WORST guitar modifications / relic job / repair job you have seen?

olafgarten · January 2017

I like the Horse Strat.

Rocker · January 2017

Most of those guitars are old anyway. Worth nothin....

proggy · January 2017

Rocker said:

Most of those guitars are old anyway. Worth nothin....

Worth even less now.

Octafish · January 2017

Whoah, some hideous looking beasties there, although a few look a bit photoshoppy to me such as the headless Gibson SG and the Martin with a trem?

https://cdn.ustatik.com/article/news/6/38156_6_ver1450721626.jpg

impmann · January 2017

Apart fom the excess knobs - that first Les Paul looks like something I'd like to play - except that some plonker built it back to front...

Octafish · January 2017

alanchanxd said:

And woah...

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p81/dynasonic/LPF/59SpecialBasketCase2d.jpg

Don't know what's worse, the repair or the attempt at stringing it up!

ICBM · January 2017

alanchanxd said:

paulnb57 said:

miserneil said:

The Mike Bloomfield Tele....

Someone on TDPRI is building a replica of this (God only knows why!) concensus is that although this was owned by Mike Bloomfield, a subsequent lefty owner tastefully modded it, with the delightful cutaway.........

looks like the devil's horns
how could someone turn such an innocent blonde tele into something satanic is beyond me

They used a Gibson strap button. Didn't they know *anything*?

Jack_ · January 2017

Neil · January 2017

Image: http://www.guitarsite.com/news/images/ugly07/s13horsehead.jpg

Although not to everybody's taste there is some skill involved in the carving.

Octafish · January 2017

Neil said:

Although not to everybody's taste there is some skill involved in the carving.

Are you sure? It looks like a 12 year old's drawing of a horse. As for the fitment of the pickguard/bridge and shaping of the body, well that's even more laughable

impmann · January 2017

ICBM said:

alanchanxd said:

paulnb57 said:

miserneil said:

The Mike Bloomfield Tele....

Someone on TDPRI is building a replica of this (God only knows why!) concensus is that although this was owned by Mike Bloomfield, a subsequent lefty owner tastefully modded it, with the delightful cutaway.........

looks like the devil's horns
how could someone turn such an innocent blonde tele into something satanic is beyond me

They used a Gibson strap button. Didn't they know *anything*?

Interesting that most of the wear on it appears to be from its time as a right-hander not lefty.

alanchanxd · January 2017

Jack_ said:

EXACTLY, I don't know what has gone into Gibson's mind when they released a headstock like that last year. Upon closer inspection, it looks like a kid has scribbled something ugly onto the headstock and from a distance, the scribbled words look like a fat yellow slug just laying there.

But I love the mini E-tunes once you get the hang of them.

alanchanxd · January 2017

Octafish · January 2017

alanchanxd said:

More pictures to come

Poor Gibson... found on craiglist

http://www.guitarfail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1979-Les-Paul-2.jpg

That headstock is horrific

! I'm sure if it could speak it would say "kill me know, please kill me now!" Got to admire the clearance for the 4th string tuner.

alanchanxd said:

1962 Vintage Fender Bass VI headstock chopped up
http://www.forresterkustoms.com/images/BASSIV1_resized.JPG

http://www.forresterkustoms.com/images/BASSVI6_resized.JPG

Googled that image as it looks like it was in early stages of repair. Found the website of the guy who fixed it up. It had been coverted to a three aside style headstock. There's a load more photos here http://www.forresterkustoms.com/photos3.html plus he also sorted out the hideously mutilated 63 Strat headstock http://www.forresterkustoms.com/photos.html

Moss · January 2017

alanchanxd said:

This is an ugly but cool idea, you get to switch various humbuckers instantaneously
http://68.media.tumblr.com/91be79174f69183659a810f90a93f77c/tumblr_ohqb1zOTMp1tocnjto1_1280.png

That is an absolute work of genius

mikeyrob73 · January 2017

@alanchanxd have you been round to @HarrySeven shed?

TTBZ · January 2017

That humbucker rotator would be pretty awesome to have in a shop so people can directly compare pickups without faffing about taking the guitar to bits.

DrJazzTap · January 2017

TTBZ said:

That humbucker rotator would be pretty awesome to have in a shop so people can directly compare pickups without faffing about taking the guitar to bits.

I think it's a great idea. Saves the BS guesswork and popular opinions as to what a pickup should sound like. You could just go to a store and have a listen for yourself. Obviously the construction and string gauge etc make a difference, but it would certainly give you a better insight.

Philly_Q · January 2017

DrJazzTap said:

TTBZ said:

That humbucker rotator would be pretty awesome to have in a shop so people can directly compare pickups without faffing about taking the guitar to bits.

I think it's a great idea. Saves the BS guesswork and popular opinions as to what a pickup should sound like. You could just go to a store and have a listen for yourself. Obviously the construction and string gauge etc make a difference, but it would certainly give you a better insight.

It's brilliant and it looks cool too. Shouldn't really be in this thread at all, but I'm glad to have seen it!

WezV · January 2017

alanchanxd said:

More pictures to come

Tele with Rickenbacker lap steel pickup..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/turquoisemoleeater/guitars/TeleRickhybrid1.jpg

Someone decided to chop 1/3 of a Gibson SG's body and reverse it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/turquoisemoleeater/guitars/GibsonSGpartialreverse.jpg

i like the tele.

And I am fairly sure the gibson was not chopped... most of these had a join between the centre line and top 3rd. its not usual to see see severe wood movement on them... look at the join locations on this firebrand SG.

Image: http://www.guitar-museum.com/uploads/guitar/109/270266209480-3.jpg

or this other modded oneone

Image: http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/y434/Michael_Robbins/My%20Gibson%20SG%20project/IMG-20130217-00184_zps96c97c24.jpg

Jack_ · January 2017

alanchanxd said:

luckily this is a SG copy and not a real gibson
http://www.dillionguitars.com/guitar/electric/BigGIII/BigGIII 3.jpg

If you removed the P90, then I actually quite like this...

alanchanxd · January 2017

WezV said:

alanchanxd said:

More pictures to come

Tele with Rickenbacker lap steel pickup..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/turquoisemoleeater/guitars/TeleRickhybrid1.jpg

Someone decided to chop 1/3 of a Gibson SG's body and reverse it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/turquoisemoleeater/guitars/GibsonSGpartialreverse.jpg

i like the tele.

And I am fairly sure the gibson was not chopped... most of these had a join between the centre line and top 3rd. its not usual to see see severe wood movement on them... look at the join locations on this firebrand SG.

or this other modded oneone

so 1/3 of the body has fallen off the guitar from where the wooden joint is? that could be possible I guess if the adhesive has worn off and the body's finish is very thin

full story was found here:
http://guitarz.blogspot.hk/2011/06/1979-gibson-sg-with-partially-reversed.html

alanchanxd · January 2017

mikeyrob73 said:

@alanchanxd have you been round to @HarrySeven shed?

got pics?

I got my fair share of franken projects too

After sharing many pictures here, I am now confident and inspired to install a recessed 1980s Kahler Spyder Floyd Rose with EMG 85 + EMG 60 into my vintage 1967 maple-cap neck Fender Stratocaster

http://i.imgur.com/afndmV2.jpg

HarrySeven · January 2017

mikeyrob73 said:

@alanchanxd have you been round to @HarrySeven shed?

Cheek! :P

WezV · January 2017

alanchanxd said:

WezV said:

alanchanxd said:

More pictures to come

Tele with Rickenbacker lap steel pickup..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/turquoisemoleeater/guitars/TeleRickhybrid1.jpg

Someone decided to chop 1/3 of a Gibson SG's body and reverse it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/turquoisemoleeater/guitars/GibsonSGpartialreverse.jpg

i like the tele.

And I am fairly sure the gibson was not chopped... most of these had a join between the centre line and top 3rd. its not usual to see see severe wood movement on them... look at the join locations on this firebrand SG.

or this other modded oneone

so 1/3 of the body has fallen off the guitar from where the wooden joint is? that could be possible I guess if the adhesive has worn off and the body's finish is very thin

full story was found here:
http://guitarz.blogspot.hk/2011/06/1979-gibson-sg-with-partially-reversed.html

Probably a severe knock, but if the body was going to split it would have done it along that join.

shaunm · January 2017

Steve Vai's stupid handle cutaway still wins for me. Stupid idea.

alanchanxd · January 2017

shaunm said:

Steve Vai's stupid handle cutaway still wins for me. Stupid idea.

I hate the JEM's tremolo claw more than the monkey grip, but both aren't ideally my taste
http://www.guitar-muse.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/JEM70VSFG_Bridge.jpg

Xsmnmy · January 2017

alanchanxd said:

I found these monstrosities on the internet ....

I've never liked strats, but I actually think this looks really good...

alanchanxd · January 2017

smnmy said:

alanchanxd said:

I found these monstrosities on the internet ....

I've never liked strats, but I actually think this looks really good...

you must really hate strats

PVO_Dave · January 2017

Saw this on instagram, not sure what was going on here!

https://i.imgur.com/hvYyAwa.png ;

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