Some guitars are too funny not to post

[Thesius]

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Minus that electronic cavity on top I actually love the fuck out of this, but outside of Ibanez I have shit taste

 

[nightsprinter]

The problem is they never expected to make this sort of stuff on the regular floor at Corona or in Ensenada (MX). Both facilities are, from the ground up, designed to make bolt-on Fenders.

It took a huge investment in capital and time to get Corona the capability to make Jacksons, and they're still having some teething pains.

They probably could do it, but the same issues apply, and since Ensenada is almost at capacity most of the time they'll have to cut back somewhere, which is also a cost.

The big Asian OEMs are attractive because they can make literally anything and are more than happy to sell capacity to the highest bidder.

Thanks for the educated explanation. Makes sense. I just needed to get my daily complaining out of the way.

 

[BlackMastodon]

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Kinda wanna try something like this out, I'm genuinely curious if it's even comfortable.

I'm all in on ergonomics, but this looks... wacky

Can't you just play with a strap and hike it up to your tits to get the same effect? Lop off the lower horn if it's in the way of your sik shredZ. This thing is clown shoes.

 

[SalsaWood]

You can play a strat body style in that general position with some scrunching. I take my left foot and put it on the edge of the seat of my chair, kinda like a gigantic version of a classical position footrest, and tilt the body out a bit at the bottom to rest the lower horn on my left thigh. Basically pinching the guitar with my pectoral and left leg. Also worth noting my jacks (most of them) are top mounted like a strat so there's no connector body jamming into my junk. I switch up my sitting positions pretty frequently, wouldn't want to stay in that position for too long but it's kinda useful for avoiding fatigue instead of running a lick up the neck with basically the same exact muscle groups a million times- getting lazy at it, developing bad habits, so on and so forth.

 

[spudmunkey]

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Ford GT40-themed guitars


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The guitars are all over $6,200

 

[Dayn]

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Ford GT40-themed guitars


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The guitars are all over $6,200


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I'm not a car guy, but I immediately thought Speed Racer when I saw the guitars.



I looked for Speed Racer guitars, but I didn't see any worthy of the thread, unfortunately.

 

[spudmunkey]

I'm not a car guy, but I immediately thought Speed Racer when I saw the guitars.

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I looked for Speed Racer guitars, but I didn't see any worthy of the thread, unfortunately.

This was the only one I could find that wasn't just simply a Speed Racer-themed paint-job on an otherwise standard-ish body:

 

[MaxOfMetal]

Guitars are the "rule 34" of instruments. You name it, it exists.

 

[Crungy]

Minus that electronic cavity on top I actually love the fuck out of this, but outside of Ibanez I have shit taste

It is forgiven since you love Ibanez and have had sick Ibanezes.

 

[Crungy]

Never seen a nut like this

 

[TedEH]

Is that electric tape covering the nut....?

 

[spudmunkey]

Is that electric tape covering the nut....?

Yeah, it looks maybe like they cut the nut slots too deep, so they put down a layer of electrical tape?

 

[nightsprinter]

Nut looks like it's got a gimp suit on.

 

[nightsprinter]

can see where someone went banzai with a razor across the board too.

 

[spudmunkey]

can see where someone went banzai with a razor across the board too.

 

[nightsprinter]

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"Yeah bro, lemme grab the squier"

 

[Crungy]

Is that electric tape covering the nut....?

I thought it had been exposed to heat/melted but I could see it being tape!

 

[The Spanish Inquisition]

GT40 Store - GT40 auto parts, GT40 Guitars, GT40 collectibles

Official GT40 Store for GT40 car parts, GT40 Guitars and GT40 collectible items

store.gt40.com

Ford GT40-themed guitars


For reference:
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The guitars are all over $6,200


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As a car guy... I don't hate it

The price though

 

[spudmunkey]

As a car guy... I don't hate it

The price though

I'm a big fan of the GT40, too. Of all of these, the yellow one is the only one that kinda appeals to me because it doesn't have the fake panel gap lines carved into the top. It looks a little bit like an Aristides (if you squint).

 

[Crundles]

Can't you just play with a strap and hike it up to your tits to get the same effect? Lop off the lower horn if it's in the way of your sik shredZ. This thing is clown shoes.

You might potentially be able to, depending on your body; however, if you're sitting, you're much better off using a support for classical position even on an electric. There's a reason why all younger classical players are using supports instead of a footrest.

Ergonomics are a wild topic, though, and mostly individual, so the Haha Guitars thread isn't really the best place for discussion.

Also lmao youtube recommended me a video with this very guitar - it looks more comfortable than I expected in action, so I'm upgrading my opinion from Wacky to Goofy.