Whack Job The 1964 Welson Kinton V3 – whack job or Italian beauty... or both? Add offset cutaways and an unusual body shape to all of the above features, and you’ve got a lot of weird in one guitar “Comically ridiculous appearance aside, this guitar plays great”: Boasting “a Mayan temple of angles” this custom Crosley Radio Tone guitar combines bizarro looks with snappy, versatile tone Made from a blue-and-gold 1950 Crosley E-15TN tube radio, this custom build has a truly wild appearance that belies its sound and playability. No matter what music you play on this guitar, seeing it will make people smile Mike McCready Names His Top Five Career-Defining Tracks From Temple of the Dog to Pearl Jam, these are the cuts the guitarist singles out from his long, successful run. Latest Whack Job Whack Job: 12-string Splattercaster By Terry Carleton published 15 October 21 How do you make a Splattercaster even cooler? Give it an easy and affordable 12-string conversion. Whack Job: This Made-in-Japan Mystery Guitar Reveals a World of Uncommon Tones By Terry Carleton published 12 July 21 Sold under a variety of brand names, this guitar looks sweet and sounds cool. Found a Box of Spare Guitar Parts? Dinette Can Turn Them Into Something Equally Weird and Cool By Terry Carleton published 30 April 21 As a baritone guitar, this Dinette DIY Franken-Bari can take your tone to more interesting places than a real Vox Teardrop. Meet the 1967 Domino Californian – a Vox Phantom Doppelgänger at a Quarter of the Price By Terry Carleton published 5 March 21 A bona-fide oddity with a groovy set of dials and switches, garage rockers will fall hard for this Domino. The Plug In and Play Performance of the Casio EG-5 Cassette Guitar Was Pure 1980s Weirdness By Terry Carleton published 24 December 20 With its built-in cassette recorder, Casio developed a bona fide six-string karaoke machine. The Eastwood Devo Cloud is the Guitar That Should Have Looked Like a Potato By Terry Carleton published 14 December 20 This new, crowd-sourced Eastwood Devo guitar is a heavenly re-creation of Bob Mothersbaugh’s original. The 1965 Framus New Sound TV 12-String Has Chime and Jangle for the Ages By Terry Carleton published 6 October 20 This unusual guitar is beautiful, easy to play, six pounds light and sounds like nothing else. Why the 1968 Vox Sidewinder Bass IV is a Treat for Guitarists Looking For Low-End Adventure By Terry Carleton published 18 August 20 Whack Job: With its ultra-narrow neck and onboard effects, the 1968 Vox Sidewinder Bass IV is a bass like no other. What a Counterfeit Gibson Les Paul Custom is Actually Like By Terry Carleton published 7 August 20 Terry Carleton came across a counterfeit Gibson Les Paul Custom... and decided to see what it was actually like. Why This Bohemian Oil-Can Guitar Rules By Terry Carleton published 7 July 20 Inspired by African street musicians, Bohemian’s oil-can guitars are weird, wacky and wonderful. 1 2 Archives Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1Slash recalls how a jam with Jeff Beck nearly ended his idol's career2JHS Pedals are already 25% off at Sweetwater and yes, it includes the brand new Flight Delay pedal3With a massive 50% discount, these Walrus Audio savings are the best Black Friday pedal deals we’ve seen so far4Paul Reed Smith explains why it doesn’t matter where guitars are made5Boss announces the new portable battery-powered Katana-Mini X guitar amplifier
Whack Job: 12-string Splattercaster By Terry Carleton published 15 October 21 How do you make a Splattercaster even cooler? Give it an easy and affordable 12-string conversion.
Whack Job: This Made-in-Japan Mystery Guitar Reveals a World of Uncommon Tones By Terry Carleton published 12 July 21 Sold under a variety of brand names, this guitar looks sweet and sounds cool.
Found a Box of Spare Guitar Parts? Dinette Can Turn Them Into Something Equally Weird and Cool By Terry Carleton published 30 April 21 As a baritone guitar, this Dinette DIY Franken-Bari can take your tone to more interesting places than a real Vox Teardrop.
Meet the 1967 Domino Californian – a Vox Phantom Doppelgänger at a Quarter of the Price By Terry Carleton published 5 March 21 A bona-fide oddity with a groovy set of dials and switches, garage rockers will fall hard for this Domino.
The Plug In and Play Performance of the Casio EG-5 Cassette Guitar Was Pure 1980s Weirdness By Terry Carleton published 24 December 20 With its built-in cassette recorder, Casio developed a bona fide six-string karaoke machine.
The Eastwood Devo Cloud is the Guitar That Should Have Looked Like a Potato By Terry Carleton published 14 December 20 This new, crowd-sourced Eastwood Devo guitar is a heavenly re-creation of Bob Mothersbaugh’s original.
The 1965 Framus New Sound TV 12-String Has Chime and Jangle for the Ages By Terry Carleton published 6 October 20 This unusual guitar is beautiful, easy to play, six pounds light and sounds like nothing else.
Why the 1968 Vox Sidewinder Bass IV is a Treat for Guitarists Looking For Low-End Adventure By Terry Carleton published 18 August 20 Whack Job: With its ultra-narrow neck and onboard effects, the 1968 Vox Sidewinder Bass IV is a bass like no other.
What a Counterfeit Gibson Les Paul Custom is Actually Like By Terry Carleton published 7 August 20 Terry Carleton came across a counterfeit Gibson Les Paul Custom... and decided to see what it was actually like.
Why This Bohemian Oil-Can Guitar Rules By Terry Carleton published 7 July 20 Inspired by African street musicians, Bohemian’s oil-can guitars are weird, wacky and wonderful.
