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noodleplugerine · « **on:** February 06, 2007, 10:05:31 PM »

Found these guys after a mate of mine saw them in Harrods:

http://www.britishcustomguitars.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/britishcustomguitars

Anyone else know any particularly weird custom guitars?

Weirdest gets a cookie from me :>

99_not_out · « **Reply #1 on:** February 06, 2007, 10:10:36 PM »

My god they are weird. The challenge is on! :D

BloodMountain · « **Reply #2 on:** February 06, 2007, 10:25:28 PM »

JEEESUS!!!! those are the weirdest guitar i have ever seen!

noodleplugerine · « **Reply #3 on:** February 06, 2007, 10:32:33 PM »

Not that this is particularly weird, but I've heard of a luthier who makes replicas of 58 Les Pauls, which are incredibly exact apparently.

Something to do with X-ray and cavaties, and illegal laquer.

Anyway, seems just his phone number exchanges hands for £300 :p

Bainzy · « **Reply #4 on:** February 06, 2007, 11:03:59 PM »

Quote from: noodleplugerine

Not that this is particularly weird, but I've heard of a luthier who makes replicas of 58 Les Pauls, which are incredibly exact apparently.

Something to do with X-ray and cavaties, and illegal laquer.

Anyway, seems just his phone number exchanges hands for £300 :p

That's not actually as hard as some people would have you believe - there's a lot of mystique and plain BS circulating about vintage guitars, and you just have to look at pics of Tim's guitars with BKPs in to see a breathtaking Les Paul replica. I've got a replica of my own in the works (that will feature A.IV Mules) that will be far more accurate than any £4000 VOS Historic, and cost a damn sight less to make too. I'll document the progress when possible, hopefully by friday my Brazilian Rosewood fretboard blank cut in the late 50's should arrive, which will be awesome.

FELINEGUITARS · « **Reply #5 on:** February 07, 2007, 12:53:34 AM »

Quote from: noodleplugerine

Not that this is particularly weird, but I've heard of a luthier who makes replicas of 58 Les Pauls, which are incredibly exact apparently.

Something to do with X-ray and cavaties, and illegal laquer.

Anyway, seems just his phone number exchanges hands for £300 :p

Sounds like my dentist
Seems to involve X-rays, cavities and me paying £300 every time I ring him

willo · « **Reply #6 on:** February 07, 2007, 01:02:28 AM »

GUS Guitars are pretty wierd

I d like tesco triple chocolate cookies if i win please

thanks jonathanop :?:

Kilby · « **Reply #7 on:** February 07, 2007, 08:32:55 AM »

I see tim gets a thankyou regatding the guitar for the Sheffield childrens hospital.

indysmith · « **Reply #8 on:** February 07, 2007, 09:28:57 AM »

Quote from: willo

I d like tesco triple chocolate cookies if i win please

way to go 8) although the best cookies in the world can be purchased from Ben's Cookies, Oxford.

froglord · « **Reply #9 on:** February 07, 2007, 02:07:37 PM »

Does this count?

http://walras.econ.duke.edu/wallpaper/futureman-2.jpg

gingataff · « **Reply #10 on:** February 07, 2007, 03:16:24 PM »

Quote from: froglord

Does this count?

http://walras.econ.duke.edu/wallpaper/futureman-2.jpg

That looks like a Synthax that someone covered in milk bottle tops and posterpaint.
My vote for wierdness goes for the Gittler guitarhttp://www.vintageguitar.com/classifieds/item_detail.asp?ItemID=121386
This particular pic is one that actually has a neck (I think it may be removable, many were 'neckless').

indysmith · « **Reply #11 on:** February 07, 2007, 03:24:56 PM »

this is kewl... i think someone posted it on here a while ago

BloodMountain · « **Reply #12 on:** February 07, 2007, 03:25:48 PM »

Quote from: gingataff

Quote from: froglord
Does this count?

http://walras.econ.duke.edu/wallpaper/futureman-2.jpg

That looks like a Synthax that someone covered in milk bottle tops and posterpaint.
My vote for wierdness goes for the Gittler guitarhttp://www.vintageguitar.com/classifieds/item_detail.asp?ItemID=121386
This particular pic is one that actually has a neck (I think it may be removable, many were 'neckless').

NECKLESS????? :twisted:

wow those frets must be XXXXJumbo!!

gingataff · « **Reply #13 on:** February 07, 2007, 03:43:37 PM »

Quote from: BLOODMOUNTAIN

NECKLESS????? :twisted:

wow those frets must be XXXXJumbo!!

Yeah, I think you can take off the black plastic body/neck moulding and just use what's left of the metal, the frets are joined to the metal bar that runs along the neck. If your technique is good (ie classical style) you can put your thumb on the back of the metal rod and play that way.

froglord · « **Reply #14 on:** February 07, 2007, 04:13:14 PM »

Quote from: gingataff

That looks like a Synthax that someone covered in milk bottle tops and posterpaint.

That's basically what it is - a synthaxe modified into a sample-based percussion instrument.

Quote from: gingataff

My vote for wierdness goes for the Gittler guitarhttp://www.vintageguitar.com/classifieds/item_detail.asp?ItemID=121386
This particular pic is one that actually has a neck (I think it may be removable, many were 'neckless').

Ahhh! I was trying to find a good picture of the Gittler - surely the ugliest guitar ever made...

There's also Brian Eastwood's Benders for fans of Salvador Dali:

http://www.brianeastwoodguitars.co.uk/bender.html