![]() The following Conditions of Sale and Terms of Guarantee, as amended by any posted notices or announcements during the auction and in addition to the Term of Use for, are Charitybuzz, LLC and the Seller’s entire agreement with the purchaser and any bidders relative to the property listed in this lot. For more information, visit Check out this awesome video of the snowboard being created, and make sure to "like" Signal on Facebook! The album debuted at the top of Billboard's Top 200 album chart, making A Thousand Suns the 3rd consecutive Linkin Park album to reach #1. The highly anticipated fourth studio album from Linkin Park A Thousand Suns (Machine Shop Recordings / Warner Bros) has been described as a psychedelic journey that explores the conflict between technology and humanity. Linkin Park is a modern alternative band comprised of lead vocalist, Chester Bennington, drummer/percussionist, Rob Bourdon, guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave 'Phoenix' Farrell, DJ, programmer Joe Hahn and Mike Shinoda - lead vocals, keyboards, guitar. All proceeds from this auction benefit Music for Relief’s Japan earthquake & tsunami relief effort. It is a Twin Tip Rocker Board, size 156 cm. This board was built by Chester Bennington at the Signal Factory in Huntington Beach, California. This one-of-a-kind, custom snowboard has vinyl records from their 2010 release A Thousand Suns built into the board! There is only one of these in existence. Truly a collectable, this board is signed by all band members and is one of the sickest freestyle snowboard designs using rocker technology by Signal Snowboards. "Digital media is a lot of fun," says Lee, "but it's blue collar work and it takes a lot of commitment and dedication to keep it up.Hand built Signal Snowboard by Chester Bennington of Linkin Park. "We're used to making snowboard videos, trick tips and other content based around snowboarding, but ETT is the first web series of its kind to build a real show revolving around an entire company and its building processes," says Lee, who adds that the glamorous world of video and the prosaic practice of manufacturing aren't that different. Signal Snowboards continues that tradition, but is also helping to make manufacturing cool. Epic runs and humorous skits were shared on VHS cassettes and chronicled the daring evolution of the extreme sport. ![]() Snowboarding and skateboarding became popular in the 1980s partly because of a culture of video production. "Coming from a pro rider background it's important to us that we work with our riders and use our experience to evolve designs that keep up with progression of the sport." says Lee. ![]() The crazy prototypes also keep Signal enmeshed in the counter culture mindset that spawned them. Some of the designs seem far fetched, but a wheel chair rig designed for a paralyzed rider and a board covered in solar panels to charge gadgets seem like the start of interesting product lines. ETT has absolutely given way to lower prototyping cost and faster fabrication methods." "We have also updated a lot of core profiles in our snowboards because of the show and its constant access to R&D. "A few of the production boards have ETT ideas built in to them or around them," says Lee. While irreverent, the ideation process has had a big influence on the company's standard designs. ![]()
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