In news that’s sure to excite any Transformer out there hoping to start a band (I’m looking at you, Soundwave) Youtuber Mattias Krantz went and built a custom ukulele that can instantly transform into an electric guitar mid-performance. Apparently Mattias built the instrument because he felt ukulele players don’t get
This is a compilation of iconic guitar solos assembled by Youtuber The Man In Me, highlighting what he believes to be the best each year from 1965 to 2004. Do you agree? Let me take a look here…*checks 1973 for ‘Free Bird’* Yes it’s accurate. The full list: 1965. Heart
Inspired by Homer Simpson’s love of the most important food group, this is a hole-filled Les Paul style electric guitar painstakingly crafted by Artem Mayer of Copper Guitars to look like it was made from glazed donuts. It’s not actually made of donuts though (this is going to be a
This is a video of musician Ichika Nito performing his own uptempo arrangement of Beethoven’s Für Elise on guitar with a drum and bass backing that turns the song into a speedy club track. I remember in high school my music teacher actually tried to convince us Für Elise meant
Because some people presumably can pat their head and rub their stomach at the same time, this is a video of musician Pat Hinds performing Dire Straights’ ‘Sultans of Swing’ on a double harp guitar, with one hand performing the guitar medley, and the other the bass line on the
This is a short video of studio musician Martin Motnik using an electric guitar to mimic the meows his cat makes. I smell a duet! Or is that the surprise turd your cat left in the bed because you didn’t give it what it wanted when it wanted it? You
This is a video of luthier Burls Art making two electric guitars with thin layers of translucent slate, complete with backlit tops so light filters through the stone from behind. That’s beautiful. Too beautiful to smash on stage at the end of a concert? Considering all the time and energy
This is a video of Japanese guitarist/composer/producer Masayoshi Takanaka performing jazz pianist Mal Waldron’s ‘Left Alone’ on a guitar that has a functional model train running around it. How about that! The train only goes around the outside of the body then stops and reverses though, it doesn’t actually cross