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The Rock Star
A duck with a spiked mohawk, tiny sunglasses, and a miniature guitar strapped to its back. Fun novelty duck for music fans.
Specifications
| Material | Vinyl (PVC) body, sculpted mohawk, miniature guitar accessory |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 3.5 x 3.4 x 4.2 in (mohawk included) |
| Weight | 2.4 oz |
| Color | Classic yellow, red mohawk, black sunglasses, sunburst guitar |
| Age Grade | 3+ years. Guitar does not produce sound, despite what your imagination insists. |
| Origin | Designed on Vashon Island, WA · Assembled overseas |
| Care Instructions | Wipe clean. Mohawk is molded, not flexible, please do not attempt to restyle it. |
The Full Story
The Rock Star owes its entire existence to a company holiday party in the mid-90s that got, by every account we've been able to piece together, considerably more out of hand than anyone had planned for. A cover band was hired. The cover band was, reportedly, extremely good. By the end of the night, at least two members of senior leadership had, allegedly, attempted to crowd-surf in a conference room, with mixed structural results for the conference room.
The following Monday, someone taped a hand-drawn sketch of a duck with a mohawk and sunglasses to the break room fridge with the caption "never forget," and it stayed there for almost two years before anyone in product development thought to actually turn it into something. When they finally did, the guitar was added almost as an afterthought, sized and shaped after a genuine 1962 model borrowed from an employee's brother, who we understand was very nervous about lending it out for reference photos and has brought it up in conversation at least once a year since.
The sunglasses are non-removable, a decision made after an early prototype's clip-on pair proved to be, in the words of one internal safety memo, "an unacceptable choking hazard and also just looked bad."
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Customer Reviews
The little sunburst guitar is genuinely well painted, you can see the wood grain effect if you look closely. A really fun, well made piece.
Not floppy in a bad way, just slightly less rigid than I pictured. Doesn't affect how it displays. Still very happy with it.
He has it sitting right on his amp now. Exactly the reaction I was hoping for.
It's the standard duck size, I just pictured the mohawk making it feel bigger in some way, which doesn't really make sense in retrospect. Still a nice duck.
I know this sounds silly written down but I genuinely thought there'd be some kind of sound chip in it based on the way it was described online. There is not. It's a rubber duck holding a rubber guitar. Lesson learned, I suppose.
I play in a very small, very unsuccessful garage band and I now bring this duck to every practice as a joke mascot. He has, unfortunately, gotten a better reception from our neighbors than we have. Five stars, mild identity crisis.