Members FourT6and2 Posted January 30, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2009 You can see one on Dweezil's guitar in the ZDZ DVD. Because I know who Dweezil and ZDZ are... And, I just happen to have the DVD right here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crappymonkey Posted January 30, 2009 Members Share Posted January 30, 2009 Because I know who Dweezil and ZDZ are... And, I just happen to have the DVD right here... Dweezil Zappa in Zappa Does Zappa. I don't have the DVD to look though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members benricci Posted January 30, 2009 Members Share Posted January 30, 2009 It was something he put on after the 10,000 days album came out. On the CD, there are these bulbous plastic lenses that you look through to magnify the album art (it's a really cool CD package). They carried that theme to live shows. It's just a cosmetic touch on the headstock, with no significance or meaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FourT6and2 Posted January 30, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2009 It was something he put on after the 10,000 days album came out. On the CD, there are these bulbous plastic lenses that you look through to magnify the album art (it's a really cool CD package). They carried that theme to live shows. It's just a cosmetic touch on the headstock, with no significance or meaning. Nope. I've seen them on his guitar(s) way before 10,000 Days. I saw them live on their Lateralus tour and he had it on then, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FourT6and2 Posted January 30, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2009 Yeah, I wasn't even seeing the round thing(s), only the bar... and what may be an illusion in the second shot, partly the bar, maybe, partly a reflection in the round thing I didn't know was there. Dunno, the round things make no sense to me at all. I guess if they stick convex mirrors on their guitars for no apparent reason, the bar could be just about anything. Edit: Cross-post before I read the above. And now, we're both confused. The bar is probably a camera, like you said. But, I was originally asking about the round thing (which people have been telling me is the inlay on a Les Paul Supreme...which it isn't because he plays Customs and is also on Justin's bass guitar's body). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaVenCAD Posted January 30, 2009 Members Share Posted January 30, 2009 It's a mojo gem, and it stores extra mojo for the player to call upon in trying times.. Like when your tech hands you a guitar tuned to drop C instead of standard.. You draw the stored mojo out, and it helps you survive to kill the tech after the show.. Jeez people... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members benricci Posted January 30, 2009 Members Share Posted January 30, 2009 Nope. I've seen them on his guitar(s) way before 10,000 Days. I saw them live on their Lateralus tour and he had it on then, as well. Weird, I only saw it show up after "10,000 Days" so I assumed it was just a nod to the album art. I didn't know he had them on there before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaVenCAD Posted January 30, 2009 Members Share Posted January 30, 2009 Maybe the album art was a nod to the (whatever you wanna call em's) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FourT6and2 Posted January 30, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2009 It's a mojo gem, and it stores extra mojo for the player to call upon in trying times.. Like when your tech hands you a guitar tuned to drop C instead of standard.. You draw the stored mojo out, and it helps you survive to kill the tech after the show.. Jeez people... He doesn't tune to drop C. And he never runs out of mojo. Your argument is inane. So, BAM....you've been lawyered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members benricci Posted January 30, 2009 Members Share Posted January 30, 2009 Maybe the album art was a nod to the (whatever you wanna call em's) ? Could be... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FourT6and2 Posted January 30, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2009 Could be... Nah, Adam's always been a huge fan of stereoscopic photography (what the album art is). I seriously doubt a round lens or mirror on his guitar is a nod to the album art or stereoscopic art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaVenCAD Posted January 30, 2009 Members Share Posted January 30, 2009 Then you think up a better explanation, smart guy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ajitaw Posted January 30, 2009 Members Share Posted January 30, 2009 "Adam Jones famously uses the Silverburst Les Paul Customs made from 1978-1985, of which he owns five. His main Les Paul has a different headstock inlay, it appears to be a circular reflector of some sort, which covers the usual split diamond inlay Gibson Customs are known for. Gibson discontinued using this finish after complaints about the metalflaking changing the tone of the guitar, however Jones says that this altered tone is part of the draw for him." I'ts just a mirror of some sort guys... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FourT6and2 Posted January 30, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2009 Then you think up a better explanation, smart guy.. I asked Adam. Let's see if he actually gets back to me. I should have asked Justin, actually. He's good at returning email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FourT6and2 Posted January 30, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2009 "Adam Jones famously uses the Silverburst Les Paul Customs made from 1978-1985, of which he owns five. His main Les Paul has a different headstock inlay, it appears to be a circular reflector of some sort, which covers the usual split diamond inlay Gibson Customs are known for. Gibson discontinued using this finish after complaints about the metalflaking changing the tone of the guitar, however Jones says that this altered tone is part of the draw for him."I'ts just a mirror of some sort guys... That information is wrong. It's clearly not an inlay. Justin has the same thing on his bass guitar and it looks like a freakin' motorcycle mirror that they just slapped on. You can also clearly see the regular Les Paul Custom inlay underneath it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newbuilder Posted January 30, 2009 Members Share Posted January 30, 2009 Those are called fish eyes. They are mirrors that go on you side view mirrors on your vehicles to increase vision in your blind spots. You can tell because the bass player has one stuck to the body of his bass. That's my best guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members benricci Posted January 30, 2009 Members Share Posted January 30, 2009 I've officially stopped giving a {censored}... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lukeswall Posted January 30, 2009 Members Share Posted January 30, 2009 I agree with the mirror theory. they probably just want their {censored} to look cool under the stage lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaVenCAD Posted January 30, 2009 Members Share Posted January 30, 2009 I've officially stopped giving a fuck... I'm sitting beside you on the bus back home.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FourT6and2 Posted January 30, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2009 I'm sitting beside you on the bus back home.. Me too. I don't care at all really. I just started this thread to lure suckers like you in so you can have an outlet to waste more of your precious internet surfing time. In fact, I care SO LITTLE that I made this response to show you just how much I don't care. It's almost as if...wait for it...I could have just not said anything in the first place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaVenCAD Posted January 30, 2009 Members Share Posted January 30, 2009 Frankly, I wish you hadn't.. Best of luck with that name dropping thing you think impresses people.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FourT6and2 Posted January 30, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2009 Frankly, I wish you hadn't.. Best of luck with that name dropping thing you think impresses people.. I'm not name dropping. Both Adam's and Justin's emails are available to the public at Toolband.com, Toolarmy.com, Myspace, and on Facebook. In fact, all the band members have their contact information available. So, way to waste more of your time. I don't pretend to know either of them. But, they sometimes respond to email questions on those sites. This whole bickering thing is lame when you can't come up with anything better than these petty insults. Your dick is bigger than mine. You can go away now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ajitaw Posted January 30, 2009 Members Share Posted January 30, 2009 Yay! Now this has gotten interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FourT6and2 Posted January 30, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2009 Yay! Now this has gotten interesting... Such is the nature of internet forums. It's like people who watch TV and yell at the screen: "Fuuuuuck yoooouuuu! I don't want to watch this show! AAaaaarhrhrhghgh I wish there was something I could do to NOT WATCH this!!!! Maybe...like changing the channel, or turning the TV off, or....or....murder/suicide." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FourT6and2 Posted January 31, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 31, 2009 Ok, so it's not a "lipstick cam." Looks like it's just a mirror from a truck that he stuck on there for the hell of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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