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Title: Ugliest guitar ever??
Post by: roknroll on February 23, 2006, 12:15:16 AM
http://cgi.ebay.com/Gibson-EC-10-Acoustic-Electric-Stunning-Custom-Abalone_W0QQitemZ7392180435QQcategoryZ33025QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Title: Re: Ugliest guitar ever??
Post by: parsky1 on February 23, 2006, 12:16:52 AM
Oh its not that bad  :GRN>
Title: Re: Ugliest guitar ever??
Post by: Acoustickler on February 23, 2006, 12:21:54 AM
It's up there...

And the dude played that in Church?  :huh:

Title: Re: Ugliest guitar ever??
Post by: aboss on February 23, 2006, 12:36:25 AM
Wow.  :SHK> ...i've seen some pretty ugly gibsons before... but i think this one takes the cake. There 'otta be a law against something like that  :POL>
Title: Re: Ugliest guitar ever??
Post by: Denis on February 23, 2006, 08:16:09 AM
It's not easy being green!!! :WNK>
Title: Re: Ugliest guitar ever??
Post by: Ratishna on February 23, 2006, 09:31:52 AM
The dark green isn't too bad.  Better than banana yellow.  The abalone pickguard sort of throws it over the top, but the owner added it and not the Gibson factory.

E. Shoaf
Title: Re: Ugliest guitar ever??
Post by: bhika on February 23, 2006, 10:24:44 AM
Quote from: Denis on February 23, 2006, 08:16:09 AM
It's not easy being green!!! :WNK>

Great Song Denis, played it at my wedding. I don't know what version I like better Van Morrisons or Kermits.
Title: Re: Ugliest guitar ever??
Post by: Denis on February 23, 2006, 10:29:13 AM
Quote from: bhika on February 23, 2006, 10:24:44 AM
Great Song Denis, played it at my wedding. I don't know what version I like better Van Morrisons or Kermits.

When did Van Morrison record that?

I was 2 when Sesame Street had it's debut.  I was obviously a big Kermit fan and have known the lyrics to that song by heart for a long time!  I like Ernie too.  Rubber Ducky, you're the one, you make bath time lots of fun...
Title: Re: Ugliest guitar ever??
Post by: bhika on February 23, 2006, 11:14:26 AM
Quote from: Denis on February 23, 2006, 10:29:13 AM
When did Van Morrison record that?

I was 2 when Sesame Street had it's debut.  I was obviously a big Kermit fan and have known the lyrics to that song by heart for a long time!  I like Ernie too.  Rubber Ducky, you're the one, you make bath time lots of fun...


Van recorded it on his 1973 album "Hard Nose the HIghway", Great album by the way.

I google it and found that it was written by Jim Raposo for Kermit (Jim Henson) on Sesame Street in March 1970.

Ernie and Kermit are my favorites as well
Title: Re: Ugliest guitar ever??
Post by: Denis on February 23, 2006, 11:48:00 AM
Quote from: bhika on February 23, 2006, 11:14:26 AM

Van recorded it on his 1973 album "Hard Nose the HIghway", Great album by the way.

I google it and found that it was written by Jim Raposo for Kermit (Jim Henson) on Sesame Street in March 1970.

Ernie and Kermit are my favorites as well

Raposo wrote almost all the original tunes for Sesame Street back in the late 60's early 70's.  There were some great tunes. 

I'm not familiar with Hard Nose to the Highway.  My favorite Van Morrison album by far is Moondance.  I bought that album back in the days of vinyl and bought it specifically for the title track but ended up loving the album from one end to the other.  Not one bad track to be found on that one.  One of my "desert island" picks for sure.
Up there with Led Zep IV, Miles Davis - Kind of Blue, The Who - Who's Next,  Beatles - Revolver...etc
Title: Re: Ugliest guitar ever??
Post by: mazareth on February 23, 2006, 11:50:09 AM
I kind of like the color, but the pickguard is way over the top. The bridge doesn't do a lot for me either.
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Post by: bhika on February 23, 2006, 12:03:54 PM
O yes to get back to the thread, I agree with Mazareth, like the color but the pickguard is a little over the top. 
Title: Re: Ugliest guitar ever??
Post by: BillnhisD-03RE on February 24, 2006, 12:04:50 PM
Quote from: Denis on February 23, 2006, 08:16:09 AM
It's not easy being green!!! :WNK>

I thought Kermit played a banjo, was this his old axe of something? :GRN>

Bill D.
Title: Re: Ugliest guitar ever??
Post by: Calvin on February 24, 2006, 01:48:10 PM
I really dont think it's Ugly, I agree the pickguard is just ridiculous.  I think the pickguard really pushed it over the edge.  But then again ugly is in the eye of the beholder, there are people who thinks the d'aquistos have ugly headstocks.   :UND>

Here is one dude that think everything not standard is ulgy.  I think all 'cept for like 2 guitars there are works of art
http://heim.ifi.uio.no/~jonhaar/styggegitarereng.html

Point is that Gibson is not bad at all.  You want ugly, try this one.
http://people.tribe.net/colgan/blog&topicId=123c8666-8376-4984-baf8-95d70b29264d
Title: Re: Ugliest guitar ever??
Post by: cldplytkmn on February 24, 2006, 02:37:57 PM
http://www.majoz.com/

everything here looks ugly...

as for the gibson... the green is kinda teetering on the ledge... the pickguard and bridge pins are the 'friend' who runs up and pushes it over the edge thinking its funny...
Title: Re: Ugliest guitar ever??
Post by: Calvin on February 24, 2006, 02:43:45 PM
Makes the Gibby looks pretty darn good.