Marmite Guitar - - - - - - - - love it - hate it - what do you think?

ChrisMusic

Take a look at this unusual metal guitar.

http://www.guitarmart.co.uk/advert/G19702

What do you think?

bertie

ChrisMusic said:

What do you think?

offers around £1700 ?  

I think  laff, having he's  a    - while Im sure the 'skele body'  took some making,  the visible controls/control panel look pretty meh to me

WezV

Not much to love there

monquixote

Interesting, but I wouldn't want one. 

jmaster

Wouldn't own one in a million years, seems just like a gimmick to me and an ugly one at that, each to their own though

CloudNine

No. Just no.

ICBM

Don't like it - not because I don't like the concept but because it's poorly executed.

Slightly odd body shape that doesn't look right without being really different, cheap-looking clear control panel tacked on, untidy electrics, bridge pickup is wonky, as is front strap button. Also don't see a string change access hole through the rear cover.

£1750, seriously?

Not remotely good enough considering what else that buys you.

[Deleted User]

In the words of Danii Minogue, "it's a 'no' from me, I'm afraid..."

jmaster

ICBM said:

Slightly odd body shape that doesn't look right without being really different

That's it, the horns are too big for a strat but not so different that it can really be a 'thing'

GuitarMonkey

ChrisMusic said:

What do you think?

I can take or leave Marmite but I wouldn't give that guitar houseroom.

randomhandclaps

For me, the real downer is there would be less chance of the guitar body stopping a bullet and I wouldn't want to end up regretting that.

OilCityPickups

Like the concept ... but very poorly designed for aesthetics ... er no ... a right munter is more the phrase!  Not particularly well made by the look of it either.

ddlooping

Marmite for me (and I don't like Marmite).

As far as skeleton guitars go I much prefer "The Handle guitar" by XOX.

steamabacus

That's a bit ugly.

I saw something similar, but much better designed and aesthetically balanced, at a trade show some years ago. I don't remember the maker's name though. It would probably have been the old Guitar Buyer promoted show. Does anybody recall who that maker was?

ChrisMusic

Well, wel , well, maybe not like marmite.

At least some people like marmite, and this is looking pretty conclusive so far.

I have to say it doesn't leave a good taste for me either, but the idea of the skeleton is interesting and also the alloy body.

And as to the aesthetics, well it is a bit....

@ddlooping said:   ...   As far as skeleton guitars go I much prefer "The Handle guitar" by XOX.

Nice one Mr Looping, well found.

and the photography is spot on, well designed ad too

blueskunk

I like it :-/

jd0272

Not for me I think.

OilCityPickups

blueskunk said:

I like it :-/

Should have gone to Specsavers )

mike_l

I'd have it, but there's approx 1,000,000,000,001 that I'd have to have first.........

 

And as I have neither the time, money or inclination to try all of those first, I'm afraid it's a no from me too.

Lixarto

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/Lixarto/34d1feb4-415a-4b41-9ed3-9064558333a.jpg

John_P

I've got to agree with some of other chaps -   great idea but the shape is slightly wrong, making a good idea quite hideously ugly....   The vox ones are a bit closer to being unugly...

I saw Bertie's post before clicking the link and got excited about a skeleton inspired guitar so it was a double let down