i mean, come on, there is a certain queer element to them. I mean, just look at them - they are like something out of a pretentious artfvck artdeco community, or some weird modern art gallery.
Aren't you a fan of things like RGs? Do you honestly think they look really butch with all those slender pointy bits, day-glo colours and that puny little toothpick of a neck?
And as for the weird modern art thing, I'm sure I've seen you raving about Conklins before.
I am not saying that i look butch with my RGs. Butch is effectively reserved for LPs and SGs, no contest, no comment, period. But they certainly aren't queer like a Telecaster, what with that strange bridge contraption, that very odd bulbous body shape, not to mention that REVOLTING headstock.
As for Conklins, well, my general perception of most of the stuff they make over there, on an aesthetic level, is "ICK!" However, as a luthier i am awed at the level of skill and craftsmanship that goes into making those "wood melts." Some of the stuff they do is nice, but the ones i like are more along the lines of and similar to ESP LTD superstrats. That whitesnake guitar is an ocular rape.
