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The Spynal Guitar: A Horror Story in Sound and Sight ?

The Spynal Guitar: A Horror Story in Sound and Sight ?

Well, I bet this thing sounds as gory as it looks. Meet the Spynal guitar by Ikon Customs, a guitar that accurately reflects the state of my soul, and my fingers after hours of practicing. This guitar is like the love child of a Stratocaster-ish guitar and an Alien's...

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Cardboard Stratocaster

by | December 3, 2015 | Designs | 0 Comments

Yep... A guitar made of cardboard ! Definitely not a fail but it sure is a whacky funny guitar thingy ! Fender's Custom Shop has partnered with Ernest Packaging to create a cardboard Stratocaster as part of the company's Cardboard Chaos series. The project was a...
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How Tasteful !

by | April 22, 2015 | Designs | 1 Comment

I can't unsee the pickups selector switch placement. Now I'll just try to forget it !
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Marie Osmond’s Bling Guitar

by | November 28, 2011 | Designs | 0 Comments

This guitar has over 2000 Swarovski crystals on the body & hematite On The "M" Logo! Way too bling... Find out a little bit more about the Marie Osmond bling guitar at Ed Roman's website (source)
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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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Spinner-Man, Spinner-Man Does Whatever a Spinner Can…

by | July 31, 2011 | Designs | 0 Comments

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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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Darth Maul ESP

by | July 4, 2015 | Designs | 0 Comments

The eyes and mouth are so creepy... I can't decide whether I like it or not ! This is a custom ESP guitar featuring Star Wars character Darth Maul. The guitar was originally a George Lynch model that was modified by carving Darth Maul's face into the body using a...
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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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Worst Headstock Ever ?

by | December 23, 2013 | Designs | 1 Comment

This rather ugly headstock belongs to a Gibson 7 string steel semi-acoustic guitar. Only three of these guitars were hand-built in the 90s by luthier Roger Giffin when he worked for the Gibson Custom Shop. This guitar has such heavy-gauged strings on the bass side...
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Lazy Luthier !

by | July 18, 2017 | Designs | 0 Comments

That's the kind of guitars I would build if I were to be a luthier ! Why bother carving wood ? Luckily, this guitar does not exist. It is a an imaginary guitar found here.
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Geranium Fuzz

Geranium Fuzz

Oct 20, 2015 |

Just for its name, Geranium Fuzz, this one is a win... Agreed ? The discontinued Addrock Geranium Fuzz is based on the legendary Fuzz Face. It uses NKT275...

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Lego Guitar

Oct 6, 2015 |

The level of creativity put into this Lego guitar is impressive. I didn't know legos could be used to make musical instruments, but I guess it proves that...

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Pedal Demo Bingo

Pedal Demo Bingo

Oct 6, 2015 |

The pedal demo bingo is funny because it's true ! When you think about it, isn't that true that : Every other overdrive demo is about a Tube Screamer clone ?...

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Crutch Guitar

Oct 1, 2015 |

The sound of this crutch guitar is quite fitting, it hurts ! Hats off for the level of creativity put into this guitar, though....

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Chip Guitar

Sep 29, 2015 |

Looks like this guitar is not only delicious, but also has a unique way of being played. I guess the amplifier is the ketchup or maybe it's the perfect way to...

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