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Roto-Neck Guitar

by | May 1, 2013 | Designs | 0 Comments

The Roberts Roto-neck electric Guitar is a rare and crazy invention ! I wonder how hard is it to use ? Developed by inventor Curt Roberts and his artist wife, Elizabeth, this guitar features a multi-sided neck that provides players with a variety of alternative tuning...
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The Original Guitar Used on Ozzy Osbourne’s Crazy Train ?

by | October 21, 2011 | Designs | 1 Comment

Japanese artist Akihiro Morohoshi built miniature train models for years. Then he started installing them on everyday objects including on guitars. Hence this Crazy Train Stratocaster that was obviously not used by Randy Rhoads on Ozzy's Crazy Train. Too bad though,...
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Not Your Typical Acoustic Guitar

by | March 28, 2014 | Designs | 1 Comment

I love Gretsch guitars but this G5034TFT Rancher dreadnought with a Bigsby vibrato, and a Fideli'Tron™ pickup is a bit too much... Yet, I wish I could give it a try. Obviously !
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Is This Some Sort of Modern Art ?

by | December 21, 2015 | Designs | 0 Comments

Go home guitar, you're drunk ! This Stratocaster is probably made for guitarists who like to be different...and confused. Unless it is a very confusing variation for left-handed guitar players. Anyway, it seems a little bit challenging !
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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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Enough Strings is Enough !!

by | July 7, 2014 | Designs | 0 Comments

24-string bass guitar madness... Meet Godzilla aka Prat Basses Godzilla C3-WTF-24 24-string Bass ! In 2014, Chris Cardone, owner of Kalium strings, asked for help in building the largest bass guitar possible. The luthiers at Prat Basses took on the challenge. Together...
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The Amoeba: Bo Diddley’s DIY Guitar Extravaganza!

by | June 3, 2024 | Designs | 0 Comments

Bo Diddley’s Amoeba guitar truly is an out-of-this-world guitar. That’s right, Bo Diddley once built this odd guitar that can play CDs

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Casio EG-5 Cassette Guitar

by | February 15, 2023 | Designs | 0 Comments

The Casio EG-5 electric guitar from the 80s is a plastic-bodied six-string with a built-in stereo cassette recorder, amp and speaker. It sure looks like the perfect way to show everyone that you're a guitar player in the '80s but stuck in the future. Or the other way...
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Way Too Many Pickups & Switches

by | August 6, 2011 | Designs | 0 Comments

You know what they say... If a shiny guitar looks too soviet, it's probably some tribute guitar ! Meet the Ural V8... Ural V8 - Source According to its maker, the inspiration for the guitar design was Nigel Tufnel's "Mr. Horsepower" guitar. You know, the famous yellow...
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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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A Tip From Kiss : How to Profit from Trashed Guitars ?

A Tip From Kiss : How to Profit from Trashed Guitars ?

This Gibson Marauder was smashed on stage by Paul Stanley. It is obviously unplayable. But what most of us would see as a disaster, Kiss guys see as a way to make money. The guitar was signed on the back of the neck, and was sold as memorabilia for $2,109.98. Who says...

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