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Delmundo Acoustic Guitars Delmundo was showing a number of beautiful acoustic guitars unlike anything I've seen before. Delmundo Guitars |
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Minarik Inferno Guitar This goes well beyond a simple flame paint job. I suppose if you owned one of the Delmundo acoustics you'd have to have an electric at least this extravagant to keep up. Minarik Guitars If you like this you might want to take a look at the NAMM Oddities burning collection. |
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Rat Fink Here's a guitar inspired by the custom car work of "Big Daddy" Ed Roth. It comes complete with pinstrips and neon lime green pick guard and headstock plate. There is also a matching bass, guitar amp, and barstool should you wish to go whole hog, or rat as the case may be. Lace Music Products |
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289 FIA Cobra Guitar If your taste in automobile guitars runs more to the sporty side you could pick up one of these Shelby Cobra-inspired guitars. As with the car, you will pay for the performance. The introductory price for this guitar is a mere $5,599 CSX Group LLC |
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The Veleno Ankh What would and edition of the Oddities be without a guitar made from metal? Velano is now incorporating some sort of "fingerprint" into each of their guitars so they can keep a detailed record of the history of each instrument. Look no further to establish your musical Pagan credibility. Velano Instrument Company |
The Bootsy Collins Space Bass Washburn is only making 100 of these star-shaped basses and you can have one for only $4,500. I did a little poking around and found that you can buy them for $3,500 if you order direct from Boosty's webpage On Saturday at the show Washburn had Bootsy there signing autographs alongside Praxis bandmate Buckethead. That was quite a pair to behold. Washburn International |
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Burrell Guitars Do not attempt to adjust your set. This guitar is indeed as twisted as it looks, even the neck has a slight twist. Burrell Guitars  |
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Emerald Guitars I was drawn to this carbon fiber acoustic guitar because of it's unique paint job. After checking out their website I found that they built an incredible guitar for Steve Vai. That one would have been one of the NAMM Oddities greatest hits. Emerald Guitars |
Conklin double neck bass Some bass payers only need four strings. For those that yearn for more here's a double neck bass that's got seven strings on each neck. The upper neck is fretted and the lower one is fretless. Conklin Guitars and Basses |
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Italia Monza guitar These guitars come with something they call an amp pod. It's a small amp that's got a 1/4" jack that allows it to essentially dock with the guitar. You can use this to warm up before a show and then leave it backstage when it's time to play. LPD Music |
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Pignose Guitars This year Pignose was show two new guitars with built-in amplifiers. The electric guitar has what looks like a car stereo speaker. It was fairly loud and had decent low frequency response, and as you might imagine, very good sustain. Pignose |
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Warwick Vampyre Warwick basses keep getting meaner and meaner looking. Someday they'll actually get to the point were the looks catch up with the sound. Warwick GmbH |
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ESP Guitars ESP didn't fail to produce a large number of NAMM Oddity contenders.  |
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The Hellion guitar When you think about it, making a flying V into a batwing makes perfect sense. This one comes complete with pentagram inlays to complete your prince of darkness motif. DiPinto Guitars |
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Siegmund Guitars Another interesting and unique guitar, this time from Oddities first-timer Seigmund Siegmund Guitars & Amplifiers |
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Warrior Isabella 15-string It's funny how a carved top 15-string bass nearly doesn't make the list these days. Warrior Instruments |
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NAMM Oddities '03 Home | Guitars |
Other Goodies | Percussion |
| Don't be surprised if you find that the product or the company you see
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