The black sheep of your collection...

Dan_Halen

Interested to see what people have kicking about in their collections that are completely out of character for you as a player. Anything that there’s no way you’d see yourself buying now but you love to play and wouldn’t sell.

I’ve got my Lag from about 15/16 years ago that I bought because it was the best playing guitar in the shop for my budget. Back then my tastes weren’t quite as ‘refined’. I can’t play metal, don’t like pointy guitars and haven’t gigged it forever but I love it.

I don’t like super thin necks but this has one. Don’t do EMGs which this has. Not really a Floyd guy which this has got. Not into pointy guitars generally... However, this one just works for me and is a keeper.

What’s your black sheep?

https://i.imgur.com/2SHDFFy.jpg

lasermonkey

Mine's a Vintage VS6, which is an SG copy for those that don't know.
I'm one of those sensitive, shoegazey types that can normally be seen coaxing shimmery noises out of a Fender offset but occasionally, I just have to take the VS6, tuned down to C#, and play the most filthy, sludgy riffs I can muster.
It's quite cathartic.

octatonic

If you really understand what I am about then it all makes sense.

Dan_Halen

octatonic said:

If you really understand what I am about then it all makes sense.

Cryptic...

octatonic

Dan_Halen said:

octatonic said:

If you really understand what I am about then it all makes sense.

Cryptic...

Actually this is pretty leftfield:

Dan_Halen

That’s pretty awesome. Are the round holes at the front just grills? Looks like they could be built in speakers or something mad?

octatonic

Dan_Halen said:

That’s pretty awesome. Are the round holes at the front just grills? Looks like they could be built in speakers or something mad?

It is a square neck dobro.
You play it on your lap.

skunkwerx

A tele... though I've technically owned more teles in the last 2 years than any other single type.. went from a Squier Affinity to a player series, to another player series to an American Special, then finally last month got the American Pro.. 

I predominately play metal.  Not sure what it was all about but its a full on keeper.. 

octatonic

But my bar for normal is pretty low. 
Or is that high?
This is what I usually play:

webrthomson

Jackson Bond Rhoads:

Dean Black Tooth Grin:

skullfunkerry

I don't have a guitar that's out of character for me: I play rock & metal, and I have 2 superstrats and a PRS SE. I really want a big ol' jazzbox though... 

guitars4you

Mine is a made in Japan SQ serial number Squier Bullet H2 - Somehow captures lots of mojo + character - Still all original - Would easily make  a good project hot rod, but is fine as its stands and I like its quirky vibe

Always  a story that these were partly made out of various excess stock from USA parts

ICBM

I own a fretless bass, which implies that I am actually a proper musician and not just a semi-trained guitarist who found six strings were two too many...

Strangefan

octatonic said:

But my bar for normal is pretty low. 
Or is that high?
This is what I usually play:

Did someone throw some clay at a wall, then model that guitar after the results?:D

stimpsonslostson

Strangefan said:

octatonic said:

But my bar for normal is pretty low. 
Or is that high?
This is what I usually play:

Did someone throw some clay at a wall, then model that guitar after the results?:D

I strangely really like that. It looks REALLY comfortable to play.

Strangefan

stimpsonslostson said:

Strangefan said:

octatonic said:

But my bar for normal is pretty low. 
Or is that high?
This is what I usually play:

Did someone throw some clay at a wall, then model that guitar after the results?:D

I strangely really like that. It looks REALLY comfortable to play.

its like a klein or old Ovation great design all joking aside.

SlopeSoarer

stimpsonslostson said:

Strangefan said:

octatonic said:

But my bar for normal is pretty low. 
Or is that high?
This is what I usually play:

Did someone throw some clay at a wall, then model that guitar after the results?:D

I strangely really like that. It looks REALLY comfortable to play.

Exactly what I thought.

I seem to have a very traditional outlook when I think about guitar design but still find it very attractive.

It reminds me of a weird fish or maybe a skate/ray fish.

Fortheloveofguitar

My Gibson R7 Les Paul single humbucker Model is the black sheep

I’ve received hate mail and death threats over it

Sassafras

I've always thought most 60s and 70s Japanese guitars were crap but that didn't stop me playing slide on an old Teisco.

octatonic

SlopeSoarer said:

stimpsonslostson said:

Strangefan said:

octatonic said:

But my bar for normal is pretty low. 
Or is that high?
This is what I usually play:

Did someone throw some clay at a wall, then model that guitar after the results?:D

I strangely really like that. It looks REALLY comfortable to play.

Exactly what I thought.

I seem to have a very traditional outlook when I think about guitar design but still find it very attractive.

It reminds me of a weird fish or maybe a skate/ray fish.

I have another one.

vonLayzonfon

Mine is my 3 x P90 Layke "Smoothie" semi. Stands out like a sore thumb among the H/H and H/S/H super strats.

By the way, following the imgur link on my mobile I got warned that the picture might be pornographic.