan 23 2008, 09:44 AM
I'd like one too - thanks for the review Jerry!
Posted by: preownedguitar Jan 23 2008, 09:50 AM
I'll probably pick one of these up as well. Sometimes I use just a piece of paper at work with fretboard notes on it haha.
Posted by: Iluha Jan 23 2008, 06:02 PM
It looks like a great tool for practice while at home watching tv or something, but I will find it preety hillarious if I saw someone on the bus using it ^^
I remember back in basic training in the military, the barrel hold of my M16 reminded me of a fretboard so I practiced alot of stretches on it while being there, at first everyone looked at me odd but that some adopted it cause it was a great time killer
Posted by: Jerry Arcidiacono Jan 23 2008, 07:05 PM
Thank you guys!
I'm glad you understand the purpose of the Shredneck while many people around the web didn't!
Eh! Eh! I have a friend, a keyboard player. He has done a similar thing: a piece of paper with the keyboard for the feet.
To practice the organ...
Posted by: kyldeee Jan 23 2008, 07:09 PM
I'm gonna have to buy one these before the time I have to go to the army, thank god it's not until next year, but still
Posted by: Flanger Jan 23 2008, 08:55 PM
Thats an interesting tool 
I have tried to find similiar on the internet and found out a "Lapstick". The same kind of tool but fully playable
Check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqiankvqgYk
Posted by: Bogdan Jan 23 2008, 09:36 PM
Very nice review ! Didn't know such thing existed And it got a great name too ; )
Posted by: Muris Jan 24 2008, 03:16 AM
I have tried to find similiar on the internet and found out a "Lapstick". The same kind of tool but fully playable
Check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqiankvqgYk
Nice tool indeed!!
But bigger than Shredneck,you can't drive and hold this at the same time
Posted by: Muris Jan 24 2008, 03:17 AM
What about me?
Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Jan 24 2008, 05:16 AM
I'm waiting for mine!!
Posted by: Muris Jan 24 2008, 05:24 AM
Coolness
Posted by: Maximus Jan 24 2008, 05:28 AM
You are great too Muris!
Posted by: ch00ch00man Jan 24 2008, 05:43 AM
seeing as there is such a love fest going on here, i'm reluctant to weigh in with my two cents worth. but, in the interest of shearing, here it is. not a fan of it at all. several reasons;
- these things tend to be one size fits all. i have a very specific preference for necks. i love the look of a les paul, but would never play one. those necks are like baseball bats, too round. i like a nice wide, flat, thin neck. and it cant be all lacquered to hell either. i like the feel of raw wood.
- seven frets? i mean common, thats just way too much of a gimmick to be a practical tool. very limited in my opinion.
- practicing left hand without right? i mean, am i the only one to see the emperor with no clothes? and you cant practice right even if you wanted too. for proper technique, you need to be able to rest your forearm on the body. i saw their promotional video, and the guy strumming it looked so contorted, i felt sorry for his carpal tunnel.
- and lastly, and i guess most importantly. i'm never that far away from my guitar. i have a wife, three kids, and an extremely demanding job. all that notwithstanding, i make time, every day.
boris
Posted by: Jerry Arcidiacono Jan 24 2008, 12:31 PM
- these things tend to be one size fits all. i have a very specific preference for necks. i love the look of a les paul, but would never play one. those necks are like baseball bats, too round. i like a nice wide, flat, thin neck. and it cant be all lacquered to hell either. i like the feel of raw wood.
- seven frets? i mean common, thats just way too much of a gimmick to be a practical tool. very limited in my opinion.
- practicing left hand without right? i mean, am i the only one to see the emperor with no clothes? and you cant practice right even if you wanted too. for proper technique, you need to be able to rest your forearm on the body. i saw their promotional video, and the guy strumming it looked so contorted, i felt sorry for his carpal tunnel.
- and lastly, and i guess most importantly. i'm never that far away from my guitar. i have a wife, three kids, and an extremely demanding job. all that notwithstanding, i make time, every day.
boris
Hi boris,
thank you for your post. I try to answer...
First of all, here at GMC we like to know all your opinions, so feel free to post.
- All guitar players have some preferences about everything. The Shredneck is not an instrument!
They have different colors, different models, etc.. But you can't find a Shredneck for Ibanez players, another for Gibson Players, etc.. Once again, it's always better to practice with a real guitar!!!
- Seven frets? Yes, the tool is designed to be portable, small and for the fingering hand. Off course, you play a lot of licks on the high frets when you're soloing with a real guitar. This type of playing require your favourite guitar
, it's simple.- You can practice with one hand and with two hands. The guy on their myspace is me... no problems at all while I'm practice with the Shredneck.
- It's great to know that you're always near your guitar and you have a wife and kids. But this is just your situation.
Other people can need a practice tool.
Cheers,
Posted by: Jerry Arcidiacono Jan 24 2008, 12:32 PM
You're always in our minds!
Posted by: DeepRoots Jan 24 2008, 12:37 PM
I think I'll get both the shredneck and lapstick in the next few months..
Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Jan 24 2008, 02:05 PM
My life would have been easier if I had this when I was a teenager... I think that it's a very helpfull tool for obsesive guitar players like me... I would take it to everywhere I go. It's great for long travels because you can practice during it and also to warm up before a show when the backstage is small.
I also think that always it's better to have your guitar but for example here in Argentina there are too many cars and the streets aren't enoght so sometime you can stay stoped for an hour. I would use it in that moments.
gabriel.-
Posted by: Wallimann Jan 24 2008, 02:46 PM
I'm getting one too!
Posted by: Muris Jan 24 2008, 04:14 PM
Thanks dude
Posted by: Muris Jan 24 2008, 05:12 PM
Boris,perhaps you didn't fully understand purpose of this tool.
It's mainly for muscle rehearsal when you DON'T have guitar near you,or you're lacking with space.
You can do similar stuff by simply typing something with your fingers on the table,
but this thing has real neck,frets and strings.
It's just alternative,not substitution for guitar,that's for sure.
About neck types,
I never felt huge difference,
Ibanez,LesPaul,Strat,PRS etc I can play them all without any troubles,
what bothers me the most is the bridge,specially LesPaul type,
I can't lay my picking hand on it nicely.
Posted by: kevin-riff-after-riff Jan 27 2008, 07:50 PM
looks bit crazy! i gotta go try one but why not just get a travel guitar? that way it actually plays?
Posted by: jacmoe Feb 12 2008, 10:02 PM
It's mainly for muscle rehearsal when you DON'T have guitar near you,or you're lacking with space.
You can do similar stuff by simply typing something with your fingers on the table,
but this thing has real neck,frets and strings.
It's just alternative,not substitution for guitar,that's for sure.
So, it is like a training tool for getting those licks and scales into your finger memory, right?
It has no sound?
But the strings help you develop stamina as well as providing tactile feedback?
Pretty cool!
Posted by: Muris Feb 12 2008, 11:20 PM
but why not just get a travel guitar? that way it actually plays?Because it's SMALLER!!
jacmoe,Yes to all your questions,I could add few more things
but I'm sure you've got the idea from whole thread.
Posted by: Jerry Arcidiacono Feb 12 2008, 11:21 PM
but why not just get a travel guitar? that way it actually plays?There are many solutions to practice without a regular guitar, maybe the Shredneck is the smallest one.
It has no sound?
But the strings help you develop stamina as well as providing tactile feedback?
Pretty cool!
It sounds of course, but you can't do "useful" melodies
because strings are short, while frets reproduces the first 7 frets of a real guitar.The Shredneck can help your stamina with legato techniques. Accuracy and a good playing require a real guitar, of course.
Posted by: Toni Suominen Feb 18 2008, 10:28 PM
Interesting tool and a great review!!
Posted by: audiopaal Feb 19 2008, 02:35 PM
Nice, thanks for the review.
I've heard about those, think I'll get one.
Just have to figure out from where
Posted by: Muris Feb 19 2008, 03:06 PM
I've heard about those, think I'll get one.
Just have to figure out from where
I believe Thomman would be nice to check out.
Posted by: audiopaal Feb 19 2008, 05:23 PM
Ah, that german site..
Yep, they got the shredneck!
Thanks man
Posted by: Muris Feb 19 2008, 07:01 PM
Yep, they got the shredneck!
Thanks man
You're welcome
Posted by: Trond Vold Feb 19 2008, 10:13 PM
Hmm.. this looks interesting
Even found a norwegian store that carries them
http://www.gitarhuset.no/ProductPage.aspx?PID=1180
Posted by: audiopaal Feb 19 2008, 11:20 PM
Even found a norwegian store that carries them
http://www.gitarhuset.no/ProductPage.aspx?PID=1180
Ey, nice one
Posted by: Danilo Capezzuto Mar 16 2008, 12:03 PM
Strange but useful i think!
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