Farmhand
Super Member
See YouTube and either "Red Rubber Ball" or "Turn Down Day" by The Cyrkle.
The Bikini was apparently very neck-heavy, thus unpopular. Super cool, though.
Whats you’re favorite odd ball guitar?
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See YouTube and either "Red Rubber Ball" or "Turn Down Day" by The Cyrkle.
The Bikini was apparently very neck-heavy, thus unpopular. Super cool, though.
Retired_Col
New Member
Well, here is my 'oddball' guitar. Kurt Schoen is a builder in my hometown of Walla Walla, Wa. He builds from 'odd' wood like old dynamite boxes...has built for Billy Gibbons, Johnny Depp, and others. This guitar is SN 0001 and built from reclaimed Katrina wood. Has hand tooled leather binding, shotgun shell knobs, and spent handgun cartridge inlaid at the 12th fret marker. Old steamer trunk keys operate the tuners. Came with the 'coffin case'. Actually a very nice player.
Mystic
We're all born mad
Well, here is my 'oddball' guitar. Kurt Schoen is a builder in my hometown of Walla Walla, Wa. He builds from 'odd' wood like old dynamite boxes...has built for Billy Gibbons, Johnny Depp, and others. This guitar is SN 0001 and built from reclaimed Katrina wood. Has hand tooled leather binding, shotgun shell knobs, and spent handgun cartridge inlaid at the 12th fret marker. Old steamer trunk keys operate the tuners. Came with the 'coffin case'. Actually a very nice player.
I know of Schoen guitars. This is a really cool and IMO important example. Very nice. :thmbsp:
Retired_Col
New Member
Thanks, Mystic!! It is actually a fun little player...he has some interesting tone/vol circuitry built in..gets a lot out of that single TV Jones. Kurt is an interesting guy... as you probably know, he is a UPS pilot by day.
No Money
Super Member
Try this on for, ummm, size. Pat Metheny Pikasso 42 string
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp1wHZfZz9s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp1wHZfZz9s
BobbyBluz
Super Member
Even though it's a real late 1970 Les Paul Custom my favorite guitar is the one Hubert Sumlin gave me in 1987. It was in pieces when he gave it to me; missing the tailpiece, wrong tuners and neck in very bad condition. I had the neck redone, added the missing parts and have been using it as one of my two main stage guitars ever since. Hubert signed the guitar to me and it's the only one I know of in existence he did that on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrPL9UCmOM8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrPL9UCmOM8
ooba tooba
Super Member
Seen Trey play the Matterhorn at 2 Oysterhead shows. Purty fricken kewl.
ooba tooba
Super Member
2 I am enjoying at present
1979 Peavey T60 with '81 neck
And my newest, a Gibson Barney Kessel copy. Norma out of Japan circa 1965 or 66
1979 Peavey T60 with '81 neck
And my newest, a Gibson Barney Kessel copy. Norma out of Japan circa 1965 or 66
marqueemoon
Gimme indie rock!
Gibson Chet Atkins nylon string electric
original Parker Fly
I dig this thing too - Island Instruments Traveler. Spendy though.
original Parker Fly
I dig this thing too - Island Instruments Traveler. Spendy though.
ooba tooba
Super Member
23 layers of dyed Birch.Kind of a strange qualifier, but while it was produced by Gibson I really liked the zoot SG's, which were built with ply sheeting and clear humbucker plastic
Another variation
asilker
Super Member
nice! is that yours?
mark warren
Music Lover!
DUDE!
ooba tooba
Super Member
No it's not. I just searched the model you posted and that one came up.
marqueemoon
Gimme indie rock!
Kind of a strange qualifier, but while it was produced by Gibson I really liked the zoot SG's, which were built with ply sheeting and clear humbucker plastic
^ I really like the look of the pickups on that.
Prisma builds them from recycled skateboard decks.
asilker
Super Member
Oooo. Man I really love plywood construction.^ I really like the look of the pickups on that.
Prisma builds them from recycled skateboard decks.
Mystic
We're all born mad
Kind of a strange qualifier, but while it was produced by Gibson I really liked the zoot SG's, which were built with ply sheeting and clear humbucker plastic
Approximately when was Gibson issuing this model SG?
Rob DeFries
Active Member
Oddball for me? The Guttlin Helictrix.
Everything but the tuners is hand made.
Mahogany almost hollow body
Everything but the tuners is hand made.
Mahogany almost hollow body
asilker
Super Member
around 2010-2011. I believe they were only around very shortly
