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A rare 1964 solidbody guitar turned out to be completely different from what it seemed
The author purchased the guitar sight unseen and was surprised by what he discovered when it arrived
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.
Whack Job: 12-string Splattercaster
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
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
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
A bona-fide oddity with a groovy set of dials and switches, garage rockers will fall hard for this Domino.
