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Seems some Gibson and Fender models just never caught on with guitarists. I'll start things off with a groovy Les Paul Signature model. What other duds can y'all think of?

http://www.rocknrollvintage.com/prodima ... re%20b.jpg

The Wangcaster:

jsantos wrote:The Wangcaster:

ok I took the pic down..... lol.

The wangcaster didn't do well? But it had such a ballsy tone!

Flying V

That's funny Chris!!

I recall drowlin' over a Fender electric 12 string that hung on the wall of our local music store back in the 60's.
I can't recall ever seeing anyone playing one.

Looked something like this

http://www.ggjaguar.com/e-12.htm

P.S.
Holy Zep! ...it says Page used one to record "Stairway to Heaven"
(Ya learn something new every day)

Howlin'

Anyone remember the one year that Peavey came out with an acoustic/electric that had a whammy bar on it? I guess it didn't go over too well, as they never made anymore and I never saw them advertised again.

Here's one!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBjqvLTOXvY

HowlinJ wrote:I recall drowlin' over a Fender electric 12 string that hung on the wall of our local music store back in the 60's.
I can't recall ever seeing anyone playing one.

Looked something like this

http://www.ggjaguar.com/e-12.htm

P.S.
Holy Zep! ...it says Page used one to record "Stairway to Heaven"
(Ya learn something new every day)

Howlin'

Lemme tells ya J...I would kill for one of those Fender 12 strings. There is a "not for sale" one hanging up as eye candy at "The Twelfth Fret" vintage shop in nearby Toronto that I drool over everytime I'm there. It's a custom red color. Not sure if it's cherry, or candy apple, but either way, it sure is sweet. I have a Korean made DeArmond 12 string electric (pic link below) that is ok for now. I don't like Rickenbacker twelves due to the reversed position of the octave strings.

http://diamondstrings.com/blog/wp-conte ... -xii-1.jpg

Dajax wrote:...at "The Twelfth Fret"

It's kickass. Worth the drive.

There are F V's in every music shop.
Now the Wangcaster, thats funny.
I could just see me whup it out on stage behind the preacher.
I wonder if my little Godess will fall into this catagory.
I think I own the only one.

Hey howzabout the "GUITORGAN?" I actually saw & played one of those back in the '70's. Weird thing. When you pressed a fret you got this organ sound, but it also had p/us & played like a regular electric guitar. For open chord organ sounds, there was a lil button on the headstock that you pressed with your thumb for the open strings' organ sounds.

It wasn't a bad axe, but it was sorta a specialty item that I only saw once, & never heard about again...

http://www.premierguitar.com/magazine/I ... organ.aspx

Anything danelectro...

I need more pictures!