Most of us pick up the guitar to make a personal statement. It’s our way of saying, “Hey, man, I only know three chords and five recycled blues licks, but I’m special – I’ve got something to say. I am not an animal, I AM HUMAN!”
But if it’s ‘unique’ we’re after, why do so many of us settle for guitars that look the same? You know the ones – red, black, white or sunburst; two humbuckers or three single coils; a maple neck or maybe rosewood… Yawn. Okay, okay, one or two of you may have guitars with quilted tops, but that doesn’t make you different. It only means you’re a hedge fund manager with a few bucks. Regardless, all too often guitar players are drawn to a variation on the same theme.
We’re not pointing fingers; we’re often guilty of the
