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Loading ...So maybe you were never all that good at playing and actual instrument or maybe you can’t put a decent lyric together even if you life depended on it, but you can DJ like Kid Capri. Well Vestax is trying to help you “Party like a Rock Star” with their new S-1 turntable.
Yes it looks like a high tech guitar, but if you notice, there are literally no strings attached. No, instead they rigged it up with a turntable and most of the mixing equipment you would find at a bare-bones DJ booth. How long you’ll be able to rock out is dependent on the skip-proof CD/MP3 player.
Yes there is a built in sampler with a mere 8 seconds of recording, but the thing looks so badass. However for that “Rock Star Mentality” you will have to pay a dear price, something to the tune of 3 grand each, that price varies as each one is custom made, but you get the hint.
Vestax s-1 turntable lets djs roam the stage [via technabob]
The turntable actually IS an instrument. I believe Rob Swift was one of the first guys to really push it:
http://remixmag.com/mag/remix_notes/
Why do the gadget blogs always dump on DJs? Sorry for the hating, but I see this on Engadget and Gizmodo too.
I’d be interested to see how well this works when you’re jumping and trashing around. Needle and tonearm would have to be rock solid.
As both a DJ, and a Guitarist… I can say in all honesty… That thing looks like a piece of crap!!!