Ugly Guitar Thread

there should be a rule about exercising extreme caution when making guitars which try to incorporate a non guitar interest/design influence

http://www.strat-talk.com/forum/atta...1df34d0rv8.jpg

http://www.guitar.net/media/articles...ick-guitar.jpg

http://media.techeblog.com/images/whatadream_7.jpg

http://coloredfolkguitars.com/images/AK47.jpg

http://www.thesharkguys.com/wp-conte...negunbass1.jpg

http://img.izismile.com/img/img2/200...mod_640_08.jpg

and just again for ultimate creepyness

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mIqzYHgRy_..._reimuller.jpg
would it be more or less creepy if "she" had arms?

Here's a couple more for the gallery
Godwin Guitar / Organ, it had segmented frets and the fretted string completed the circuit for the organ note ( no open notes )
http://ollysthings.homestead.com/godwin1.jpg

Maton El Toro, also available as a bass
http://www.guitarnerd.com.au/wp-cont.../Picture-7.png

Maton L202 ( I have one of these but not this one )
https://darkdirk.files.wordpress.com...-img_4730.jpeg

Lucky Starr's Levin, actually a nice sounding instrument I worked with him quite a bit in the early 1970s
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/insi...6/00564622.jpg

Burns Bison
http://www.trevormidgley.com/BurnsGuitars/BisonCDL.jpg

That Godwin is amazing. I want it.

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/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from pablopepper on September 8, 2014, 18:33
That Godwin is /<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/amazing. I want it.

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Having played one I have no desire to do so again.

The strings catch on the fret segments when you do bends and if the organ function is in use at the time you bend a string a semitone and get an organ note a 5th below the unbent original unbent note.

All the little switches are like the stops on a Hammond organ so they are fun to get your head around as well.

It really does belong in a museum of silly ideas

Fair call, but the body shape is gorgeous and the cutouts under the strings with the pearloid underneath...so pretty. I could do without the wiring nightmare that would lie under that pickguard though.

http://www.gretsch.com.au/products/2704034522.png

Yep, an acoustic guitar with a humbucker and a Bigsby! 8O

Not sure Fretty why thats in the ugly post, I quite like the idea, bet it sounds cool !

I personally think that the Maton El Toro is a superb shape - hence my El Torometer.
Must be in the eye of the beholder I suppose . . . .
Might need to cancel my next secret project for fear of winding up on this UG thread.
Like buggery I will . . . ha ha.

I like the idea of the comically oversized f holes and there is some impressive binding going on, but....ugly.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...923d051aafad8a

yeah a heap of work has gone into the build Pablo but have to agree the F holes are over done !