Guitar
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I saw this picture on Facebook earlier today. It's a creation of the ESP Custom Shop in Japan. The Facebook post was accompanined by all the predictable "How on Earth do you play that?" comments, all of which are quite obviously missing the point. You don't play it, it's a work of art.
It's a similar situation to artist Yoshihiko Satoh's "Present Arms" art pieces (12-necked Stratocasters!); a lot of these photos have been doing the rounds again virally on Facebook et al, with most commenters simply not understanding that whilst these are technically functional pieces, you are not really supposed to play them. It's their inherent absurdity that makes them objets d'art.
Guitars as art? Why not? I'd hang 'em on my wall if I had the opportunity.
G L Wilson
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- Barcley-branded Japanese Copy Of Fender Maverick/custom
guitarz.blogspot.com: The Fender Custom - also known as the Maverick (see here) - was a short-lived model "designed" by the CBS-owned incarnation of the Fender Corporation and was really an exercise in using up stock body and neck components for the Fender...
- Can You Help Identify This Bizarre Vintage Solidbody Electric 12-string?
guitarz.blogspot.com: Any ideas, guys? It's like a Mosrite on steroids. And what's with the huge extended cutlass-shaped lower horn? Photo borrowed from the Vintage Japanese Guitar group on Facebook. (That's not to say this guitar IS Japanese....
- Further To Yesterday's Blog Post... It's That Guitar Again
guitarz.blogspot.com: Further to yesterday's blog post concerning the identity of a guitar being used by a guy in Chet Atkins' band, I'd like to thank all of you who left comments, both here and on our Facebook page, to the effect that the...
- A 1960s Japanese-made Zen-on Plank
guitarz.blogspot.com: Isn't it bizarre that many of us can look at an old "junkshop" guitar like this 1960s Japanese-made Zen-on and feel not only nostalgic but also a sense of longing, when really in our hearts we know that these guitars feel awkward...
- The Barbershop Guitar: Comet Double-cutaway Parlour Acoustic
guitarz.blogspot.com: Marcus posted this picture on our Facebook page and writes that: This is hanging on the wall at a barbershop in Toronto. Any ideas? The brand is "Comet." It looks like a Stella with pretentions of becoming a Strat. Has anyone out...
Guitar
ESP LTD Lion guitar - a beautiful and unashamed objet d'art
guitarz.blogspot.com:
I saw this picture on Facebook earlier today. It's a creation of the ESP Custom Shop in Japan. The Facebook post was accompanined by all the predictable "How on Earth do you play that?" comments, all of which are quite obviously missing the point. You don't play it, it's a work of art.
It's a similar situation to artist Yoshihiko Satoh's "Present Arms" art pieces (12-necked Stratocasters!); a lot of these photos have been doing the rounds again virally on Facebook et al, with most commenters simply not understanding that whilst these are technically functional pieces, you are not really supposed to play them. It's their inherent absurdity that makes them objets d'art.
Guitars as art? Why not? I'd hang 'em on my wall if I had the opportunity.
G L Wilson
© 2014, Guitarz - The Original Guitar Blog - the blog that goes all the way to 11!
Please read our photo and content policy.
- Barcley-branded Japanese Copy Of Fender Maverick/custom
guitarz.blogspot.com: The Fender Custom - also known as the Maverick (see here) - was a short-lived model "designed" by the CBS-owned incarnation of the Fender Corporation and was really an exercise in using up stock body and neck components for the Fender...
- Can You Help Identify This Bizarre Vintage Solidbody Electric 12-string?
guitarz.blogspot.com: Any ideas, guys? It's like a Mosrite on steroids. And what's with the huge extended cutlass-shaped lower horn? Photo borrowed from the Vintage Japanese Guitar group on Facebook. (That's not to say this guitar IS Japanese....
- Further To Yesterday's Blog Post... It's That Guitar Again
guitarz.blogspot.com: Further to yesterday's blog post concerning the identity of a guitar being used by a guy in Chet Atkins' band, I'd like to thank all of you who left comments, both here and on our Facebook page, to the effect that the...
- A 1960s Japanese-made Zen-on Plank
guitarz.blogspot.com: Isn't it bizarre that many of us can look at an old "junkshop" guitar like this 1960s Japanese-made Zen-on and feel not only nostalgic but also a sense of longing, when really in our hearts we know that these guitars feel awkward...
- The Barbershop Guitar: Comet Double-cutaway Parlour Acoustic
guitarz.blogspot.com: Marcus posted this picture on our Facebook page and writes that: This is hanging on the wall at a barbershop in Toronto. Any ideas? The brand is "Comet." It looks like a Stella with pretentions of becoming a Strat. Has anyone out...