OT: Synth Axe

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In a message dated 1/25/01 4:23:01 AM Central Standard Time, torus at cubic.org 
writes:

> Just wonder if anyone here knows the "Synth Axe" Synth-Guitar? A very
>  strange red plastic guitar with fake-strings and a 5 key keyboard on it's
>  side.
>  
>  I would like to get a used one, so I searched the ebay for it, but I didn't
>  found it.. Then started up my favorite search engine and searched there..
>  Only one link (to a photo from Moog Cookbook.. There one of them is
>  "playing" a synth axe).
>  
>  Now I really wonder: If I only find one stupid link in altavista Synth Axe
>  is definately not the exact name for this thing...
>  Does anyone know for what I should look instad (original name for example).


 Hello,
 Here's one link:
http://www.hollis.co.uk/john/synthaxe.html

 and this other link doesn't seem to work any more (or at least right now):
http://www.media.mit.edu/~joep/SpectrumWeb/SpectrumX.html

 I believe the SynthAxe actually came in different colors. I think both Alan 
Holdsworth and Lee Ritenour had blue ones.  I just bought a DVD video called 
"GRP Presents" which features Lee Ritenour playing the Synthaxe on a couple 
of songs. It's pretty neat and of good sound/video quality.

 Andrew Sanchez