World's Weirdest Guitars
source: http://gn0ssos.wordpress.com/2009/04/04/weirdest-guitars-ever/
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SEE THE "PICASSO" GUITAR IN ACTION HERE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbQiUJ7pgrY
(thanks kaps145)!
Sources:
http://www.musicgadgets.net/2006/05/08/top-20-strangest-guitars/2/
http://www.grupthink.com/topic/5006/Whats_the_weirdest_guitar_youve_ever_seen
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747nomad
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Got to love art you can play with use, hands on art.
- 3 years ago
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747nomad
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estee_arie
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wow. creative guitar class has a new meaning :)
- 3 years ago
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estee_arie
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JDogg
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Oh, My, God. LMFAO!
- 3 years ago
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JDogg
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AgorfulKid
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I've been playing guitar for 2 years and have never seen anything like this.
Got to give you props gnosses!
- 3 years ago
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AgorfulKid
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gnossos
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AgorfulKid:
Thanks :D
- 3 years ago
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gnossos
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CalgarC
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i am gonna stick to the dual oscillating synth i built right onto my custom strat :D
- 3 years ago
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CalgarC
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gnossos
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CalgarC:
Sweet, that sounds awesome. I'm jealous!
- 3 years ago
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gnossos
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CalgarC
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CalgarC:
pretty cheap and easy to build :D
- 3 years ago
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CalgarC
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nursediesel
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Neat, some cool stuff. Music unifies the world. Rock on!
- 3 years ago
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nursediesel
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wirehedd
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Yeah, I remember when I saw this beasty thing for the first time... seems pretty tame by some standards now. :)
- 3 years ago
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wirehedd
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lordsbassman
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wirehedd:
he has to have back problems from that haha...
- 3 years ago
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lordsbassman
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Anyother
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Wow! It looks like boing of guitars!))))
- 3 years ago
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Anyother
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NuclearLullaby
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It's not all about the instrument just looking weird! Some of these were designed to produce some sounds that a regular guitar can't! Some were for world records ! Anyway wouldn't it be much cooler to see something weird on stage rather then the usual so & so is a great guitarist ,but they just kinda stand & play! Primus has a dude playing a saw blade & a dude playing a one string bass with a drumstick & people love that! If your going to be on stage you gotta give the crowd a show! Push people's expectations out the damn window, step up be brilliant,do some stuff that others don't! Yeah you can be a great musician do a great show & play some normal instrument,but all that shows is the you can play great music,it doesn't show anything real different from the normal basic ! I like when people just burn the rule book & do things their own way!
- 3 years ago
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NuclearLullaby
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gnossos
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NuclearLullaby:
You've hit the nail on the head here. I'd love to hear some of the crazy sounds these guitars can make.
Primus is a great example of transcending people's expectations and traditional ideas of music. Les Claypool has to be one of the most innovative, (and just plain weird/interesting), bassists out there. That is why, as an aspiring bass player myself, he's an idol.
Many other bands have also used the saw blade. When Korn did their unplugged show/album, they too utilized this eccentric musical "instrument", creating an eerie sound I thouroughly enjoyed.
Thanks for your comment!
- 3 years ago
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gnossos
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wirehedd
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NuclearLullaby:
Three words.
Blue Man Group.
- 3 years ago
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wirehedd
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Sam_the_Wizer
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NuclearLullaby:
Tim Alexander from Primus was a founding member of the Blue Man Group. Or did you know that when you posted?
- 3 years ago
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Sam_the_Wizer
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wirehedd
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NuclearLullaby:
Was not aware of that so thank you.
As an aside, I'm seeing them live (only 2nd time) this coming October 23rd here in my dirty little home town. :)
- 3 years ago
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wirehedd
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sicksadworld
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NuclearLullaby:
NuclearLullaby, thanks for saying exactly what I was thinking, couldn't have said it better myself.
On the guitar note, hasn't anyone else seen ZZ top's crazy guitars? Or am I the only Southern here?
- 3 years ago
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sicksadworld
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neocongo
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A band formerly known as Charlie Burton and the Hiccups had a great guitar player by the name of Phil Shoemaker. He had a guitar he would bring out from time to time that was made out of a 2x4. It was a working man's (and woman's) band.
- 3 years ago
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neocongo
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Gargaryun
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I am intrigued by both the multi-neck Acoustic, & the Elec.Guitar/Sitar hybrid...
- 3 years ago
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Gargaryun
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kaps145
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The Picasso guitar in action! Pat Metheny = awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbQiUJ7pgrY - 3 years ago
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kaps145
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PajamaDan
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This story is killer. And here I am,... playing this stupid "classically" shaped guitar.
- 3 years ago
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PajamaDan
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carl0s808
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Funny stuff. But i'm with numinat on this one. these are all ugly as hell!.
- 3 years ago
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carl0s808
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keviar
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Lol i'll stick to my fender strat.
- 3 years ago
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keviar
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numinant
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Man. Modern guitars are ugly enough without the additional innovation. Call me conservative, but society should quit while it's ahead.
- 3 years ago
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numinant
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PlatoTacius
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Weird just about sums it up... something to take our minds off of politics... bordering on the absurd...
The sitar-guitar is pretty cool, though... I wonder how it sounds...
- 3 years ago
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PlatoTacius
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Scarabus
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This stuff is definitely amusing. But aren't these folks one-trick ponies? You're interesting because of the weirdness of your axe rather than the talent, the discipline and training, the inspiration of your playing? Nothing to be proud of.
Really, I'm no fan of automobile racing, but I did like the premise of the Can-Am contest. The cars were the same. They rotated, so that every team used every car at some point along the way. The difference, therefore, was due to the skill of team and driver rather than equipment.
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Check this out, folks:
http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/?em3106=199467_-1__0_~0_-1_5_2008_0_0&em3161=&em3281=
- 3 years ago
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Scarabus
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NeverNude
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Scarabus:
can-am, actually sounds much more interesting than nascar, anyways nobody's saying having a weird guitar is better than skill or talent, just saying, hey look at these cool guitars.
- 3 years ago
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NeverNude
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asherp
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Aren't these all taken from BunnyBass.com?
- 3 years ago
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asherp
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gnossos
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asherp:
No actually, since that's not even a website. Didn't come up when I typed it in anyway.
"Taken" would be implying I "stole" this clip, and I always cite my source websites.
- 3 years ago
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gnossos
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asherp
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asherp:
You're right.
But it used to be a website with an archive of hundreds of stupid guitars and basses like the ones you've listed.
http://web.archive.org/web/20020604025328/www.bunnybass.com/amusing/amusingbass....It's since shut down. I know for a fact that some of those basses you've got up there were on this website's "Amusing Archive"
- 3 years ago
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asherp
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kewal91
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HAHA.....you need like eighteen hands to play the one with the 40 something strings...
- 3 years ago
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kewal91
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NuclearLullaby
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When it comes to weird instruments I just love them! Here's something for those who like eastern music,but still want a slightly western instrument,It's a sitar guitar hybrid based on a popular East Indian instrument called the Mohan Veena ! Some blues musicians here in the us have recently started playing these! I want one!
- 3 years ago
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NuclearLullaby
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jubal
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This is great thanks, my guitar playing nephews got a kick out of them.
- 3 years ago
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jubal
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gnossos
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the Naked Lady
(yeah, this guy's a total P-I-M-P) - 3 years ago
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gnossos
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gnossos
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wtf??
- 3 years ago
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gnossos
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asherp
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gnossos:
THAT ONE IS AWESOME!!!
- 3 years ago
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asherp
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molesteban
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gnossos:
you know thats photoshopped, right?
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molesteban
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gnossos
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the Nano
(so small it must be played with a laser and can't be heard) - 3 years ago
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gnossos
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gnossos
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the Nintendo
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gnossos
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Sexirobot
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gnossos:
i really dig this one.
- 3 years ago
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Sexirobot
