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If you are looking for your first, or even your next Air Guitar then I suggest you check out Dmitri’s extensive range of quality Air Guitars. Pictured left is the Rockmex which is specifically built to cater for the needs of the most extreme stage performer. It may look a little crazy but it is sure to impress the audience and at AUD$50.00 is a bargain, rest assured once the recession is over the prices are sure to rise and this may become a collectible in the future. I heard about a guy in the States who has an early 80’s Air Guitar which he bought for $30 which is now worth $1200 due to it’s roadworn appearance. But Dmitri’s isn’t just about the rock Electric air guitarists out there, he also has a range of Acoustic Air Guitars, a left handed model and even a double-neck. Also you are going to need some strings for your Air Guitar, so check out the Air Accessory section. Finally Dmitri’s Air Guitars has a special Other Air section which includes the cool and rare such as the Swiss Air Alphorn (still in development) and the Pear Air MP3 Player - “Just sit on the train, commute to your dead end job play all your favorite tunes in your head with the worlds first Air MP3 Player.”

Oh and as an added bonus Dmitri also offers servicing:

Our Workshop is fitted with the latest in Air Technology. All our staff is trained in Mime and pretentious imaginations. Only when we lose the connection between dream and reality, we know we did a god job.

www.air-guitars.net

I wish I had thought of this idea, pure genius.

If you absolutely, positively must rock and roll all night, then there is no substitute for our patented Air Guitar Strings! Our strings are made of the best available air, that has been cold filtered to remove 99.99% of all toxins, smogs, acid rain residue and greenhouse gasses. Best of all, our strings have a LIFETIME GUARANTEE! Yessiree, you heard me right there Yngwie, if our strings don’t last the lifetime of your air guitar, just send them back and we will replace them at no charge!

Only $1.99 a pack (plus shipping and handling). Bargain! The small print reads:

there are no strings, the air has not actually been filtered and there is no lifetime guarantee, but you do get a nifty package to impress and amuse your friends!

While you are on the site, check out some Air Guitar Basic Moves or maybe you would like to spend even more senseless money on an Air Guitar Strings T-Shirt? Or you can check out AirGuitarSpace, their Ning based online community.

It’s that time of year again and this time 2 time world champion Dainoji has been dethroned by American Craig ‘Hot Lixx Hulahan’ Billmeier this past weekend in Oulu, Finland. If you watch the video I think you will see why, he is pretty funny and entertaining and certainly has plenty of energy! If only he put that energy into actually playing a guitar… ok I’m not going there or this will end up with me on soap box bitching about Guitar Hero and Air Guitar! Enjoy!

Unstrum Hero is the Air Guitar UK online heat which is being run by E4, all you have to do is upload a 60 second video where you ‘Aireoke’ (perform Air Guitar) to one of the tracks from the set list which include Motorhead ‘Ace of Spades’, Rainbow ‘Since You’ve Been Gone’, Wolfmother ‘Joker and the Thief’ and Bullet for my Valentine ‘Tears Don’t Fall’. The winner will go through to compete in the Air Guitar UK Championship held at the Islington Academy in London on August 8th 2008. Travel and accommodation will be provided for you and a friend to the contest. You will then be flown with a friend to Finland on the 21st August to watch the Air Guitar World Championship. You will be provided with two nights accommodation before being flown home on the 23rd August.

But wait thats not all! The winner also wins a Gibson Les Paul Studio and considering most air guitarists probably don’t know their Les Paul’s from the SG’s they won’t mind that it is a Studio and not a Standard!

Need some inspiration for your performance? Check out the 2007 Championship videos on the Air Guitar UK site, such as “Shreddy Van Halen”.

Be sure to click on the image above to check out the E4 video ad for this competition to see some hardcore Aireoke!!
E4’s Unstrum Hero Site

He’s done it again! Ochi “Dainoji” Yosuke is the 2007 Air Guitar World Champion for the second year in a row taking out the opposition in Oulu, Finland on Friday. Ochi Yosuke becomes the second air guitarist who’s ever won two AGWC Finals in a row, along with the 2001 and 2002 World Champion Zac Monro. His prize was a custom made “Flying Finn” guitar, whether this was real or “air” I don’t know, I haven’t seen any photos to prove its existence yet! Would it be this Flying Finn? Looks very similar to the guitar I created with the First Act Guitar Configurator!

To my Australian and UK readers, Wes “Tommy Air Manuel” Roe (Aus) and Gabi “The Hoxton Creeper” Matzeu (UK) tied 16th and USA’s Andrew “William Ocean” Litz was tied in 11th place with Stefan “Bugi” Meier (Switzerland).

I just got sent this link to Bang Bang T-shirts and seeing as William Ocean has just been named US Air Guitar Champion 2007 I thought this T-Shirt was perfect timing! As the winner, Ocean received an “air” trophy, $1000 (actual paper, we believe), and a trip to Oulu, Finland to represent the United States in the Air Guitar World Championships.

So why not check out the Guitar Hero II inspired Air Guitar For Dummies!