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Monster Eats Orchid

Although Orchid was designed to ergonomically fit a petite player, watch Monster chew on the bass. He's 12" taller than Halie and outweighs her by 110 lbs. Because the bass also comfortably fits him, I would characterize this body shape as successful.

For now.

Heh.

HUGE THANKS:

Pam
Halie
Tricia
Dad
Robert Irizarry
Damon Whittemore
Monster

SIGNAL CHAIN:

Orchid >>
MACKIE 1202 VLZ (direct no eq) >>
Sony TC-K615S cassette deck >>
MOTU DP 5 (audio edits no eq) >>
Panasonic PV-L581 camcorder (video & room mic) >>
iMovie >>
YouTube

CREDITS:

Catering by Galasso's Pizza
Lighting by Lamps in My Living Room
Wardrobe by King's X
Color by B&W

Etc.

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gail

Hey,
Very Cool. Glad to see you doing what you love.
Have fun, as always you do. Enjoyed the creativity.
Gail

Posted by: gail | 2008.03.10 at 10:09 PM

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