Silent Hill composer's guitar auctioned for Japan relief
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What's scarier, being absolutely broke or regretting never taking a chance to have a piece of video game history? An auction for Akira Yamaoka's guitar and FX amps, which were used to create the audio atmosphere for a little franchise called Silent Hill, is currently underway on eBay (and will last for five days).
The auction is part of Play for Japan, a coordinated effort to present consumers and gamers with means to help the relief effort in Japan. If you partake, you'll not only feel good about donating money to Japan, but you'll possibly give this guitar a new home and outlook on life, one filled with joy, sunshine and family -- not giant death bunnies and other unspeakable horrors.
The auction is part of Play for Japan, a coordinated effort to present consumers and gamers with means to help the relief effort in Japan. If you partake, you'll not only feel good about donating money to Japan, but you'll possibly give this guitar a new home and outlook on life, one filled with joy, sunshine and family -- not giant death bunnies and other unspeakable horrors.
Reader Comments (13)
Posted: Mar 30th 2011 9:19AM jynxycat said
I don't know about you, but my house is also filled with death bunnies.
Posted: Mar 30th 2011 9:32AM Godmil said
He used it to compose the music for all the silent hill games?
Hopefully some SH nut is going to pay a fortune for this.
Hopefully some SH nut is going to pay a fortune for this.
Posted: Mar 30th 2011 9:46AM BearInTheAir75 said
@Godmil
Yeah pretty much.
*takes out checkbook*
how much is it, again?
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Yeah pretty much.
*takes out checkbook*
how much is it, again?
Posted: Mar 30th 2011 9:54AM Father Of Noise said
It's ok to fall into horrendous, crippling debt if it's for a good cause, right?
Posted: Mar 30th 2011 10:15AM foxhound said
This eerie soundtrack played guitar will go nicely with my cursed frogurt. I should bid for the heck of it.
Posted: Mar 30th 2011 10:57AM oxfordfishsalon said
That's a badass guitar
Posted: Mar 30th 2011 11:17AM Aeshir said
Posted: Mar 30th 2011 12:28PM Funkmaster General said
@Aeshir
Quite possibly my favorite game theme of all time.
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Quite possibly my favorite game theme of all time.
Posted: Mar 30th 2011 11:52AM 29A said
Akira IMO is one of my favorite musicians to contribute to a video game IP. I absolutely adore the work he's done for all of the soundtracks to the Silent Hill games.
Yamaha puts out good instruments, including guitars which I've seen Akira play in some behind the scenes recording of his soundtracks. If I had the money I'd almost instantly try to get that guitar!
Yamaha puts out good instruments, including guitars which I've seen Akira play in some behind the scenes recording of his soundtracks. If I had the money I'd almost instantly try to get that guitar!
Posted: Mar 30th 2011 11:59AM sammo21 said
IF only I were a rich man...Yamaoka is still my favorite modern composer.
Posted: Mar 30th 2011 4:08PM (Unverified) said
I must know where that hooded top is from...
Posted: Mar 31st 2011 4:02AM jrobington said
That man is a freakin genius. I'm still listening to silent hill 2 music. while playing other video games
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