Oh wow, if only that were a bass ...

uwe · July 31, 2009, 03:43:54 AM

Me like. A lot.

http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/SG/Gibson-USA/SG-Zoot-Suit.aspx

It's that old hippie lurking in me.

gweimer · July 31, 2009, 05:07:18 AM

It has a definite Todd Rundgren feel. I just saw a seller on Ebay that is doing custom swirl finishes on Fender bass bodies.

ramone57 · July 31, 2009, 05:21:29 AM

here's a potential subject for your vision, uwe.

http://cgi.ebay.com/vintage-1964-GIBSON-BASS-GUITAR-shell-NEW-PARTS-216986_W0QQitemZ170365104015QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item27aa8d2f8f&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

the mojo hobo · July 31, 2009, 05:25:25 AM

Interesting:

The new Zoot Suit from Gibson USA features a brand new body built with multiple birch wood laminate pieces, each dyed with a different color then compressed and bonded together to form one solid block of wood. No paint is used. Two coats of satin lacquer are then applied at a 30 sheen to provide a smooth finish and also help protect the body from any damage.

I really like this one:

Rhythm N. Bliss · July 31, 2009, 05:28:20 AM

Yeah, it's FUN but it's FUNKY.
Definitely has a 60s vibe.

Ooooh! the grey is nice tooo

Barklessdog · July 31, 2009, 05:41:49 AM

I love it, very Peter Max, at first I thought it was made of candy.

Looks like The Fool!

uwe · July 31, 2009, 06:07:27 AM

Just laminates, no painting. Those things should be pricey considering the work that must go into that process. But I really, really dig it. Something different for once, like the ethno feel of it. Inca EB ...

Barklessdog · July 31, 2009, 06:11:59 AM

The price seems really low considering what it took to make them.

A bass would be really cool as you pointed out.

Basvarken · July 31, 2009, 06:21:15 AM

What a smart way to market plywood instruments...

Barklessdog · July 31, 2009, 06:25:39 AM

Very Ikea

gweimer · July 31, 2009, 06:36:57 AM

http://cgi.ebay.com/Swirled-P-Precision-Bass-Body-pickups-parts-project_W0QQitemZ330347540961QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item4cea3f71e1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

And this guy is just up the road from me! I see a custom finish in my future.

Dave W · July 31, 2009, 06:47:29 AM

http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=2668.0

Barklessdog · July 31, 2009, 06:48:55 AM

I like the swirl finishes. Steve Vai used to have them on his JEM series guitars.

The process is using a tub of oil or water (depending on paint used) then poor the paint in, swirl the paint that floats on the top, then dip the item in . No two are alike, like swirl art.

uwe · July 31, 2009, 07:06:57 AM

A plywood construction doesn't make it necessarily a bad sounding guitar. Thinking of the mega-multi-plywood neck on my Kubicki, it probably sounds rather direct, a twangy SG then.

jmcgliss · July 31, 2009, 07:15:03 AM

Can they market this as quartersawn plywood?