Friday, October 26, 2007

Gus Guitars G1 Vibrato

Posted by Jon in • Crazy Guitar Designs,

Gus Guitars G1 Vibrato
This is a strange looking guitar and it’s not just the design that is a little different, the body is carbon fibre over cedar (that is why it looks like one piece of wood, the neck is set seperately and then the entire guitar covered in carbon fibre), the fretboard is made from cocobolo and the pickups have a 6 way rotary switch to control them which can create a combination of sounds plus an added boost switch which brings in two humbucker tones! The finish is acrylic and bright chrome and satin anodise hardware.

No idea what these guitars sound like but there are a few good reviews on the site, Guitarist Magazine had this to say back in 2000:

“Sonically, however, it’s astonishingly traditional. The bright, clear tones from the Gus tubes, which are custom wound by Kent Armstrong, are bell-like and woody, and… well, very Fendery.Harmonics ring out clear and true, even from the neck unit, and the extra bridge-plus-neck position on the switch is particularly impressive. Great for spacious rhythm parts, funky partial chords and arppeggiated progressions.“

There are more reviews here.

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GLW on 10/26 at 09:52 PM

I’ve seen Bill Nelson play one - one of 10 guitars he played at that gig.

Mr Blues Guy on 10/27 at 07:00 AM

That is one wacky looking guitar, or a girls dream toy smile

Jon on 10/28 at 06:02 PM

Hey GLW how did it sound?

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