true beauty or plain ugly??

[lestrouble]

well i found this guitar in ebay just want to see what is other opinion.... :GRN> :WNK>

http://cgi.ebay.com/Custom-Museum-Abalone-Pearl-Guitar-with-H-S-Case_W0QQitemZ260003753167QQihZ016QQcategoryZ2385QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[roknroll]

where's the emo icon that represents puking?

[davidsowk]

I have seen this type of thing before and always wondered if the guitar is actually playable!  All that inlay might be a tone killer.

[didymus21]

When he says Tony's workshop, he must be referring to Antonio Tsai's shop.  Lot's of inlay on a cheapely built guitars that often frequent ebay.

http://stores.ebay.com/Antoniotsais-Guitar-Mandolin-Arts

They are often referred to as "museum" quality peices.  I have to admit, a lot of his pickguards and tuning pegs are pretty cool looking; along with the fretboard inlays.  Not a big fan of all the body stuff. 

[btdvox]

all that inlay may be tone killer? look at the cracks and what the ad says! Major FLAW! and plus it is damn ugly. Who would take that on stage? and if they did would you think its nice?... uh uh. its almost as bad as taht 100000$ martin. eww

[ronmac]

I don't know why, but every time I see one of those guitars I think of Porter Wagner.

[Ratishna]

Dressed out guitars used to be known as 'cowboy' guitars because they were often used by flamboyant artists in the country music field.  But it comes down to this: some people like unadorned guitars, plain and simple.  For others, no amount of inlay is too much.  For most, there is middle ground.

E. Shoaf

[whiskeyjack]

I just have to wonder what those things sound like.  THey're 'pretty' enough to look at but I'd be afraid to be seen playing one - - - - someone might confuse me with a star and expect me to play something they can sing along with. ^_^ ^_^ ^_^ ^_^      Only Dolly Parton could upstage one of those things.  :GRN> :huh:  Well. . .maybe not.

[Ratishna]

Guitar as art?  Not every piece of artwork is a Monet.  Maybe a Picasso?

E. Shoaf

[lestrouble]

more is less, less is more ...... :TON>

[Cowgirlie]

Well, it certainly is an interesting study in inlay, anyway. I think it's kind of ugly, but I would stop to study it, and marvel at the inlay. The designs don't seem to have any kind of flow, they are just "ornate"

Like his clothes or not, and like him or not ( I don't) Porter Waggoner wears designs by Manuel of Nashville (a former Nudie's designer) and if you study the floral designs Porter wears, they are beautifully designed to follow the lines of wearer and the cut of the clothes...fortunately, Porter does not design his own, or they would look like that guitar.  :rolleyes:

[dcarey]

Too far over the top for me.
It's just butt ugly.

Dan

[DVGuy]

The only thing uglier is a Martn D-100, but this one is probably going to go for a lot less. ^_^

[danijoe]

As they say, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder". This beholder thinks it's OTT. UGLY!!!

[Jackwr]

"0" bids says it all

[wyodeb]

Ugh! Maybe that's why mine are 03s. I don't mind a little abalone (I thought it was beautiful on the L-05 MT), but that's ridiculous!

Deb

[jimmyd]

I'm with deb. I don't even like dot markers on the fretboard face. I'd rather have one painted by Peter Cree then haul around all that dead shellfish if I wanted art on my guitar. 

[Calvin]

I dont know if it's ugly.  I mean it's not my cup of tea.  Kind of like having 8 projector headlights for a luxury limo (sure it's overboard, but hey why not?).  I mean it's certainly impressive for sure.

I dont know, personally I'd rather have an OMV-03R that I can play to the ground.   Or for my nicer guitars maybe a 5 or 9 series kind of guitar.  That's just me though.

[rustychicken]

not my cup of cow juice either. i say if ain't Baroque, don't fix it.

[Fstpicker]

Well, I don't know about "museum" piece, but it sure has been a "conversation" piece here!! :rolleyes:

Jeff