Favorite Ugliest guitar/ bass

All Those Yesterdays
All Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
edited July 2008 in Musicians and Gearheads
So whats everyone's favorite guitar or bass, that most people thing are ugly.

I've considered getting a Gretsch TK-300 ever since I first laid my eyes on one. All my friends just stair at me and say "you do realize that thing is just horrible looking".



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  • who's_pearljam?
    who's_pearljam? Posts: 2,104
    I love the ugly weird ones!

    These are two of my favorites that I own:
    A guyatone Japanese late 50's one. GREAT surf tones and slide guitar. Ry Cooder used to use them. I like the push buttons and rocker pickup switches.
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    1979 Martin electric. THey didn't sell well, but man, it's the best built guitar I own. Great neck and it has coil split and phase switches built in. I have two of these that were cheap. People comment on how weird the shape is on them. Man, the woodworking is amazing on them as they were built in the Martin factory.

    Someone filed the frets down on this one to make it a speed demon fretless wonder and it doesn't play in tune right and needs a refret. I'm going to take them out and make it a fretless guitar. :D
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  • Guitarhero27
    Guitarhero27 Posts: 2,146
    wangcaster.
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  • All Those Yesterdays
    All Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    who's_pearljam? wrote:
    I love the ugly weird ones!

    These are two of my favorites that I own:
    A guyatone Japanese late 50's one. GREAT surf tones and slide guitar. Ry Cooder used to use them. I like the push buttons and rocker pickup switches.
    DSC04151.jpg

    1979 Martin electric. THey didn't sell well, but man, it's the best built guitar I own. Great neck and it has coil split and phase switches built in. I have two of these that were cheap. People comment on how weird the shape is on them. Man, the woodworking is amazing on them as they were built in the Martin factory.

    Someone filed the frets down on this one to make it a speed demon fretless wonder and it doesn't play in tune right and needs a refret. I'm going to take them out and make it a fretless guitar. :D
    DSC04165.jpg

    DSC04166.jpg

    Both look killer. Love the headstock on the Martin.
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  • xtremehardy388
    xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    Guitarhero27 wrote:
    wangcaster.
    +1
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  • All Those Yesterdays
    All Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    Darren from Kid Dakota has been using the guitar in the video a few times that I've noticed. I know nothing about it, but it looks wicked. Video is wicked to if you've never checked it out.

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=93hDQMeyDp4
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  • The Vacant
    The Vacant Posts: 271
    Been looking for a Gibson Corvus III. Does that count as ugly?
  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    All Those Yesterdays wrote:
    So whats everyone's favorite guitar or bass, that most people thing are ugly.

    probably a wangernasty.

    this poor baby is so ugly i feel sorry for it.
    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/bls420/ugly_guitar_02.jpg

    this is what i imagine someone that's super awesome at guitar hero would buy, if they decided to cross to the dark side and play a proper guitar.
    http://www.bcrich.com/images/lrg/draco.jpg
  • Julien
    Julien Posts: 2,457
    I love Rickenbacker basses and I know many people think those are ugly.
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  • Kilgore_Trout
    Kilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    my vote goes for those ones made for girls... that are shaped like flowers and hearts... forget the brand... but i guess that choice is too obvious to even bother mentioning :D
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  • evenflow524
    evenflow524 Posts: 128
    sgossard3 wrote:
    my vote goes for those ones made for girls... that are shaped like flowers and hearts... forget the brand... but i guess that choice is too obvious to even bother mentioning :D
    Cmon man Daisy Rock is so METAL even Lindsey Lohan uses them HAHA
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  • xtremehardy388
    xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    evenflow524 wrote:
    Cmon man Daisy Rock is so METAL even Lindsey Lohan uses them HAHA
    My sister had a picture with Ms. Lohan and a strat...I did a triple take...


    Who can forget the "Hello Kitty" strat?
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  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    xtremehardy388 wrote:
    My sister had a picture with Ms. Lohan and a strat...I did a triple take...


    Who can forget the "Hello Kitty" strat?
    Thankfully i've never owned anything remotely like that ;)
  • xtremehardy388
    xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    Pj_Gurl wrote:
    Thankfully i've never owned anything remotely like that ;)
    I think you did ;)


    I don't know if it's an ugly guitar but I've never been a fan of the headstock on knock off strats. NOT the G-cleff
    Grand Rapids '04, Detroit '06
    JEFF HARDY AND JEFF AMENT USED TO LOOK THE SAME
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  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    xtremehardy388 wrote:
    I don't know if it's an ugly guitar but I've never been a fan of the headstock on knock off strats. NOT the G-cleff
    I wouldn't say it's an ugly guitar but i'm not a fan of the headstocks either.
  • xtremehardy388
    xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    What about ugliest colour?
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  • itsevolutionbaby
    itsevolutionbaby Posts: 144
    xtremehardy388 wrote:
    +1

    Isn't this also the Dave Navarro signature model now?
    What ain't a country I ever heard of. Do they speak English in what?

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