не съм сигурен, че много китаристи ще са във възторг от този дрифтър, но аз винаги съм харесвал идеята за модифициране на инструмента според специфичните нужди (и все още бих си взел left handed китара). та тук иде реч за една от китарите от арсенала на sonic youth, които, ако има човек във форума, който не е разбрал, много ценя . дефретната китара с 4 бас струни и ключа, насторйвана главно BBF#F# , но и по други незнайни начини...използват това чудо от 80-те до 1999, когато им крадат един камион със 30 китари и сто кила техника, и после им измайсторяват нова за турнето 2002, защото не могат да си свирят част от песните без нея. реших да постна за тази китара тук, според мен е много "вълнуваща".
· The Drifter was in Sonic Youth's arsenal for nearly 20 years. Originally a cheap 6-string, in the mid-80s the frets were torn out and the guitar was strung up with bass strings and used exclusively by Thurston Moore up until July 4th, 1999, when the guitar was stolen in California.
· Gauges: .056 .056 x x .042 .042
· Black Les Paul style body
· Originally played as a 6-string, typically with a cowbell for "She's in a Bad Mood" or drumsticks for "Burning Spear".
· All frets removed in mid-80s
· Strung up with 4 bass strings in mid-80s
· 2 E tuners removed
· 2 drumsticks used for "Eric's Trip" typically wedged under strings
· Silver single coil pick-ups taped in
· All knobs taped over with duct tape
· Rosewood fretboard
· When the original Drifter was stolen in July 1999, it looked like "Eric's Trip" (a song that relied heavily on the Drifter's unique set up) may never be played again. Three years later, however, Sonic Technician Eric Baecht designed a "new Drifter" from a guitar he'd had lying around for years, allowing SY to once again perform the song Eric's Trip on the 2002/2003 tour. It appears to be a heavily modified Gibson Sonex, or at least a copy of one.
· It's tuned identically, but as of Portland 2002 there was some confusion over whether the B's were tuned higher than the F#'s...
старият дрифтър изглежда ей така:
а това е новият
още соник ют китари