Members Gary Blanchard Posted July 11, 2012 Members Share Posted July 11, 2012 From my local Craigslist: 1960s custom built guitar (turners falls) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 2012-07-11, 12:37PM EDT Reply to: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- i have a very sweet hand built guitar one of a kind needs a little tlc but an awsome piece if you want unique one of a kind this is for you my want simple is 14k gold or better good scrap or broken no problem give me a call the worse i can do is say no give me a call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jimmy Chaos Posted July 11, 2012 Members Share Posted July 11, 2012 No. It looks awful. It looks like it sounds rubbish too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gary Blanchard Posted July 11, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 11, 2012 Just for the record, I have never considered buying this. Even I know better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FretFiend. Posted July 11, 2012 Members Share Posted July 11, 2012 I gather from the wording that the owner wants to trade it for gold??? I would be curious enough to want to get a close look at it. Weird guitar. Looks to be crudely built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gary Blanchard Posted July 11, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 11, 2012 The guitar was built just like the sentences in that ad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Opa John Posted July 11, 2012 Members Share Posted July 11, 2012 Great saddle location. I bet the intonation is fantastic. True fugliness!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordchunker Posted July 11, 2012 Members Share Posted July 11, 2012 Even if it didn`t have the weird bridge it still looks like a home-made POS. The top looks like it is about to come apart with the center seam having glue (or something?) smeared on it and a big gnarly looking crack on the bass side. I shudder to think how many more cracks and issues this thing has.. I wonder what a "Real" guitar builder could do with a Batman Theme on a guitar.. "In 2014 Colings Guitars Offer Our New "BATMAN" Guitar!!!". Guitar is equipped with a spring loaded projectile knife in the headstock, over 37 secret compartments, a poisonous gassing system, AND converts to a solar powered vehicle capable of speeds up to 169mph!!! Instead of musical notes our new BATMAN!! guitar plays "BAM!!", "POW!!" and "WHAM!!!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 What bat? It was supposed to be a dove...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gary Blanchard Posted July 11, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 11, 2012 What bat? It was supposed to be a dove...... Do you know that guitar, Frets? He's somewhat local. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EdBega Posted July 11, 2012 Members Share Posted July 11, 2012 Holy Halloween ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Do you know that guitar, Frets? He's somewhat local. No. Never seen it before. I'm a little sad I'm seeing it now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Folky_Grunge Posted July 11, 2012 Members Share Posted July 11, 2012 Holy ugly looking piece of crap, Batman! ... I'd say no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kiowa1 Posted July 12, 2012 Members Share Posted July 12, 2012 That guitar has to take the cake for something, I'm just not sure what! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members philo426 Posted July 12, 2012 Members Share Posted July 12, 2012 Might be good for firewood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grunge782 Posted July 12, 2012 Members Share Posted July 12, 2012 lol thanks for the find OP. That gave me a good laugh. And yeah, I'd even be afraid to put that in my fireplace... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted July 12, 2012 Members Share Posted July 12, 2012 I, possessing an open mind, am curious as to what it sounds like...if it was within easy driving distance, I'd be inclined to go find out. I've run across a few truly butt-ugly one-offs, like that one, that sounded surprisingly good! One, w/ a redwood top and mahogany b/s, has a huge bridge like that, except it is a butterfly, w/ a lot of pretty inlays, and it has the best tonal balance I've ever heard in a dreadnaught. My friend Darlene picked it up at a Nashville swap meet for next to nothing, and it's been her main acoustic guitar for at least 20 years. I looked inside, with a mirror, when I installed a p/u, and saw that it had a very unusual bracing system, kinda a cross between X-bracing and fan-bracing. No idea who the builder was, as there's no label or name on it, other than 3 initials on the neck-block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members acousticdepot Posted July 12, 2012 Members Share Posted July 12, 2012 I am sure it got plenty of humidity in the bat cave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted July 12, 2012 Members Share Posted July 12, 2012 That one is bat butt ugly, and besides, Gary, it doesn't have enough strings for you. This one, however, is the Bat Out of Hell, and has your name all over it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gary Blanchard Posted July 12, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 12, 2012 That one is bat butt ugly, and besides, Gary, it doesn't have enough strings for you. This one, however, is the Bat Out of Hell, and has your name all over it I love 12-strings, and have played resonator guitar in the past, but I don't think I'd care for the combination. That is a wild-looking guitar, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Northstar Posted July 14, 2012 Members Share Posted July 14, 2012 Batman says yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted July 14, 2012 Members Share Posted July 14, 2012 I love 12-strings, and have played resonator guitar in the past, but I don't think I'd care for the combination. That is a wild-looking guitar, though.No prob...if you were to buy it, and decide it's just not your "thing", you could send it to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarist21 Posted July 16, 2012 Members Share Posted July 16, 2012 That's the craziest looking thing. What Craigslist are you finding this gem on, GB? (if you don't mind my asking) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gary Blanchard Posted July 16, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 16, 2012 That's the craziest looking thing. What Craigslist are you finding this gem on, GB? (if you don't mind my asking) That was on the Worcester, Massachusetts Craigslist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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