Smart Ass

Posted by: Jerryghr

Smart Ass - 01/10/08 04:04 PM

One of the new products featured at the NAMM 2008 show.
http://www.musictrades.com/NAMMProductNEwsRecap.pdf

The Ford Smart Ass line of seats feature
advanced Swedish pressure-relieving
memory foam. This is the real, highly
expensive memory foam found in
some of the finest mattresses in the
world—making the Smart Ass the only
musician’s throne engineered to conform
perfectly to one’s unique shape,
providing superior comfort and support.
The new seat back design raises the
comfort level of the Smart Ass for those
needing a little extra lumbar support.


Jerry
Posted by: cgiles

Re: Smart Ass - 01/10/08 04:34 PM

If I remember correctly, Donny was looking for a good seat. I can't think of one more appropriate.

chas
Posted by: Diki

Re: Smart Ass - 01/10/08 04:47 PM

I don't know, chas... That last comment (and a few others recently!) might put you on the potential customer list too (along with me and half this forum's membership!)...

Posted by: ianmcnll

Re: Smart Ass - 01/10/08 04:57 PM

Pretty cheeky stuff, guys.
Posted by: zuki

Re: Smart Ass - 01/10/08 06:38 PM

It's a "smart" not a "pain in the"
Posted by: tony mads usa

Re: Smart Ass - 01/11/08 08:43 AM

Have some us made a New Year's resolution to NOT be nice ???

t.
Posted by: Dnj

Re: Smart Ass - 01/11/08 08:51 AM

Tony as you can see by reading some posts that went out the window way before new years.It is what it is.
Posted by: Jerryghr

Re: Smart Ass - 01/11/08 09:52 AM

The intent of this post was to inform our members of the highlights of the NAMM show and also inject a little humor with the title.

However some of our members seem to have a knack for high-jacking a post, and turning it into a lot of wasted negative energy.

Regards,

Jerry
Posted by: Diki

Re: Smart Ass - 01/11/08 11:55 AM

Maybe some of us just made a New Year's Resolution to not take everyone so seriously...?

Come on in, zuki (and the rest of you worrywarts!), the water's lovely...
Posted by: freddynl

Re: Smart Ass - 01/11/08 01:50 PM

The seat looks good though, but since when is Ford entering the music industry?

Can we expect surprising take overs?
Posted by: cgiles

Re: Smart Ass - 01/11/08 02:29 PM

Okay, let me put this to bed. To all you recent converts to the 'holier-than-thou' brigade, I'm truly sorry for hurting Donny's feelings. I guess I just forgot what a sensitive human being he is. I wan't you to know that I am suffering a huge case of poster's remorse. However, like Diki, I can't say for sure how long it will last .

C'mon guys, one of surest signs of old age is when you start taking yourselves too seriously. Remember the good ol' days when it was alright for guys to kid each other (as long as you respected the boundaries - nationality, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and race). If you 'resemble these remarks', lighten' up.

chas
Posted by: msutliff

Re: Smart Ass - 01/11/08 02:55 PM

Ya gotta admit...it's a great brochure.



(from their website)

http://www.forddrums.com/smart_ass.html

-mike
Posted by: Diki

Re: Smart Ass - 01/11/08 03:22 PM

While these things may be OK for players with shorter, 61 note keyboards, I would advise anyone with a 76 or bigger to take a p(ass)...

There's a reason pianos have BENCHES, not stools... To get good hand position at the extremes of the keyboard, especially when both hands are at one end, it is necessary to 'scoot' over just a tad, and these types of stools make it impossible. The twisting and bending of your torso and arms don't make for much comfort during this time, and lead to improper technique and strain.

Kind of like the contortions some of us make trying to turn a little ribbing into a full blown conflict...
Posted by: tony mads usa

Re: Smart Ass - 01/11/08 08:13 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by cgiles:
. .........

C'mon guys, one of surest signs of old age is when you start taking yourselves too seriously. Remember the good ol' days when it was alright for guys to kid each other (as long as you respected the boundaries - nationality, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and race). If you 'resemble these remarks', lighten' up.

chas


OK chas, maybe I am getting old, and I DO prefer the "ol' days" when it was alright to kid each other ... but that kidding got out of hand, and I just wouldn't want that to happen again ...

t.
Posted by: cgiles

Re: Smart Ass - 01/12/08 03:49 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by tony mads usa:

... but that kidding got out of hand, and I just wouldn't want that to happen again ...



Tony, go back and read my initial post (complete with smiley face). If that's "out of hand" to you, you must have grown up in a monastery. Plus, if it's so bad, why do you keep fanning it back to life? Go back and read the last line of Diki's last post, I think he nailed it.

chas