What's the ugliest piece of gear you've ever seen/owned?

[notalemming]

Owned one very similar but black in the early 80's. May have owned the matching sofa sometime later

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Then there was that other upholstered amp company:

 

[Jambi]

https://reverb.com/item/47310898-19...are&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=47310898

 

[dr bonkers]

Owned one very similar but black in the early 80's. May have owned the matching sofa sometime later

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We used to joke, these were a good plan b investment for bass players.

When your girlfriend kicked you out, at least you had a guaranteed comfy place to sleep in the rehearsal space.

 

[km 202257]

Picture from: https://www.digimart.net/magazine/article/2016042801963.html

Believe it or not, this is designed as the replica of Brian May's "Red Special" guitar by Greco (a Japanese brand). Even Brian himself has pissed off. Very embarrassing piece of Japanese guitar industry.

 

[RDeraz]

I had this boat anchor back in the day. Honestly, it played great, and was extremely versatile. Those pups and the wiring were ahead of its time. 2 way phase selector, 3 way pup selector, Tone knob < 7 = single coils, tone knob >7 = humbuckers.

 

[WKSmith]

And the terrible sounding pink ART fx rack processors.
Just Nasty .

 

[NeoSound]

I had this boat anchor back in the day. Honestly, it played great, and was extremely versatile. Those pups and the wiring were ahead of its time. 2 way phase selector, 3 way pup selector, Tone knob < 7 = single coils, tone knob >7 = humbuckers.View attachment 95623

I remember the natural finish version. Pretty sure it had an oak body and weighed about 25lbs (at least felt that way). It did play and sound good.

 

[Dave Merrill]

I figured (no pun intended) I should post a picture of my #1. She was a rescue. The previous owner even preemptively defended its ugly top stating that it wasn’t damage to the finish, but “unique mineral spots.” I didn’t care. She’s easily the the best playing, most resonant guitar I’ve ever played. I tell people it’s a One Top.

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I like it! Spalted, yes?

 

[ruso]

I like it! Spalted, yes?

Technically, it’s flame, but you couldn’t tell at first glance.

 

[Dave Merrill]

Technically, it’s flame, but you couldn’t tell at first glance.

I'm not laughing actually, really do like it

 

[steadystate]

It's a Flying G.

I was going to say it's an SV.

 

[steadystate]

Funny that nobody mentioned the Telecaster headstock. Turned me off immediately.

Yep. It's like a strat with a birth defect.

 

[sprint]

Then there was that other upholstered amp company:

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lol!

Reminds me of:

 

[ruso]

I'm not laughing actually, really do like it

She looks better at a distance (old photo):

 

[dr bonkers]

I used to own one of these. I loved it until the fretboard shrunk and Gibson would not repair it under warranty as well as the high e tuner would break the string as soon as the string was 6 months old (I like the feel of old worn strings).

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And the terrible sounding pink ART fx rack processors.
Just Nasty .

I recorded someone who brought one of those to a session. The signal to noise ratio was almost 50% to 50%.

 

[unix-guy]

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And the terrible sounding pink ART fx rack processors.
Just Nasty .

I almost posted this:



I had both... I thought they looked pretty cool back then! But, hey, my wardrobe was also pretty questionable at that time

 

[zedeloc]

I had this boat anchor back in the day. Honestly, it played great, and was extremely versatile. Those pups and the wiring were ahead of its time. 2 way phase selector, 3 way pup selector, Tone knob < 7 = single coils, tone knob >7 = humbuckers.View attachment 95623

I really like what you're saying about the wiring. Sounds pretty useful.

 

[dr bonkers]

I thought this guitar was beautiful when I first bought it and owned it.

The interwebs thought differently.

It was my #1 until the fretboard shrunk and Gibson would not fix it for free. Then I had to move it on.

Love is a fickle thing, isn't it?

 

[zedeloc]

Put a googly eye or two on that big swirly control panel mirror and it might revive it for a day or so.

 

[warlockII]

Remember Peavey Vandenbergs? this one guitar shop I frequented as a teenager always had one on the wall and it never moved in about 4 yrs. I always looked at it and thought, yuck...why?
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Play it and you'll know...incredible guitar!!! As to the why, to allow easy access for your bow