50 UGLIEST GUITARS OF THE YEAR

[robbo63]

Gah! Those were bad, especially the Springsteen tribute (#28). However, I thought the Sax-a-mah-phone (#40) and the Jerry can (#22) were amusing and creative. And IMO it's not fair to judge a cigar box guitar (#30) - it's handicapped already by the limitations of the materials. And as for #5, the Blues SG, thank god that drunken old floozie is holding the dobro.

[bitzerguy]

* shudder *

[sir_andrew_of_left_coast]

No. 20 is too far down the list IMO. Bleagh!! Should be No 1, with No 8 right behind it. Good grief!!

No. 20 was for sale on eBay... vaguely, 2-3 years ago? Something like that. I don't think it sold, though. No surprise, eh?

[rickaddict]

That Carvin looks just like Chang and Eng.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang_and_Eng_Bunker

[jingle_jangle]

Here's #52, from today's Ebay crop:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dream-Fender-Electr ... 0178482895

Note the awful carved scroll on the body, which the seller seems to think is a factory option:

"did not touch body paint black and done by previous owner; which seems okay.I did not want to touch the beautiful unusal scroll in front and hard to find in that year."

Uh-huh.

[sharkboy]

That particular scroll work is thankfully difficult to find in any year.

I have started reading this thread only in the morning and avoiding afternoon naps to try to keep from having horrible mangled guitar nightmares.

[Scastles]

...unusal scroll in front and hard to find in that year"

Pretty much hard to find in any year. Like none.

[ben_brown]

Ric Ocasek from the Cars used to play #38.