Guitar with ultra-scalloped fretboard

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Here's another guitar currently with no strings (we seem to be seeing a lot of those at Guitarz recently) and a couple of other issues too. In fairness to the eBay seller, it is listed as a "project" guitar for restoration. However, they also seem to be under the impression that it is a Bartolini bass! This post originates at http://guitarz.blogspot.com - beware of those damned scraper blogs!

Well, it's quite evidently not a bass. The two remaining pickups are by Bartolini, but the guitar has the appearance of a one-off custom job. It's like a Stratocaster that has been carved and sculpted to produce this rounded, smooth shape. But, Wow! Did you ever see such extreme fingerboard scalloping before? Note also the left-handed trem.

G L Wilson

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Custom bizarre guitar

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I don't know what to say about this rather bizarre guitar currently being offered for sale on eBay with a starting bid of $3,500. To me that seems quite a lot for a guitar that, despite the "custom" design and one-off status, still appears to use a generic bolt-on neck. I have to wonder about the weight, balance, and possible (probable?) neck heavyness. I love that people build such weird and wacky guitars; I'm just pleased that it's not me that's going to be playing it.

Thanks to Bill Cesavice for pointing this one out on our Facebook page.

G L Wilson

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