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Someone Should be Punished for the Flycaster Abomination

by | September 29, 2011 | Designs | 15 Comments

It is hard to believe but as a matter of fact someone committed a crime against both  the Telecaster, and the Flying V guitars ! Spotted by the guys at Guitar Blog.
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The Alpaca “Go-Anywhere Adventure” Guitar

by | April 11, 2017 | Designs | 0 Comments

Yeah, it can go anywhere as long as it is far away from me ! via update : It appears that Alpaca Guitars experienced some difficulties with supplying their initial kickstarter investors with their promised Alpaca guitars. As a result, they are no longer producing or...
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Roach Lapsteel

by | July 25, 2014 | Designs | 0 Comments

Probably not the easiest bodyshape to play either as a standard guitar or a lapsteel guitar. Good craftmanship though ! The roach lap steel is built around the salvaged neck off a Yamaha acoustic guitar. The body, wings and legs are yellow pine. It has one humbucker...
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Pigskin Guitar

by | July 7, 2015 | Designs | 0 Comments

A pig rectum slide would be perfect for this creepy pigskin guitar ! According to Mike Riggs (ex-Rob Zombie), the owner of this creepy thing, the Pigskin guitar is a Fernandes guitar that was modified by a leather shop in Springfield, Missouri to have a pig skin...
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Who Wants To Play the Panjo ?

by | December 14, 2012 | Designs | 1 Comment

If it doesn't sound great, you can still fry some eggs and bacon in this frying pan banjo.
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The Ebow 3-String Bass

by | February 8, 2013 | Designs | 3 Comments

So, is it a real or fake instrument from Jens Ritter Instruments ? Although it looks like a sci fi movie prop there is something intriguing about the 3 ebows ! That must give a hell of a sound !
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Wood, Horns and Strings : Meet the Mighty Bull Guitar

by | June 19, 2023 | Designs | 0 Comments

Just be prepared for a workout if you plan on rocking out all night long. But hey, you’ll have arms like Schwarzenegger in no time.

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Shark guitar

by | May 19, 2017 | Designs | 0 Comments

Animals shaped guitars are often creepy... You may remember the dog guitar that looked like a luthier wanted to hang a dog or the very disturbing cat guitar ! Luckily, sometimes they are just funny to watch ! What's not funny about the awesome cow shaped stratocaster...
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Dragon Guitar

by | April 28, 2014 | Designs | 0 Comments

Well, here is another proof that Dragons & Guitars don’t imx well, but still there is always someone to try ! I get it you want to practice your dragon scales to fire up your guitar playing ! I hate to break the news to you but dragon scales are too rough for your...
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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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Museum of Misfits & Permanent Collection of Wrong… a.k.a the Guitar Fail archives!

Guitars Mass Grave

Guitars Mass Grave

Nov 18, 2014 |

I don't know the context of this picture. Is it a container full of counterfeit Gibson guitars ? Is it the result of the Nashville flood a few years back ?...

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The Rudest Overdrive Ever ?

The Rudest Overdrive Ever ?

Nov 17, 2014 |

Remember the WTF pedal from Loud Button ? I think the Balls Deep overdrive is even more WTF ! The Balls Deep clean-shaven overdrive seems all about subtlety...

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Picasso-ish Pickguard

Picasso-ish Pickguard

Nov 14, 2014 |

This guitar has a quite cool story ! This is the Three-Piece Custom made from the remains of a Stratocaster that was burned and chopped up with an axe. You...

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True Bypass Fact

True Bypass Fact

Nov 6, 2014 |

Everyone tried hard to enjoy themselves at Woodstock... Despite the fact that Jimi's pedals were not "true bypass" ! This confirms that the Woodstock crowd...

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