pretty pickings
September 6, 2008 9:42 AM   Subscribe

 


One of the original psychedelic guitars, the fool guitar.
posted by StickyCarpet at 10:50 AM on September 6, 2008


Now I know what I'm going to do with my old (blazer series) Ibanez - thanks a lot. Inspiring !
posted by nicolin at 12:57 PM on September 6, 2008


Oops. Almost sent it to my nephew. Needs the NSFW, perhaps?
posted by Mental Wimp at 1:33 PM on September 6, 2008


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.
posted by alicesshoe at 2:43 PM on September 6, 2008


pretty - i'd really like to see an audrey kawasaki painted guitar, though. she makes truly beautiful (albelit pretty sexualized) things with wood.
posted by sergeant sandwich at 5:03 PM on September 6, 2008


Love that kind of stuff...
posted by Alexandra Kitty at 5:31 PM on September 6, 2008


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.
posted by sleepy pete at 5:50 PM on September 6, 2008


Wow wow oh wow! So lovely! Thanks, mjjj!
posted by Lynsey at 9:13 PM on September 6, 2008


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.
posted by aldus_manutius at 6:20 AM on September 7, 2008


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.
posted by Enron Hubbard at 8:24 AM on September 7, 2008


Does brilliant inlay work count? If so, William Laskin is your man. (Sadly, only the thumbnails work on his gallery.)
posted by scruss at 2:38 PM on September 7, 2008


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