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A Guitar for the Music Reader, Not the Tab Tinkerer?

by | February 2, 2024 | Designs | 0 Comments

Let’s face it, that should’ve been a tablature, given how most of us guitarists read music like we read the terms and conditions – we don’t.

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Flying Y Guitar !!

by | July 1, 2015 | Designs | 0 Comments

These guitars made from recycled carbon-fiber frames of bikes which is kinda cool but don't try to play beyond the 12th fret ! Don't even think about it ! Jacob Chapman, from Bend, Oregon, ingeniously turned carbon-fiber frame of a Trek Y bike into a guitar. He calls...
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Who Knew That Picasso was a Luthier ?

by | September 5, 2011 | Designs | 2 Comments

I wouldn't want to be the one to tell it it's out of tune. The guitar looks like it is ready to eat all your fingers and sing you a scary tune at the same time. If Pablo Picasso was a guitar maker, I am pretty sure he would have build guitars like this spooky one......
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Shonky Graffiti One Guitar

by | December 4, 2012 | Designs | 9 Comments

What a weird guitar seen on ebay... That's a confusing one because I want to give props to the builder for building an original guitar but I also want to take a jigsaw and rectify the shape of the body and the headstock !!
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The Illegitimate Child of an Explorer and a Flying V

by | December 15, 2012 | Designs | 1 Comment

The Heritage X Terminator is a piece of guitar history. According to Heritage, there were only maybe a couple dozen made or less... Still, that V pickguard in that position is enough to qualify this guitar as a fail !! The Heritage X Terminator guitar is a rare and...
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Twisted Guitar

by | February 22, 2013 | Designs | 3 Comments

If someone has an explanation for this... Update : This twisted guitar was made by Mark Grimbly. The nickname of this guitar - that seems inspired by Hetfields ESP Snakebyte - is Salli as in SALvador DaLI. It makes sense !
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Is it a Bass, a Guitar, a Banjo, a Mandolin or a Violin?

by | April 18, 2014 | Designs | 0 Comments

You may have some concerns about the playability ! Funny how the higher you move, the more firearm-ish it looks !
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Yet Another Toilet Seat Guitar

by | June 5, 2013 | Designs | 1 Comment

Have you ever wondered what's the motivation to build a toilet seat guitar ? Once upon a time, there was a man named Bob who had a passion for music and a love for all things toilet-related. One day, while sitting on the throne, inspiration struck him like a...
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What If Honda Made Guitars ?

by | May 5, 2014 | Designs | 0 Comments

They would probably look like this ! The builder of this insane guitar had parts lying around in the garage that he put together : Telecaster-style hardware Red pearloid Stratocaster neck pickup Honda GX160 fan shroud, carb, coil and fuel tank Choke lever serves as...
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A Tremolo Bar for an Acoustic Guitar

by | August 18, 2011 | Designs | 3 Comments

A strangely-shaped acoustic guitar with a tremolo bar on a fixed bridge ? That's way too weird... This strange guitar is the creation from British guitar builder Brian Eastwood. It's fair to say that he has a lot of imagination and creativity. This unique guitar...
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My Amp is Too Bright !

My Amp is Too Bright !

Oct 20, 2017 |

And I don't understand why ? I can't help but think that a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier with light bulbs instead of vacuum tubes would make a perfect decorative...

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Steampunk as Hell

Steampunk as Hell

Oct 17, 2017 |

I have nothing against steampunk guitars though this one seems a bit overloaded to be easy to play ! It probably has a purely decorative role though. via...

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