It's a shame we don't often see BUTCHERED Les Pauls for some reason.
This woman could sell me almost anything--except this hate crime. It looks like they performed a colostomy on the subway. I don't think I see one single rout or drill hole that was done properly. If every guitar had a name like a horse, this one would be Miss Misery (for Joplin, MO)--emphasis on miss, because he couldn't even hit existing drill holes.
The listing says it was converted to a Guit-Organ which is why the frets are like that. What this means i doubt anyone knows.
The pretty girl made the pictures more bearable to look at but still shocking to see such butchery.
The listing says it was converted to a Guit-Organ which is why the frets are like that. What this means i doubt anyone knows.
The pretty girl made the pictures more bearable to look at but still shocking to see such butchery.
"The fingerboard featured segmented frets (six segments – one per string) that were wired to the internal controls. When a note or series of notes were fretted, the circuit would be closed and it would trigger the organ. The organ would stay on as long as the circuit was closed, or in other words as long as the guitarist kept the string against the fret. The body featured several knobs, switches, and buttons (all the bells and whistles you tinkerers love!) that allowed the guitarist to alter the sounds of the guitar and organ. The giant footswitch in the picture was used to fade the organ in and out when the guitarist was playing. It’s quite a concept, although thousands of organists were fearful of losing their jobs when this instrument was released!"
Now that's really smelling it. Is that why the headstock is shaped like that?
It's almost worse with an explanation. If I was that unskilled with a drill, I don't think I would try to strap a guitorgan into the body. I see examples online but they all look like Gibson copies, not factory.
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