The "can it get any uglier thread"......

[vklobucar]

The 30th anniversary PC1 as painted by Phil himself has been completed.

https://www.defleppard.com

I'll take really ugly guitars that had so much initial potential for $100 Alex....

sigh......

[Musician78]

Ya... that thing is pretty fuggin ugly.

[Grandturk]

Phil's always got his shirt off...

[neilli]

Actually, overall I quite like that, but the details let it down. I don't like the implementation of the Japanese character, I'd prefer the logo alignment to be parallel with the top of the head and the single sharkfin doesn't work too well, esp with a strathead...

[vklobucar]

Phil even mentioned on his own site that original achtop initially was hand carved but these days a CNC machine could spit one out in a matter of minutes. A new version of that would have been super cool!

Or perhaps even "Lumpy" that ubber famous and now fellow JCF owned Hurculiner axe.

Damm there was so many cool PC1's or other Collen Jackson they could have released....

[Axewielder]

Japanese clown vomit?!?

[daisp]

Yeah some of it is pretty cool...

[markD]

eh, i'd buy it - but i play MANY ugly guitars. i like the features and concept....but i DO have a price limit that i'd pay for it.

[Hellraiser6502]

eh, i'd buy it - but i play MANY ugly guitars. i like the features and concept....but i DO have a price limit that i'd pay for it.

You sir...have definitely been drinking.

[NextInLine]

You sir...have definitely been drinking.

Yeah, refer to his signature!

"some guitars...WITH STRINGS!!!! most of them have those sticks like on guitar hero....AWESOME!!!!" :ROTF:

[Gartron]

didn't turn out as bad as was expecting to be honest...but still a massive missed opportunity to release something really cool, like his black/silver crackle dinky...

[Mazrim]

A Stevie Wonder original.

[salmonella]

That is terrible. Winner of ugliest guitar competition. I could see the attraction of the paint splatter to some but then it is ruined by the white "characters" / dropped paint brush / nose painting / skid mark. Also, that single sharkie is worse than a back to front logo on the headtsock IMO.
I hope some other "artists" have also been asked for a 30th anniversry design.

[The Mitch]

Phil finally found a way to get kicked out of the Jackson contract

[shreddermon]

Except for the single sharkie and the Japanese characters, I think it's OK. I love the H-S arrangement and trimmed down control layout.

I agree there could've been other better limited run ideas for the anny, but I'm gonna guess this was Phil's choice. So to each his own.