Lovely looking guitar, not one for the pub gig maybe?

Musicwolf

LastMantra said:

Musicwolf said:

......(for me 'using' it means either playing live or recording, not just playing on my own).

Why's that?

Probably poorly worded on my part.  Nothing wrong with playing for playing's sake but, if you do perform, then don't hold back by not using the good stuff for fear of it picking up a scratch.

Vibetronic

skullfunkerry said:

Vibetronic said:

skullfunkerry said:

I like that a lot. I'd play it in a pub gig... probably only once though; by the end of the night I'd be so sick of all the stupid questions ("Couldn't afford a proper guitar then?", "When are you picking up the rest of it?" etc) that I'd be about ready to stab someone with it!

I've got a Strandberg which is not quite as pretty...and yes, I can guarantee you'd get all of those questions  Every single time  you take it out. 

I quite fancy a Strandberg... way out of my price range at the moment though! How do you like yours?

I love it, it's really comfy to play and has been really well thought out. The only thing I'm not 100% on are the Fishman pickups....sometimes I think they're great, sometimes I'm not convinced. They really work well with a band though - tight and punchy. And yeah, I won't be affording anything like that again for a long time!

SlopeSoarer

axisus said:

OK, I appreciate that there will be many haters, probably more than like it, but I think this is a superb looking guitar. I put it in that category that if I was rich and had loads of space I'd have hit the buy button by now.

Mayones Hydra Elite Headless

Is it a Shatocaster? 

prowla

I hate the term "hater".

InactiveX

Roysterdoyster said:

“Here mate your head stock’s fallen off” 

"No, it's supposed to be that way. It makes it easier to shove up you."

lasermonkey

I think if I had to name that finish, I'd go with Rancid Aubergine.

ICBM

I like a lot of radical/futuristic designs, but I don't like that at all. The wood looks like it's got a disease - mostly because the spalting goes into the 'binding' - and the area under the tuners is a total mess... it either needs to be a simple flat shelf, or just not be there at all and the body outline follow the edge of the top.

Octafish

Absolutely hideous. The finish on the body looks like something you'd find in a food waste bin.

Creed_Clicks

If I were in a prog death metal band, I'd be up for it..

soma1975

It's pretty much the most disgusting guitar I have ever seen. Only way it could be worse is with gold hardware. 

Sassafras

Like some catastrophic face eating virus.

dilbert

I don't hate it, it just simply isn't for me. But then I'm still struggling to come to terms with locking trems     

Bron_Yr_Aur

I like that. Probably wouldn't enjoy playing it, but it's innovative and looks nicely made. 

StuartMac290

Not my thing at all, and I'm barely qualified to comment as a result. That said, it looks like a bruised arsehole.

SlopeSoarer

StuartMac290 said:

Not my thing at all, and I'm barely qualified to comment as a result. That said, it looks like a bruised arsehole.

Are you qualified to comment on bruised arseholes? I guess you are as it seems like an accurate diagnosis: )