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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: lbpesq on April 25, 2019, 10:39:11 PM

Title: Here’s a Guitar You Don’t See Everyday!
Post by: lbpesq on April 25, 2019, 10:39:11 PM

I saw this on reverb - one of the strangest guitars I’ve ever seen.   And what could possibly be the purpose of the fold-out treble horn?


https://reverb.com/item/22786536-girl-brand-guitar-co-chris-larsen-vintage-custom-electric-guitar (https://reverb.com/item/22786536-girl-brand-guitar-co-chris-larsen-vintage-custom-electric-guitar)


Bill, tgo

Title: Re: Here’s a Guitar You Don’t See Everyday!
Post by: edwardofhuncote on April 26, 2019, 02:51:24 AM

Bro. elwood blue and I have been discussing this one with our old buddy ed_zeppelin off the boards. We got nuttin' in the explanation dept., that's just weirdness. Cool weirdness, but still... Pablo Picasso builds a guitar.

*I'm more intrigued by how they drilled the peghead like that... nevermind why!

Title: Re: Here’s a Guitar You Don’t See Everyday!
Post by: David Houck on April 26, 2019, 06:28:56 AM

The neck contour seems different.

Title: Re: Here’s a Guitar You Don’t See Everyday!
Post by: keith_h on April 26, 2019, 11:27:54 AM

At first I was going to say how else would you access the built-in stash box? All I can think of is it is for a player who doesn't have enough self-control over when to play the high frets. Open they can, closed they can't. 

Title: Re: Here’s a Guitar You Don’t See Everyday!
Post by: gtrguy on April 27, 2019, 10:57:49 AM

I think someone was playing too much Pac-man back in the day.

Title: Re: Here’s a Guitar You Don’t See Everyday!
Post by: Mark 63 on April 27, 2019, 12:03:08 PM

A very obvious place to store one's stash? For the guy whose habit wouldn't wait for the pickguard to be unscrewed.

Title: Re: Here’s a Guitar You Don’t See Everyday!
Post by: bigredbass on April 28, 2019, 05:22:49 PM

Run, don't walk.  I don't know w-t-h that fold-out is for, but mesquite as a guitar wood has put several builders out of business, it is notoriously wonky.  I prefer Kingsford myself.

Title: Re: Here’s a Guitar You Don’t See Everyday!
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on May 17, 2019, 09:13:12 PM

Hmmmmm.

That's.........interesting.

Peter