One of the ugliest guitars I've ever seen

axisus

I hate it! Maybe some of you lot like it.

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Can't miss that lovely headstock ...

EricTheWeary

Many, many years ago Guitar Player did a series of posters, I think the Rock Oval was the centre piece of one on unusual guitars so it was on my bedroom wall for a couple of years.
The Wandre designs were a kind of skewed genius of the 1950s/ 60s. I don't imagine that they are great to play but they are fascinating to look at. 

skullfunkerry

I was 'admiring' the body and thinking that although it's ugly af at least the top fret access would be ok... then I scrolled down and the headstock made me do an actual lol

OilCityPickups

Well, that certainly fell down the ugly tree and hit every branch face first! german I assume by the zero fret, the pickups ... and the very Hofner style fretwire bridge saddles. It kinda grows on you the more you look at it ... 

My mistake ... Italian
It's also HUGE!!!

AndyJP

That's a shocker! You'd have to pay.me 11k to take that.

Kittyfrisk

The headstock looks like it was designed for hand to hand combat 
From the patent sticker I'd guess Italian origin.
Apart from the 'artwork' and silly price, I recon I could grow to like it.
Pre christmas drinks must be working...

CeeJay

I don't know what to say really! 

prowla

I'll have it when it's reduced to 11 quid!

Fez

OilCityPickups said:

Well, that certainly fell down the ugly tree and hit every branch face first! german I assume by the zero fret, the pickups ... and the very Hofner style fretwire bridge saddles. It kinda grows on you the more you look at it ... 

My mistake ... Italian
It's also HUGE!!!

Is it really big or is the Italian goozer really small?

impmann

Id still rather gig that than a Sunburst Flame Top Les Paul.

Henrytwang

They’re never gonna get anything like that price for it!

earwighoney

At least that particular has it's own style.

I find guitars like Suhr, Anderson etc akin to charmless overpriced Harley Bentons and far worse to look at.  I'm sure they play fantastically well but I'd never pay such a premium price for such a guitar.

OilCityPickups

Fez said:

OilCityPickups said:

Well, that certainly fell down the ugly tree and hit every branch face first! german I assume by the zero fret, the pickups ... and the very Hofner style fretwire bridge saddles. It kinda grows on you the more you look at it ... 

My mistake ... Italian
It's also HUGE!!!

Is it really big or is the Italian goozer really small?

Unless Italy is full of midgets ... it's really big.

barnstorm

Dreadful – but for evidence those pickups can sound great, see Buddy Miller's rig.

scrumhalf

It looks like a partsacaster, except that not all of the parts are guitar parts.

Legionreturns

I was just a little bit sick in my mouth 

ICBM

Fez said:

OilCityPickups said:

It's also HUGE!!!

Is it really big or is the Italian goozer really small?

Absolutely huge. You can tell by the relative size of the hardware .

impmann said:

Id still rather gig that than a Sunburst Flame Top Les Paul.

I have to say I would probably take the Les Paul, but I'd say the same as you about any number of quilt-top/sunburst/gold hardware/birds-or-other-posh-inlay "high end" guitars - not just PRS, but some of theirs would definitely count...

earwighoney said:

At least that particular has it's own style.

I find guitars like Suhr, Anderson etc akin to charmless overpriced Harley Bentons and far worse to look at.

... and so do most of theirs.

scrumhalf said:

It looks like a partsacaster, except that not all of the parts are guitar parts.

lol  

StuartMac290

There was a Wandre in the shop I briefly worked in many years ago in Glasgow. It was a piece of absolute shite.

ICBM

StuartMac290 said:

There was a Wandre in the shop I briefly worked in many years ago in Glasgow. It was a piece of absolute shite.

There's an Eastwood Wandre copy in Strung Out Guitars just now - it's probably a better guitar in every way than the original, but it just doesn't have any character. It looks similar but has generic modern hardware and electrics. Kind of misses the point...

Sassafras

Apart from the scratchplate that doesn't look like it belongs anywhere and the unnecessarily gargantuan headstock I don't mind it. It's a bit different.

DB1

I think it's a vile looking thing.