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Whatever your tastes are, there is a guitar for you. From Fender to Gibson and all the other million guitar makers, there has to be any model you like. Maybe not? Then you are one of those with a really strange taste and this is the post for you.
This compilation shows the 20 strangest guitars we have been able to find. Some of them can not even be played or, at least, are not comfortable enough to do it. With others, you have to be a genius to play. Anyways, all of them have some singularity which makes them special.
Let’s enjoy this bizarre tour.
1.– Flipout
See something strange in this guitar? Yeah, the body is reversed. Or maybe it’s the neck which is reversed? Anyway, this doesn’t seem like a comfortable guitar to play, at least if you want to get to the higher notes in the fretboard. You can get one for $459 online.
- More information about Flipout.
2.– Gun guitar
Play and kill at the same time with the Gun guitar. Someone from Gizmodo saw this in a Japanese Yamaha store, where there must be lots of weird guitars, have a look at the bass in the left. The price is about $700, not bad if only you could shot with it.
- From Music Thing.
Pat Metheny is one of the most famous jazz guitar players and winner of lots of Grammys. The Pikasso guitar was built for him by luthier Linda Manzer in 1984 and it has 42 strings.
- More info about Pikasso.
4.– Jeweled Jesus
A Fender Stratocaster carved by Doug Rowell for Mike Deasy in 1969, representing the figure of Jesus with a hand on the bridge. For more weirdness, it was stolen from him and returned 25 years later after announcing it on a webpage.
- More info about Jeweled Jesus
5.– Cigar box guitar
The guitar for people with few money. Many famous rock and blues players made one themselves when they were young and couldn’t buy one. Made from whatever you could find: cigar box, broom handle,… Carl Perkins, composer of “blue suede shoes” built one in his youth.
- More info about Cigar box guitars.
6.– Toilet seat guitar
This toilet seat guitar includes all the accessories for making it look very real, like the turd and the toilet paper. Makes me wonder, does it sound like sh*t?
- From BoingBoing.
7.– Harp Guitar
For some people (like me) it’s difficult enough to play the guitar, leave alone if it is combined with a harp. This is a combination of two instruments in one, and there are thousands of models, with different number of strings and configuration.
- More information at Harp Guitars.
8.– Satan angel guitar
I have no additional info about this guitar, but the picture is weird enough to be included here. Recommended for death-metal and satanic bands, I suppose.
- From CollegeHumour.
9.– Naked lady guitar
Wanna be really provocative? Then you have to play with this guitar or the next one, whichever fits you most. Both are guaranteed to scandalize your public and, of course, their mothers. Have a look where the jack is connected.
- From Music Thing.
10.– Wangcaster
If you need to show your virility on stage the Wangcaster is your guitar. Picture says it all, so no more comments. Well, the pubic-hair pickguard is nice to have too.
- From Doug Rowell.
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All the guitars are greate. I didn’t ever thought of these kind. Congrats. I was searching for a guitar which guitar will get the fretbodt like Ibanez and body like B.C.Rich spider shape. I prefer fixed bridge. Pls send the model’s photo to my address. lincoln@grameenphone.com
What about the guitar player for Cheap Trick’s 5-necked guitar? Now that’s an awesome feat.
these are very cool
The second guitar is pretty good, I’d advise against touring with it though…
check these
http://www.lieberguitars.com/opener.htm
click on gigerstein
the “satan angel” guitar is an ESP Devilgirl. It is no longer in production, but just thought you might wanna know
The number 8 is a LTD Devil Girl
The “Devil Girl” was a plastic-bodied ESP LTD guitar which sold for around $600 and sounds awful. http://www.espguitars.com/esp2003/devilgirl.html
The “Gun” and “Heat Hawk” are part of the ESP Japan “Gundam” line http://www.espguitars.co.jp/gundam/
cool
You forgot the airscreamer guitar, shaped like an airstream trailer
These guitars are pretty odd but so………………… cool!
Whooow nice guitars, but how do you play the “Pikasso” allot of snares
thats great. i am sure i can find better things to do that reply to this but oh well
i want a lot of them but some were just sick and wrong. ( wangcaster )
That second guitar (The machine gun one) look’s a lot like the one Alice Cooper’s old guitarist used to use. It went right a long with his whole Rambo look haha. Great list by the way. I have a Bronze Series B.C. Rich Warlock and it look’s crazy enough for me haha. Later!
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tha guitar number 10 is the best, in brazil is called woodguitar, hauahuah
is the, i want to buy one guitar same this.
What can I say, #10 is priceless lol.
Nah I think theyre neat, not something Id buy, but neat.
Estas guitarras são doidas….
The second guitar isn’t an actual gun, it’s a replica of the RX-79’s beam rifle from the anime series “Mobile Suit Gundam”. The twelfth guitar is actually correctly named as the Heat Hawk, and it’s also from “Gundam”.
Great Feature!! Great Blog!!
JP
www.stratoblogster.com
The second guitar is actually from a store in China and is worth around, or just under, $10,000 American. I only know this because I happen to live in China and the little “Y” symbol with the two slashes through it is the currency symbol for China. It stands for RMB or Yuen. The Bass on the left is quite up there in price too, if I can see correctly.
The ¥ symbol stands for chinese and japanese currency, but if you look into the price sheet there’s something written in katakana, a japanese syllabary used mainly for foreign names.
The approximate price, in dollars, of the guitar is $677. I can see all the price of the bass but it seems to be ¥87.500 so, in dollars, $743.
how much would a wangcaster cost?
it would be the perfect bachelor party present for one of my friends
i would just like to say that the air guitar isn’t really a guitar either soo there for you’ve only showed me 19 i want a refund!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Number 11 is not just an electric harp guitar, it’s a Klein electric harp guitar. Klein built one for the late Michael Hedges who already owned acoustic harp guitars from Dyer and Gibson from the early 1900’s.
Klein’s normal guitar bodies should also qualify for this list. Take the harp strings off and you’re looking at it. Very odd looking but designed for ergonomics. They’re very comfortable to hold and perfectly balanced.
great list, but you missed a triple neck…
Richie Samboras Triple neck by ovation 12,6,mandolin
http://www.rockstarsguitars.com/product_details.php?c=1&prod_id=120&cat=26&scat=150&x=&y=
Guitar #6 was made as a bet and a joke by Michael J. Marler, Portales, N.M. The bet was with me. I owned the guitar for several years before selling it on Ebay. Yes it played very well.
Mike, I can’t believe you owned a toilet seat guitar thats a classic, I just hope it wasn’t a used toilet seat and that you didn’t occasionally confuse it for an actual toilet, I’m sure that could “muddy” up the sound!
these guitars are truly cool ,but i must say there no match for the 3 i own i have a truly cool one of a kind set of strange axes,wanna see them google jim blackmon pensacola my videos have 2 of them showing there!
my name is charlie i fell in love with the wangster.
This is one of the coolest websites I’ve seen. I love stuff like this. I’m glad there are guitar makers out there with senses of humor. Thanx!
all of them =wer cool but i like nomber 2 and number.4 and number 6 number 9 and 10 r just wrong
Really wicked list, man!
The first one is like the Gibson Reverse Flying V
Michael Angelo Batio plays a 4 string “quad” guitar!!
here’s the link for pictures:
http://www.angelo.com/html/the_quad_guitar.html
Cigar box? Really? c’mon. at least i played #2 before. there must be a lot of them cuz i played on at the Guitar Center in Dayton
These are pretty frickin weird!