SG Zoot Suit Guitar

[bluesydude]

Just my humble opinion, but this has to be the ugliest guitar I've ever seen.
http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/SG/Gibson-USA/SG-Zoot-Suit.aspx

[Muddhole]

Zoot suit=Mexican
Zoot suit guitar=ugly

hmmm, do I see a pattern here?

Your right, this has got to be one of the ugliest creations I've ever set my eyes upon. What the heck were those MOFO's at Gibson thinking?

I've couldn've gulped down some paint and peed something sweeter than that!

[ThrobbyRobby]

Just a big ugly hunk of multi colored plywood IMHO!

[pooterpatty]

Let's not be so quick to judge. While I agree that it looks like the inspiration for this instrument arose from a bad acid trip, I will applaud Gibson for thinking outside the box in terms of construction.

This reminded me of a guy who built a Telecaster entirely out of particle board - you read that right - particle board. The kinda stuff they use to board up windows in a hurricane. You'd think such a thing would look absolutely hideous, utterly absurd. But he gave it a sunburst finish that didn't quite cover up the texture of the particle board, so it partially showed through from underneath. He hit it with tons of clear and had it shining like a mirror, and lemme say - it was beautiful. Now I'm not sure how well an instrument like that would play, but it was pretty to look at, and if I'm honest, I'll say I'd like to have one as nice

I think in the next 10 - 15 years, we'll see guitars made out of all sorts of things. We've already seen guitars made out of carbon fiber, and honestly I don't know why we haven't switched to carbon fiber for all guitars - it's more resonant than wood, and doesn't distort with heat or humidity. I guess for now, raping the forests as we've been doing for thousands of years is cheaper. Sigh.

As humanity invents/discovers more advanced materials, I can only hope that the use of those materials is also enjoyed by the guitar playing community, instead of being hooked on this antiquated notion that, "a guitar has to be built out of a bigass heavy block of mahogany to sound good, simply because that's the way it's always been done".

My biggest hope is that one day, maybe 15 - 20 years from now, Gibson will finally be able to manufacture a guitar that will stay in tune

[GuitarSlinger]

Weird guitar, bad name. Zoot Suit? Looks more like a lollipop. When I think of zoot suits I think of big enormous hollowbody's with lots of flash and giant bigsby's.

Seriously, what kind of band is going to sport one of these?

[fooks]

probably a pakistani band,

here's how they paint their trucks,

http://pakistaniat.com/2008/06/18/pakistans-indigenous-truck-art/

[kwjolin]

I first saw a thumbnail picture and thought, hey that's kind of cool I'll check it out....
I almost barfed when I saw the larger pictures. Just horrible!!! Rainbow SG???
I'll stick with my black SG anyday!!

[cwight]

errr...I like it....:rolleyes:

[Muddhole]

It's a real toe tapper, daddy-O!

Uh I'm speechless...

[blue4u]

Let's not be so quick to judge......

Great post Pooter! Couldn't agree more

[d3drocks]

what a peice of sh**

[GuitarSlinger]

Great post d3drocks! Couldn't agree more :p

[Wedgebill]

If someone bought me one for Xmas I'd be pleased with it

[Rickwest]

Looks like it could be used in a reggae band to me. I like it. That's a lot of glue though.