Members HanSolo Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 One of my clients is LavaLite LLC the makers of the iconic Lava Lamps. Their CFO knew I was a guitar guy so he showed me two custom built Gibson promo guitars they had made years ago. Lava commissioned Gibson to make 5 Lava Lamp Guitars at a cost of $6,500 each. It was basically a single pickup guitar shaped like a Lava Lamp and custom painted dark blue with orange free-form blob spots on the body. Free form orange pearl inlays ran up the fingerboard. The top half of the body was a dead-on, flying V shape so Gibson must have used a flying V blank for the body. The body was very narrow like a lap-steel guitar. The neck and headstock were from a Les Paul Std. with a plain black 3x3 headstock, inlaid Gibson script and an engraved commemorative plate. Two of the five remain. The other 3 were either raffled off or given away. One was supposedly signed by the original members of Lynyrd Skynrd and raffled off with the proceeds donated to charity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 cool. Got a pic to post or just your verbal description for us to jeer at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HanSolo Posted March 2, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 cool. Got a pic to post or just your verbal description for us to jeer at? Pic posted. Trippy guitar. Personally, I think they should have mounted a conical base on it so you could free-stand it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkwire Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 There isn't a big enough for that guitar. Still...not as bad as the Dusk Tiger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 Now we know who's been drawing all the Gibson designs the last few years. Potheads staring at lava lamps. It all makes sense now! EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Superrust Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 well you dont see that everyday. I think it's pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dougie.Douglas Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 Thats.... erm... strange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ExiledCrow Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 Meh .... Now if it actually had a lava lamp inside THAT would be cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members m90guy Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 Oh man thats Grooovy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HanSolo Posted March 2, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 Now we know who's been drawing all the Gibson designs the last few years. Potheads staring at lava lamps. It all makes sense now! EG Another mystery of the universe explained! I knew there had to be an explanantion for the "Lawn Dart V" and the "Dusk to Dawn Tiger". Check out the "craftsmanship" ... the "base" below the tailpiece isn't even symmetrical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members k4df4l Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 Lava commissioned Gibson to make 5 Lava Lamp Guitars at a cost of $6,500 each. Neat conversation piece but $6,500?? Dag! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HanSolo Posted March 2, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 You should see their conference room. Wall to wall lava lamps and love bead curtains instead of doors. Seriously. At my first meeting, we sat on the floor around a hand carved, Chinese "tea table" and had tea. They are really cool people. It was like being back in the late 60's-early 70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Rossness Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 2-D Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 S'a little pointless... not much tonal variety... but cool nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted March 2, 2010 Members Share Posted March 2, 2010 Is it just me, or does that look like a Steinberger with a headstock sitting in a vase??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members syrinx415 Posted July 7, 2010 Members Share Posted July 7, 2010 HanSolo: if you know anyone at the company still, or know any real details on this guitar, please contact me! I actually own one of them and am trying to put together the story behind them. Email info@ikonikstudios.com. Thanks! P.S. There were actually 6 made, not 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted July 7, 2010 Members Share Posted July 7, 2010 Cool. An extra for me!Pass the bong, dude. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IamBurnout Posted July 7, 2010 Members Share Posted July 7, 2010 Is it just me, or does that look like a Steinberger with a headstock sitting in a vase??? ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newbuilder Posted July 7, 2010 Members Share Posted July 7, 2010 That's an interesting Gibby! I am a hippie though...Groovy:lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HanSolo Posted July 8, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 8, 2010 HanSolo: if you know anyone at the company still, or know any real details on this guitar, please contact me! I actually own one of them and am trying to put together the story behind them. Email info@ikonikstudios.com. Thanks! P.S. There were actually 6 made, not 5 Contact info emailed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NHLfan2010 Posted July 8, 2010 Members Share Posted July 8, 2010 That is just plain and strait up not right...I dont care what you say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mnhhngbfs Posted July 8, 2010 Members Share Posted July 8, 2010 i don't think that's a flying v body blank modded... look at where the neck joins the body.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A-20 Posted July 8, 2010 Members Share Posted July 8, 2010 Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kulardenu Posted July 8, 2010 Members Share Posted July 8, 2010 They used to build those lamps a couple blocks from where I grew up in Chicago. Cool lights but that guitar is too weird. Even Warhol wouldn't buy that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JoeFender Posted July 8, 2010 Members Share Posted July 8, 2010 I find it, well... interesting. But I'm an old hippie meself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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