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

[uwe]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Yeah, it's FUN but it's FUNKY.
Definitely has a 60s vibe.  
Ooooh! the grey is nice tooo

[Barklessdog]

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


Looks like The Fool!

[uwe]

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]

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

A bass would be really cool as you pointed out.

[Basvarken]

What a smart way to market plywood instruments...

[Barklessdog]

Very Ikea

[gweimer]

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]

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

[Barklessdog]

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]

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]

Can they market this as quartersawn plywood?