Obscure/Boutique Guitar porn!

[m4rk0]

I don't think I could ever afford one of these guitars, but whenever I plan a project I love to watch boutique guitar porn for inspiration!

so everybody post lots of links and pictures!

http://www.thornguitars.com/customguitarhtm/am-jr-select.htm

http://www.groshguitars.com/index.htm
crap, I can't open the pics in his archive.. I got quite some inspiration from that site

http://www.finetunedinstruments.com/  (what a horrible site)

http://www.lieberguitars.com/guitars/
Weird stuff:

http://www.jarrettguitars.com/

well, there are much obviously, just a start..
anyway, once I am done with my 2,5 in progress projects, I will finally get to my LP (flat top) style guitar..
and they will be inspired by the following::

http://www.nikhuber-guitars.com/krautster.html

and (not sure if this still counts as boutique)

http://benedettoguitars.com/

 

[line6man]

WTF is this!? :sad:

 

[m4rk0]

There are some guitars here that you will like Joey!


http://www.cardinalinstruments.com/blog.php

 

[dmraco]

Thanks for posting...I like the washed grey look on the flame maple neck. 

Honestly...I have seen just a nice guitars produced right here on the forum

 

[line6man]

There are some guitars here that you will like Joey!


http://www.cardinalinstruments.com/blog.php

That's disgusting.

 

[m4rk0]

is Collings still considered boootique?
I like this just because of the knobs..

http://www.collingsguitars.com/home.html

 

[m4rk0]

I could do this all day.,...  :tard:

Sometime hybrids are awful, sometimes they work

http://www.jgguitars.com/frame2.html

 

[Nando Vallart]

WTF is this!? :sad:

Is a amazing guitar that I'd like to have... You saw the history of the damn mollusc, right?


Bob Benedetto has some amazing guitars, but US$40,000 for is just stupid...

 

[m4rk0]

I would probably like it if they didn't mess up the pickups!!!
also, whats up with the glasses??

http://www.chapinguitars.com/

 

[line6man]

I would probably like it if they didn't mess up the pickups!!!
also, whats up with the glasses??

http://www.chapinguitars.com/

Those mismatching tuners are hilarious, and the headstock is strange, but I actually really like the pickguard.

The glasses are so that you can see the television.
Strange inlays. :dontknow:
And it's missing the 24th fret inlay.

 

[m4rk0]

http://www.mykaguitars.com/instruments/082/default.htm

I like the backside of this piece of... wood...

http://www.mykaguitars.com/instruments/035/default.htm

 

[m4rk0]

I like the burl!

http://fibenare.webzeppelin.hu/index.html

 

[m4rk0]

Woody!

http://fvcustomguitars.com/2401.html

 

[line6man]

I really like it!

 

[Nando Vallart]

The problem with some of these luthiers is that they F&%# some awesome wood :Sad: as the burl you've loved...

 

[JaySwear]

thats awesome! i love it. i would love to get my hands on one of those

 

[mayfly]

thats awesome! i love it. i would love to get my hands on one of those

The toneworms really went to town on that one!

 

[Death by Uberschall]

I'm always blown away by Conklin's guitars. I go there to drool every once in a while, slap my self silly and then return to reality.  :sad:

http://www.conklinguitars.com/instruments.html

 

[bigguspickus]

... :laughing8:

 

[line6man]

That bass belongs to John Turner, one of the moderators (Actually a forum admin.) on TalkBass.
Very cool bass.