Liquid Metal Guitars present the LMG "T"

This is a stunning-looking Tele-type guitar from Canada's Liquid Metal Guitars. The body is made from a solid block of 6061 T6 Aircraft Aluminum, and features a machine-etched finish which is then coated with scratch resistant clear coat developed by Akzo Nobel for use on ultra luxury cars. Take a look a the photos to see how incredibly beautiful this finish is.

The neck is a fine-crafted Canadian hard rock maple affair, whilst pickups are courtesy of Lindy Fralin. I'm skimping over the details here, but it all sounds like it makes for a fantastic T-type guitar. With that aluminium body, it must sustain for days.

You've probably already guessed, I'm a big fan of the finish. It's certainly a lot more attractive than the rusty steel efforts that James Trussart churns out these days.

And finally on this topic, Liquid Metal Guitars now have their own blog: liquidmetalguitars.com/blog/

My Third Electric Guitar Project

[Ben writes...]

My Third Electric Guitar Project
I rebuilt 90's "Maison" made in Korea electric guitar.
This one is for my little brother that just learning to play on guitar.

Guitar Body: Sandvich.
Guitar Neck: Maple.
Bridge: Vintage style.
Guitar Tuning Machines: Plain.
Pickups: H-S-H Maison.

Pictures of the guitar:






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Univox Eagle Bass

Here's a Univox Eagle Bass which is basically a Japanese-built P-bass lookalike featuring an carved eagle in the top of the instrument.

I had a friend a few years back who had a Strat-type guitar featuring a dragon carving (it was a lovely playing guitar, by the way). It was of a very similar finish to this bass but bore the Aria brand name rather than Univox. I'm wondering if perhaps these could have came from the same factory?

Plastic toy guitar sells for £655!

Selcol toy guitar dates back to the mid 1960s, and whilst such toys were fairly commonplace with the names of The Beatles and Elvis upon them, this one is an example of the much rarer Rolling Stones model.

(That's approx $935 at the time of writing, by the way).

Joe Strummer Tele Still Charming After All These Years

Joe Strummer, one of the founding members of seminal British punk band The Clash may have passed away in 2002, but his memory continues to live on in Fender’s Special Edition Joe Strummer Telecaster. Although it was put on the market a year and a half ago, aficionados and fans alike are still seeking out the guitar and the sound that helped to herald I a new era in music.

Strummer’s 1966 Tele was an icon of sorts that delivered messages, as well as that clangy punk-reggae infusion that became The Clash’s signature sound. This reissue is made in Mexico, but to the same original specifications as Strummer’s guitar and is set up in his same exact fashion.

The body has been distressed to appear as Strummer’s Tele did after being well-worn on the road. He painted over it many times with quotes, sayings, and incendiary messages using grey primer and flat black spray paint, which wore down to the blonde finish on more than one occasion.

The first 1,500 of these distressed beauties came with a hard shell case made to look like Joe’s, as well as stickers, and a vinyl LP of one of his last albums with his final band, Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros. Go to www.fender.com for more information and pictures.

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My second electric guitar project

[Ben writes...]

This guitar was a 70's "Harmony" made in U.S.A "strat" style electric guitar
Almost A year I had work on this one!
Body: Alder.
Neck: Maple.
Bridge: Gotoh.
Tuners: Gotoh.
Pickups: Seymour Duncan Jazz, SSL1 - Middle/Neck.




The idea for this shape came to me from the funk rock band "The Offspring" Sign:



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Kelly Groucutt, RIP

Kelly Groucutt, best known as bassist and sometime singer for the legendary Electric Light Orchestra, died last Thursday, 19 June, of a heart attack aged 63. (See BBC News story here).