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42 Unusually Designed Guitars

From Sweet Confection Axes to Carbon Fiber Guitars

— December 18, 2012 — Unique
Play a few cords on one of these unusually designed guitars that forcefully go against the idea of what a standard acoustic or electric guitar should look like.

Perhaps you are a big fan of playing Super Mario songs on your stringed instrument. If this is true, the feel of a Koopa Troopa guitar underneath your finger tips would help to get you in the right mood to hit all of those notes. If you are a shoe diva who adores strumming chords, the Guitar Shoes by Chicks on Speed help to fuse both of your loves together. You can wear the fashionable pumps and actually play a few notes while you're lounging.

The figure eight design associated with the acoustic instrument can be a little bland. Unusually designed guitars keep your musical endeavors interesting to say the least.
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Activity
Freshness
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Geeky Atomical Acoustics
Geeky Atomical Acoustics
Celentano Woodworks Atom Ukelele is Quirky and Perfect for Space Junkies
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39
Teeth-Baring Shark Guitars
Teeth-Baring Shark Guitars
The Jaws Ukulele is Great for Your Beach Vacation
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38
Slimmed-Down Electric Axes
Slimmed-Down Electric Axes
The Ministar Travel Guitar Cuts Weight Without Cutting Sound Quality
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37
Sweet Confection Axes
Sweet Confection Axes
Play the Cup Cake Guitar with Tasty Emotion
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36
Light Paint Demos
Light Paint Demos
‘Light Guitar Rock' by OOgle Flix Looks Like a Video Game
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35
3D Printed Guitars
3D Printed Guitars
The Zoybar Tor is Perfect for Digital DIYers Who Love to Rock
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34
Handheld Orchestras
Handheld Orchestras
The iPlay Lets You Play, Learn and Compose Your Own Music
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33
Computer Keytars
Computer Keytars
The TabStrummer Makes Playing Guitar as Simple as Pressing a Computer Key
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32
Old-School Gamer Guitars
Old-School Gamer Guitars
Six String NES Guitar Gets the Mario Song Permanently Stuck in Your Head
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High Tech Silent Guitar
High Tech Silent Guitar
Strym Yamaha
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30
Hollow Electric Axes
Hollow Electric Axes
Hector Trevino's Sonic Wind is Designed With an Open Chamber
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29
Folding Instrument For Traveling Musicians
Folding Instrument For Traveling Musicians
The Backpack Electric Guitar
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28
Tendon Skeleton Axes
Tendon Skeleton Axes
The Derek Manson RP Guitar has Got a Rad Design
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27
Sasquatch Strumming
Sasquatch Strumming
The Big Foot Guitar is Hairy and has Dirty Toenails
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26
Fully Functional Gamer Instruments
Fully Functional Gamer Instruments
The Custom Super Mario Guitar Helps Save Virtual Worlds
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25
Supercar Guitars
Supercar Guitars
The Limited Edition Ferrari Guitar by Blackbird
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24
Epic Multi-Neck Axes
Epic Multi-Neck Axes
Yoshihiko Satoh Guitar Sculptures are Anthem-Rocking Beauties
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23
Galactic Instruments
Galactic Instruments
The Millennium Falcon Guitar is Perfect for Star Wars Rockstars
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22
Touchscreen Guitars
Touchscreen Guitars
The Max Battaglia Hyper Touch Guitar Will Revolutionize Music
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21
Phallic Instrument Shapes
Phallic Instrument Shapes
Naughty Wangcaster Guitar Is Pretty Ballsy
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20
Skeletal Guitars
Skeletal Guitars
The Anatomical Rock Guitar Features Bony Collage Art
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19
Ouija Board Instruments
Ouija Board Instruments
Haunted Musical Furniture
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18
Retro Gamer Guitars
Retro Gamer Guitars
The Koopa Troopa Guitar Will Have You Shredding Like it's 1985
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17
Electric Guitar Guns
Electric Guitar Guns
Colombian Sculptor Cesar Lopez Makes Music out Of Mayhem
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16
Gas Can Guitars
Gas Can Guitars
Amadeus Rokita Has Created a Homemade Musical Instrument for Booooooom
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15
Guitar Piano Hybrids
Guitar Piano Hybrids
The Harpejji
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14
Carbon Fiber Guitars
Carbon Fiber Guitars
Blackbird Guitars are Perfect for the Musician On the Go
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13
Geektastic Gamer Guitars
Geektastic Gamer Guitars
The GetLoFi NES Electric Guitar is a Crafty Console Creation
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12
Eclectic Food Shaped Instruments
Eclectic Food Shaped Instruments
These Fruit-Shaped Instruments by Celentano Woodworks Rock
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11
Girlie Gamers
Girlie Gamers
Aly and AJ Rock Band Guitars
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10
X-Ray Guitar Artwork
X-Ray Guitar Artwork
Make Your Home Feel like a Rockstar Palace With Instrument Art
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9
Bizarre Body-Shaped Axes
Bizarre Body-Shaped Axes
The ‘Female Form 6 String Acoustic Guitar' is Curvy
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8
Handy Homemade Instruments
Handy Homemade Instruments
Jeff Conley’s Suitcase Guitars are Perfect for the Traveling Musi
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7
Arachnid Six Strings
Arachnid Six Strings
The Spider Electric Guitars by Olaf Diegel are Wicked
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6
Scorpion-Shaped Guitars
Scorpion-Shaped Guitars
10 Artistic Axes
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5
Mutated Guitars
Mutated Guitars
Axes with Multiple Necks
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4
Killer Instrumentals
Killer Instrumentals
Intimidate the Masses with the Gun Guitar
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3
8 Unorthodox Guitar Designs
8 Unorthodox Guitar Designs
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2
Music-Playing Pumps
Music-Playing Pumps
Guitar Shoes by Chicks on Speed Will Rock Your World
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1
Bizarre Guitars
Bizarre Guitars
Custom Made Awesome Axes, From Carved to Steampunked
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