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pretty pickings

madamjujujive — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:42:06 -0800

20 pretty painted guitars. (via Nag on the Lake)

More painted guitars: Music Saves Lives - Gibson Guitar Project GZ Guitars Luna's Henna Guitars Prior thread on 50 painted Dean Guitars, a tribute to Dimebag Darrell

By: Daddy-O

Daddy-O — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:21:37 -0800

By: StickyCarpet

StickyCarpet — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:50:45 -0800

One of the original psychedelic guitars, the fool guitar.

By: nicolin

nicolin — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:57:05 -0800

Now I know what I'm going to do with my old (blazer series) Ibanez - thanks a lot. Inspiring !

By: Mental Wimp

Mental Wimp — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:33:20 -0800

Oops. Almost sent it to my nephew. Needs the NSFW, perhaps?

By: alicesshoe

alicesshoe — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:43:26 -0800

That's some beautiful work. On a guitar graphics tip, I like the whacked graphics of the 'Way Out West' guitar from the Gretsch Americana Series.

By: sergeant sandwich

sergeant sandwich — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:03:26 -0800

pretty - i'd really like to see an audrey kawasaki painted guitar, though. she makes truly beautiful (albelit pretty sexualized) things with wood.

By: Alexandra Kitty

Alexandra Kitty — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:31:48 -0800

Love that kind of stuff...

By: sleepy pete

sleepy pete — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:50:47 -0800

Hey, nice. I really love the Kama Sutra guitar not only for the artwork, but also the awesome shape. It reminds me of some of the Teisco/Kingston guitars of the 60s from Jack Westheimer. And I love the Americana series as well, alicesshoe. They remind me of Disney kids' album covers for some reason. This one being one of my favorite album covers of all time. Anyway, enough rambling. Thanks for the links, mjjj. I'm off to look at more.

By: Lynsey

Lynsey — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:13:58 -0800

Wow wow oh wow! So lovely! Thanks, mjjj!

By: aldus_manutius

aldus_manutius — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:20:20 -0800

Those Luna guitars are not painted ... they are laser-etched. Think laser-etched laptops and MP3 players ... That results in a very different effect than painting on the surface of the wood, with the potential for impact on sound quality.

By: Enron Hubbard

Enron Hubbard — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:24:16 -0800

Here's more painted guitars worth a look. The artist goes through the steps showing how it some were done. I got some good tips on incorporating gold and silver leaf gilding into a painted design.

By: scruss

scruss — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:38:15 -0800

Does brilliant inlay work count? If so, William Laskin is your man. (Sadly, only the thumbnails work on his gallery.)