some may hate it, but i think they're neat...

[sully]

check this site: http://www.girlbrand.com

the bodies and styles may not do anything for you, but i really love the fact that he's doing something REALLY different. can't beat the creative inlays...

sully

[Budman68]

Re: some may hate it, but i think they\'re neat...

I love the toggle switch plate names. That guy is definitely and "arteest"(I meant to do that Ron! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] ) Excellent and imaginitive inlay work.
Sully, is it true that you do a little guitar work?
Dave->

[sully]

Re: some may hate it, but i think they\'re neat...

it is true indeed...if i can be of service, please let me know.

i really love the guy's toggle switches; i'd love to know how he does it, as they kinda look embossed (engraved?) in there...

any of you arizona residents close to this guy, and/or interested?

sully

[Chuckracer]

Re: some may hate it, but i think they\'re neat...

He's about an hour and a half away. Cool stuff!

[YetAnotherOne]

Re: some may hate it, but i think they\'re neat...

Some of those are very cool but I sort of wonder about the wood-cored aluminum bodies with plywood/formica laminate backs. That can't be good for the tone.

[Gpops]

Re: some may hate it, but i think they\'re neat...

Now if only Orange County Choppers made guitars...

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">[img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] hopefully they wouldnt fall off the lifts too [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[SARJ]

Re: some may hate it, but i think they\'re neat...

I'll be a Tucson resident in about 3 weeks. I don't think I'll be looking him up. They look more like a novelty than anything else. Too radical for me.

[syrinx]

Re: some may hate it, but i think they\'re neat...

Maybe back when I took lots of magic mushrooms, I'd have appreciated those more....

[Venomboy]

Re: some may hate it, but i think they\'re neat...

I agree. Not necessarily my taste but definitely different and I'll give him props for that.

Now if only Orange County Choppers made guitars...

[Jimi D]

Re: some may hate it, but i think they\'re neat...

Meredith Brooks used one of these on some tracks on her first album... Sounded like a tele to me, tho' it's made of formica and chrome trim with some wood thrown in to hold it all together...

[Explorer77]

Re: some may hate it, but i think they\'re neat...

Very Cool

[Archtop]

Re: some may hate it, but i think they\'re neat...

Those are incredibly cool.
I've seen contemporary artists take an old guitar and paint it,
but they usually kill whatever playability the guitar might have
since they are usually doing it for visuals instead of function.
I love what this guy is doing, and he's doing it all from scratch.
Even the pickups.
Very cool indeed.

[ May 20, 2003, 10:44 PM: Message edited by: Archtop ]

[HeWhoIs]

Re: some may hate it, but i think they\'re neat...

Hey Archtop, I love the new Avater!! Bill the Cat kicks ass!!

[Archtop]

Re: some may hate it, but i think they\'re neat...

Thanks Joe!
I just pulled out some old Bloom County books and was flipping through them the other day.
I love the bit about Bill's film retrospective.
My favorite was "Orangestoke: The Legend of Bill, Lord of the Monkeys".

oop ack!

[HeWhoIs]

Re: some may hate it, but i think they\'re neat...

Have your seen the three or four Bill graphics that GMW do?