the "ugly guitars/guitars you hate, but suddenly want one" thread-

Beta Cloud · March 15, 2015, 02:23:38 AM

love Queen, love Brian May's playing and tone... but always thought the look of his guitar and the ac30's were like bringing a knife to a gun fight.
then i saw this-

can't get this fucking thing out of my head.

anyone else experience this?

Lumpy · March 15, 2015, 06:07:41 AM

I want a Peavey Razer, but they're rarely seen now.

Pissy · March 15, 2015, 10:24:19 AM

eewww. That peavey is horribly ugly. That's ok though, to each their own.

Gretsch Corvette:

MichaelZodiac · March 15, 2015, 12:39:44 PM

That Razer looks tits.

CID Vicious · March 15, 2015, 02:01:26 PM

My buddy is kicking me down a Peavey Dyna Bass...have to wait a few days while he digs it out though.

Figures...just dropped moolah on an SX Jazz...bass'd up!

But yeah, I hit the research crackpipe hard last night...do want. Guess the SX will remain "vintage" & this will be the Donkey Dick O' Doom. Basically a hotted up Jazz, and the Super Ferrite pickups are apparently pretty dope.

johnny problem · March 15, 2015, 04:31:45 PM

This Gretsch TK300. Almost pulled the trigger on it, but it needs a lot of work, and isn't worth the price for the amount of work needed.

eyeprod · March 15, 2015, 05:17:17 PM

I have also come to appreciate the brian may model. It's pretty cool looking.

Beta Cloud · March 15, 2015, 05:19:42 PM

i know it's probably not even in the ballark of his red special, but it looks rad.
if i scooped it, it would snowball to me wanting an AC30 and treble booster.

oh the humanity.

tombhex · March 16, 2015, 09:44:47 AM

I have the biggest boner for the MusicMan Bongo Basses... They're so ugly but they play and sound so great...

RacerX · March 16, 2015, 01:07:17 PM

Quote from: Pissy on March 15, 2015, 10:24:19 AM
eewww. That peavey is horribly ugly. That's ok though, to each their own.

Gretsch Corvette:

There's a reissue:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/gretsch-guitars-g5135-electromatic-cvt-electric-guitar

VOLVO))) · March 16, 2015, 02:10:32 PM

I have one in white. It's gross.

Corey Y · March 17, 2015, 03:17:11 PM

I might buy that Gretsch reissue right now, if it came in a hardtail model.

Lumpy · March 17, 2015, 05:44:56 PM

Quote from: tombhex on March 16, 2015, 09:44:47 AM
I have the biggest boner for the MusicMan Bongo Basses... They're so ugly but they play and sound so great...

Why are there 4 knobs on a bass with one pickup?

tombhex · March 17, 2015, 05:49:29 PM

Quote from: Lumpy on March 17, 2015, 05:44:56 PM
Quote from: tombhex on March 16, 2015, 09:44:47 AM
I have the biggest boner for the MusicMan Bongo Basses... They're so ugly but they play and sound so great...

Why are there 4 knobs on a bass with one pickup?

Volume treble mid bass?

neighbor664 · March 17, 2015, 08:28:42 PM

I'd take the Corvette in a heartbeat. I have been Jonesing for another Wilshire, or a Coronet. The Gretsch is kinda of like those.

khoomeizhi · March 18, 2015, 12:23:46 AM

yeah, dunno 'bout ugly on those. the corvette, the coronet, the wilshire, the crestwood...i think they're all at least kinda attractive. like those old guild b301 basses. hot.

the bongo's way fugly in my book though, for real.

eyeprod · March 18, 2015, 02:10:27 AM

truly a monstrosity, that one.

tombhex · March 18, 2015, 09:48:14 AM

Quote from: khoomeizhi on March 18, 2015, 12:23:46 AM
yeah, dunno 'bout ugly on those. the corvette, the coronet, the wilshire, the crestwood...i think they're all at least kinda attractive. like those old guild b301 basses. hot.

the bongo's way fugly in my book though, for real.

actually laughed out loud about the bongo. i'd still buy it tho.

Lumpy · March 18, 2015, 07:54:20 PM

Never liked the looks of a Bongo but I looked at that one and thought "maybe?"

It could be the Manopause talking though.

neighbor664 · March 18, 2015, 07:57:52 PM

Quote from: khoomeizhi on March 18, 2015, 12:23:46 AM
yeah, dunno 'bout ugly on those. the corvette, the coronet, the wilshire, the crestwood...i think they're all at least kinda attractive. like those old guild b301 basses. hot.

the bongo's way fugly in my book though, for real.

I don't think any of them are ugly, I wasn't the one who posted the Corvette. I just said I like it.

khoomeizhi · March 22, 2015, 09:04:44 AM

i was commenting on the presence of any of those guitars that i mentioned in this thread, not at all trying to police you specifically mentioning admittedly attractive guitars in an 'ugly guitars' thread. we are in agreement.

CID Vicious · May 24, 2015, 03:39:29 PM

The Douglas Hadron 627, aka the "Hardon" :-)

Lost most any interest in pointy superstrats...but 27" thru neck >$200? I'm listening...

I'm batting that back and forth with a Slick SL54 for Drop C/Open C use.

The Slick's more, but has likely a very useable pickup in it, needs no upgrades.

The Hardon would likely get EMGs, but OG or X series are cheap used & ubiquitous.

The Hardon is dope...even classy for a pointy Uberstrat metal guitar.

The Slick is "just" a bolt on, but I have two set necks .& this is the only affordable G&L Rampage clone I can find.

Had a "heavy" ash or maple bodied OG Rampage and with a Duncan Custom it was VH style destruction...plus. Low wallop, high cut, enough mids just. Stupid Kahler & "I need a neck bucker on my guitar" & I traded down for a good but valueless cab. Kept a RG550 instead...youth andd stupidity hand in hand :-)

This...like the aesthetics & brass hardware, like the hardtail, & 25.5" should be fine for relatively wussy Drop C anyway, & if that doesn't become a big enough part of my sound...I'd just have a "cutter" in DGCFAD. The Hardon would get sold in the long scale, *possibly" kept in 25.5"...

Nice to have so many choices in the "broke ass" segment

da_qtip · May 24, 2015, 07:00:33 PM

A local music store has one of these.

I almost want it.
Almost.

Pissy · May 26, 2015, 02:57:02 PM

How about the Washburn wing series?

giantchris · May 26, 2015, 05:47:00 PM

Quote from: CID Vicious on May 24, 2015, 03:39:29 PM
The Douglas Hadron 627, aka the "Hardon" :-)

Lost most any interest in pointy superstrats...but 27" thru neck >$200? I'm listening...

I'm batting that back and forth with a Slick SL54 for Drop C/Open C use.

The Slick's more, but has likely a very useable pickup in it, needs no upgrades.

The Hardon would likely get EMGs, but OG or X series are cheap used & ubiquitous.

The Hardon is dope...even classy for a pointy Uberstrat metal guitar.

The Slick is "just" a bolt on, but I have two set necks .& this is the only affordable G&L Rampage clone I can find.

Had a "heavy" ash or maple bodied OG Rampage and with a Duncan Custom it was VH style destruction...plus. Low wallop, high cut, enough mids just. Stupid Kahler & "I need a neck bucker on my guitar" & I traded down for a good but valueless cab. Kept a RG550 instead...youth andd stupidity hand in hand :-)

This...like the aesthetics & brass hardware, like the hardtail, & 25.5" should be fine for relatively wussy Drop C anyway, & if that doesn't become a big enough part of my sound...I'd just have a "cutter" in DGCFAD. The Hardon would get sold in the long scale, *possibly" kept in 25.5"...

Nice to have so many choices in the "broke ass" segment

The only issue with the slick is it doesn't have the G&L Neck. Pretty sure the Rampage/superhawk/invader models run 1 3/4" necks.