Saturday, October 11, 2008

Josh Pyke's guitar boat

Posted by Jon

Josh Pyke
I don’t normally post on a saturday but something caught my eye over at Guitar Site that I had to share with you. Sydney singer Josh Pyke recently recorded a video for his new song which saw him sailing around Rozelle Bay in a boat which was created to the exact specifications of his Maton acoustic guitar. The reason it struck a chord (pun intended!) with me was that the photo above was taken about 15 minutes walk from my house, I didn’t realise it was called Rozelle Bay I have always just referred to it as Glebe Point which is the park where this photo was probably taken from.

Apparently Josh’s new album is inspired by the sea and maritime adventures, hence the guitar boat. “Ever since I was a kid reading adventure books, especially Huckleberry Finn, I’ve always had a desire to jump on a raft and disappear down a river”. Well now you have… kind of.

Josh Pyke’s official website

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Tennyson Williams on 10/12 at 01:57 AM

Oh my God that is hilarious! he just needs a couple of bikini clad girls on it. I wonder if they could do a Les Paul version.

Jon on 10/12 at 04:18 PM

Haha yeah but I wonder if it would still float! As for the Les Paul thats a great idea, I might find out who built the boat and suggest it!

El Chiflon on 10/13 at 12:45 PM

That’s one huge guitar! Is that for real? I want to see the music video that you’re talking about.

-M from Mexico

Peter on 10/13 at 06:31 PM

*racks brain to think of ‘dreadnaught’ pun*

on 10/13 at 08:54 PM

Haha, I just hope he has a decent dehumidifier!

Ovidiu - GuitarFlame.com on 10/14 at 05:18 PM

How cool is that?!! Ha, ha, imagine how hard it is for him to change strings wink

vev from teak furniture on 10/15 at 01:41 AM

Is that really for real?

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