Motorboat McCooter
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BC Rich Warlock
ESP F series
ESP F series
Guitar shapes you thought would really take off... but didn't.
romanianreaper
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I remember seeing Mick Mars and Lita Ford with the Warlock and thought it was such a cool guitar but for whatever reason I never got one.
JerEvil
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Man the Warlock is one of the coolest shapes ever.
MadAsAHatter
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Ibanez Iceman. It's been around forever and it's my favorite shape guitar. It just never reached the same status as an Explorer or V
Motorboat McCooter
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Yup, Mick Mars was probably the first I ever seen play a warlock. Might've been this photo.
rsm
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My favorite dual humbucker hardtail is the Ibanez PS10, I have a two, and a few other PS models.
Here's my Chibanez PS, I added white controls, and a pair of white Dimarzio D Activator-X
One of my fav guitar shapes is my EBMM Kaizen, it's like a modern offset, very comfortable, thin, lightweight. It's my favorite / main guitar since I got my first one. It hasn't been out that long, maybe 2. 5 years, but I think the price and lack of models in brick & mortar stores limits buyers. They have Sterling models now, but I've heard some quality / tuning stability issues that need to be addressed.
Another guitar shape which never caught on is the EBMM Majesty; it's a traditional super strat, rounded and smaller, but it's a very comfortable and versatile guitar, and in my top 3 with the Kaizen, PS10.
I'm ok with these not being popular shapes / guitars.
Here's my Chibanez PS, I added white controls, and a pair of white Dimarzio D Activator-X
One of my fav guitar shapes is my EBMM Kaizen, it's like a modern offset, very comfortable, thin, lightweight. It's my favorite / main guitar since I got my first one. It hasn't been out that long, maybe 2. 5 years, but I think the price and lack of models in brick & mortar stores limits buyers. They have Sterling models now, but I've heard some quality / tuning stability issues that need to be addressed.
Another guitar shape which never caught on is the EBMM Majesty; it's a traditional super strat, rounded and smaller, but it's a very comfortable and versatile guitar, and in my top 3 with the Kaizen, PS10.
I'm ok with these not being popular shapes / guitars.
RaceU4her
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MadAsAHatter
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I knew someone would eventually post this
TheBiggestJerk
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You didn’t get one because deep down inside you knew it was an abomination. It’s a niche shape that reflects the jaggedness of darker music. Not all music is lasting and timeless like a Les Paul’s and their successive players.
marvcus
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MJ Guitars
RaceU4her
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I knew someone would eventually post this
i had to jump at the opportunity as i was very surprised it was not yet posted.
romanianreaper
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Dumb question but does that guitar require lube at the nut?
BeZo
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Yeah, the ESP Forrest shape. I always wanted an F-shape. It never caught on.
The EBMM Majesty shape got popular enough, even when the guitars weren't. The ESP Horizon III is really similar in shape. Those horns are sexy on both.
The EBMM Majesty shape got popular enough, even when the guitars weren't. The ESP Horizon III is really similar in shape. Those horns are sexy on both.
angelspade
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Part Gibson Explorer...Part Charvel Surfcaster...Part Gibson RD. I'm surprised the Hagstrom Fantomen never really took hold.
MadAsAHatter
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I forgot about that one. I really like it. It has a little Gibson Firebird vibe too.
rsm
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For BC Rich, I really like the Stealth; I have the Schuldiner sig from the first run back in 2008 IIRC.
The only other BC Rich shape I like is the beast, I had one for awhile, hardtail.
The only other BC Rich shape I like is the beast, I had one for awhile, hardtail.
BeZo
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The Dunable R2 is the same shape. That one is catching on, as I know people who play the Dunables. Plus, there's a pretty big rock band playing those Hagstroms.
rsm
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I also thought RKS modular guitars with interchangeable bodies would have caught on. I have a RKS Black Diamond, and they had a cheaper series RKS Wave.
https://rksdesign.com/rks-guitars/
My RKS Black Diamond:
https://rksdesign.com/rks-guitars/
My RKS Black Diamond:
MadAsAHatter
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The Hondo Death Dagger should be more popular.
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VonBonfire
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I knew a luthier up in MN who was making modular guitars like that in the 90's. MEG was the brand, "modular electric guitar". He had a few different bodies you could buy and I wanna say there was a multi pin connector that hooked pickups into the controls. It never took off. Seems like a solution looking for a problem more than anything.
https://reverb.com/item/115302-meg-modular-electric-guitar
