Someone took AC/DC's Thunderstruck very literal... - Page 1
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author: Traceless
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 24, 2025, 08:12:27 pm
content: ... and played it in their garden using Tesla Coils. If find the setup pretty cool and thought I'd share the video here.Thunderstruck on Tesla Coils

author: BrianHG
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 24, 2025, 08:39:49 pm
content: , its only the electric guitars and organ synth in place of the vocals. The bass is feed through separately as audio. What an insult to an AC/DC classic.This guy just purchased some off the shelf toys.Why didn't he make his own QCW coil for the low frequency notes.QuoteExample of the REAL-MCOY: (Let me know when someone uses this QCW colil for Thunderstrustruck, then I would call that literal and be happy...)The above coil's engineer:Quotealso, there are some Marx Generators which can be tuned to low frequency blasts as well.

author: Traceless
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timestamp: August 24, 2025, 08:47:17 pm
content: Hey Brian,he actually has a bass now (link below). Not sure how much of it is off-the shelf or not, either way he made it sound quite good IMO.

author: Analog Kid
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timestamp: August 24, 2025, 08:53:54 pm
content: I think this is related enough to post here.A different energy source, propane instead of electricity.The "burner" community's interactive game, Dance Dance Immolation (after "Dance Dance Revolution", formerly found at many large shopping centers and entertainment arcades):I saw this live at the Oakland Fire Festival back in 2008. I couldn't stop cracking up; it was a total hoot.Instead of a buzzer going off when the dancer made a misstep, they got roasted with a blast of propane flame!The other thing, which I couldn't find on YooToob, was a totally demented "organ" where each note was a flaming propane-powered tube that emitted a (badly out-of-tune) blast, controlled by a musical keyboard. Totally hilarious!

author: BrianHG
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 24, 2025, 09:51:12 pm
content: Quote from: Traceless on August 24, 2025, 08:47:17 pmYup, much the large tesla coil does generate lower frequency buzz sounds, perfect for Daft Punk style music.They still mix in the bass drum audio from a mixer or onsite normal subwoofer.I do not think that you will find anyone without some serious moneywith a QCW coil as those require these gigantic old military Russian vacuum tubes to synthesize the high frequency RF output which silently grows the lightning bolt, proceeded by the low frequency thunder bass drum pulse once it collapses as the super heated air implodes once that heat source is gone.(Apparently, semiconductor based lower power QCW coils have been making their way into market over the past few years... The largest one I've seen on youtube is 12kw. Modern IGBT or better Silicon-Carbide components should make it possible.)Note that the video I supplied was cell-phone camcordered, the bass coming from that thing is heavy and loud with a VLF kick which punches you in the gut.

author: nctnico
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timestamp: August 24, 2025, 10:15:25 pm
content: I like this Youtube suggestion:

author: BrianHG
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 24, 2025, 10:26:52 pm
content: Quote from: nctnico on August 24, 2025, 10:15:25 pmI saw that one awhile back. It's hilarious...

author: themadhippy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 24, 2025, 10:45:19 pm
content: Quotethis sorta tingAll these tesla coils are bringing back memory's of a summer knitting 63A 3 phase supplys around parks and festival sites for these these chaps.

author: BrianHG
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 24, 2025, 11:08:25 pm
content: Real Man Made Thunder

author: NiHaoMike
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 24, 2025, 11:30:47 pm
content: How about a live performance featuring a beautiful model and several Tesla coils?

author: Andy Chee
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timestamp: August 25, 2025, 02:33:32 am
content: Two more renditions, though, less thunder more buzzing....

author: xvr
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timestamp: August 25, 2025, 02:10:03 pm
content: My favorites - Robots, Music and Destruction (don't leave robots unattended)

author: BrianHG
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timestamp: August 25, 2025, 02:46:46 pm
content: Ok, those electric toothbrushes were excellent!

author: Traceless
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timestamp: August 25, 2025, 10:13:06 pm
content: Nice so many suggestions. I didn't know Dance-Dance Revolution with flamethrowers, the flamethrower-organ, the Lords of Lightning show and the Phantom of the Opera + Tesla Coil yet. However I did know the Floppotron, that thing is just great and absolutely something I'd might do if I had to much spare time and spare disk drives at handThe Lorentz Plasma Cannon must be crazy loud IRL I'm getting styropyro vibes from that experiment.Half off-topic because no electricity involved - For those of you who liked the Cello version of Thunderstruck you might like that one too:Super big thanks to xvr for sharing the Automatica video absolutely love the video and the song, even though it was a bit painful to see the instruments getting shredded in the end.

author: John Coloccia
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timestamp: August 26, 2025, 01:24:18 am
content: Analog FTW.For real, the stepper motor versions of some of these really impressive.

author: Andy Chee
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timestamp: August 26, 2025, 01:33:50 am
content: Not Thunderstruck, but anyway....

author: themadhippy
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timestamp: August 26, 2025, 01:39:39 am
content: Quoteover the years i've mic'd up some unusual items ,even had a request for a di box for spoons,but never a tractor

author: John Coloccia
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2025, 01:43:07 am
content: Quote from: themadhippy on August 26, 2025, 01:39:39 amI watch it every couple of years, and it always makes me smile.I've mic'd up some strange things too.