Kniferide wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 9:40 am I'll drop this here to settle an argument with the wife. She thinks this is an ugly guitar and I think it is gorgeous and am def going to buy one. Vote!

These are beautiful and if you ever have extras of this lying around your house you can send them over so your wife’s sartorial ire is relieved

I knew I was right.

Yeah it looks great but might require a matching Nudie suit

The "Sharp 5" model of guitar is always a great looking guitar. I've been low-key obsessed with them. One day, when I have "Fuck You Money", I'll buy one and the matching bass.

Also worth a listen is the band for whom this was a signature model for -

Props to FM sleepkid for turning me onto this many years ago!

Mike Bloomfield's '63 Tele after it was traded and made easier to play for a lefty:

tallchris wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 11:36 am Mike Bloomfield's '63 Tele after it was traded and made easier to play for a lefty:

Honestly a double cut version of that (and maybe de-Tele-fy it in a few other ways) would be pretty cool! Basically, a pointier Epiphone Coronet.

Because of its provenance that guitar is decidedly NOT ugly, imo.

thecr4ne wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 1:10 pm

When I first saw this get listed a few weeks ago, the first thing I thought was, "Oh! That's the guitar Dan Erlewine made those videos about!"