Love it in theory; however, too many cooks in the kitchen will likely spoil the broth. Unless the various phases were strictly divided, and there are only a few tasks that can reasonably be parceled out; let’s face it, a yoyo is not a complex object. Certainly a “Designed by W and X, machined by Y, ano’d by Z” would work. You couldn’t divide it up usefully beyond that, I wouldn’t think.
My dream throw would be an Arctic Circle, but anodized and blasted by Monkeyfinger. The Gelada has the best ano and texture of any throw I have ever seen IMO. I just love the size and shape of the AC.
I think YYJ YYF and Duncan. C3 and X3. OD CLYW and YYJ.
YYJ should partner with everyone so we can have a plastic hybrid and metal version of the best yoyos. A plastic hybrid and metal chief would be LEGIT!!
Honestly, I’d love to see more of collabs with Landon period. I missed out on the super limited Collabricon, and chance of me getting one are pretty darn slim.
I know Landon’s work is top notch regardless of his medium.
You say that like there are a bunch of collabs going down out there.
More importantly, though: it’s not just “almost” unnecessary… it’s absolutely and COMPLETELY unnecessary! Each company has proven to be fully capable of producing their own yoyos.
Collabs are the result of fun and speculation, not necessity.
Every manufacturer has a certain “type” of yoyo they make. YYJ making hybrids for example. It’s fun to get companies out of there comfort zone and have new styles! Who knows, maybe a collab will bring the next big thing to yoyoing!