THE NIN HOTLINE

While perusing the issue of Keyboard that arrived in my mailbox a few days ago, I spotted this terribly battered unit, and felt the need to share. This is the Keyboard of the Month: A mysterious package arrived recently with Greg Rule's name on it. Fearing it might be a letter bomb from a disgruntled product manufacturer, he made the 411 editor open it. Imagine our delight and surprise when we found a little MIDI controller personally destroyed by Trent Reznor on Nine Inch Nails' recent Fragility tour. Autographed by each member of the band, this curio now resides in Greg's workspace here at Keyboard You'll find this battered beastie in the November 2000 issue of Keyboard Magazine, featuring the Roland VP-9000 on the cover.