Thanks guys. I do agree, it is a pretty thing, and the build is obviously the work of someone quite skilled with woodworking. But yeah, I wouldn't part with a grand for something that would no doubt be little more than a glass cased spectacle!

I prefer my guitars to have both form AND function, I wonder how it sounds though, I might message the dealer......


Haha @ Shane.....Gandalf would definately rock out with this. He loves those 'Wizard' necks. :-P

I don't mind all the carving, stuff like this always captures my attention. But I agree the proof is in how it sounds. It looks like it has as much solid wood as your average Steinberger

It depends how good the player is; if you are realy good , you might just get away wth it...

It looks amazing, it has gibson humbuckers so i bet it sounds nice, and you can always replace them. I wonder what kind of finish it has. I bet its a good guitar, but i would be worried about lugging it around, or playing it live. might drop it or get it stolen

I would like to have a balence in my guitars. it could be super awsome looking but sucky sound and I wouldn't get it, it could be the best sound I've ever heard but look like crap and I would'nt get it, it could be good looking and have a nice sound and I would buy it, I made a bad decision with my electric, it looks good but as you can see from my video, had a bad sound on the low E string on the first few frets.

Why would it sound any worse than say . . . a steinberger, or a jackson V, or a hollowbody?

Ahhh.....the eternal question.

My guess is that there's more than just the body that commands the tone. But at a guess I think it might actually have a nice warm sound, with the pickups and dense wood body.

But your good self PB and Hippie have both mentioned Steinbergers, and there's not much to them at all really. But they sound ok don't they?

One man's crap is another man's art. And there's a difference between art and a performance ready instrument, too.

Well, I'd love it on my wall. Probably wouldn't play it much because it is not really my style (unless ofcourse it is one killer of an axe).

I'm guessing that if anybody put that much effort into carving, it can't have been a spectacular guitar, but it might still be playable enough. I wouldn't pick that up for a player axe without a test drive.

The thing which defines an object as true art is that it has no other purpose than being art so I in answer to the original question, crap. But I can't help thinking about all the time someone spent carving that thing.

That is beautiful. And my experience with hollower guitars has been great. I know a guy that has an Epiphone Dot Studio, and you can hold a high note for like 30 seconds on it.

I don't think it's carved up in a manner that would affect the sustain any noticable amount, and it doesn't look that bad. The carvings are well done, but I probably wouldn't buy it myself... it's just not me. Now if it was hand painted with an original work by Salvador Dali himself, I would attempt to buy it and be promptly outbid by some jerk with more money than he knows what to do with who would outbid me by thousands of dollars instead of just a few cents like most ebay bidders.

This has become one of my new favourite sites. http://www.fetishguitars.com/index.html

Where else do you find pictures of the Godwin Guitar Organ?

It's a guitar lovers wet dream.......

I'll bet the Government ban it, it sounds too much like fun!!

I think it is very cool and I admire the craftsmanship. Going by the pics, it probably sounds pretty good. Sort of reminds me of the after market choppers versus a classic Harley Davidson though. Like the choppers, I like the looks of this and would consider buying it if I had so much money I had nothing better to do with it, but in the end, I will take the old standard; say a classic Gibson Les Paul or an American made Fender Strat.

its art whether you like it or not. As far as a good guitar? Who the hell knows. It's one of a kind and can very well be a total piece of crap.

What's in it? I;d be curious to hear the specs and see more pics if you have them.

It is amazing wood work. It's at least a wall piece huh?

Obviously everyone agrees it can be considered art and yet it can be a terrible guitar. Looking at it though it is possible that it could be a nice sounding guitar. There is really only one way to tell and that's to play it. My favorite guitars are beat to hell and may not look all that nice. So I guess my point is....Who knows?

It could be a player;s wet dream but maybe its no good with the cut outs..I'd check out the combination of woods. I like the bigsby! If it uses anything like, Walnut OR Mahagony and its mixed with maple it could sound great. If its not too expensive it could be interesting to own. I would say get it on the assumption that its a pice of wall art and if it happens to sound amazing all the better!

it uses zebrano wood, its a very hard wood, brighter sounding and a little more sustain if im not mistaken. i bet its will sound just fine, expirementing with pickups good make it a great guitar i bet

zebra wood huh? I have an acoustic with that..Exotic it is but i find the Zebra wood acoustic I have to be a little twangy and not on the warm side..Not that Zebra wood is a bad wood to make an electric or any other guitar...Just haven't heard a zebra wood guitar that I like personally.