WITH ALL DUE RESPECT...

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 3:02 pm

Fender needs a Master Builder to build THIS?

8mileshigher · Post by **8mileshigher** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 3:08 pm

You called that correctly, Paul !!

cjj · Post by **cjj** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 3:14 pm

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 3:21 pm

paologregorio · Post by **paologregorio** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 3:35 pm

Who needs a spray gun and a steady hand, when you have a pair of tin snips, a cordless screwdriver, a box of screws, and a beat-up, old road sign. . . .

teb · Post by **teb** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 6:34 pm

Absolutely! Most amateurs don't have the skills to produce something that ugly......

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 6:43 pm

Yeah...they'd probably go overboard with a nail gun, instead of the pros choice--a power driver and some oval-headed screws.

Here's some more landscape loveliness, to enhance your playing and listening experience!

http://www.hdcustomguitars.com/gallery.html

...seems like evvabody thinks they can screw up a silhouette these daze...

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 6:55 pm

Hey! I recognize some of that old wallpaper!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 7:08 pm

Judging from price, it came out of the outhouse near the barn where Leo Fender was born.

paologregorio · Post by **paologregorio** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:09 pm

jingle_jangle wrote:Yeah...they'd probably go overboard with a nail gun, instead of the pros choice--a power driver and some oval-headed screws.

Here's some more landscape loveliness, to enhance your playing and listening experience!

http://www.hdcustomguitars.com/gallery.html

...seems like evvabody thinks they can screw up a silhouette these daze...

It makes me incredibly sad to know that trees had to die, and such lovely wood ruined, in making such ugly guitars.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 10:05 pm

Fugly, yes, but this one is interesting - a 5/7 string bass. Haven't seen nor heard of that before.
http://www.hdcustomguitars.com/Smitty.html

cjj · Post by **cjj** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 10:35 pm

Interesting idea, but, gad, what a waste of nice wood...

winston · Post by **winston** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 10:42 pm

Sadly............they will find a market.

collin · Post by **collin** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:17 am

Really now, Fender? Cut it with the ridiculous theme guitars...what on earth are they trying to say with this guitar?

I feel bad for Fender's illustrious past, where they actually spent time and energy and designed new guitars from scratch, letting form follow function and creating classic designs in the process.

Now they must sit around with a blank Tele, writing a list of far-fetched theme ideas to cover it with, with zero correlation to music or anything. What the??

Leo Fender was a utilitarian genius and the people over at Fender are dancing on his grave...they're just as bad as Gibson these days.

beatles beatnik · Post by **beatles beatnik** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:53 am

To me, that guitar seems like it was a "good idea" that should have stayed in the thought stage....

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