My guitar I made using some photographs

I thought I would show something else I did.

I always had the idea of doing something with a guitar, but I wanted something more wide open so I had more surface to work with. It was such an 80’s looking guitar I thought I’d just go into it and make some hot fire. This was my 4th guitar I had tried at the time.

I used shots I took going down the 401 years ago when I went to see Raul Malo.

The front of the guitar is a mirror image put together and the back is multiple photos torn into pieces and randomly placed on. Since this is an experiment I mod podged it on and sprayed the body with nitrocellulose so the body will crack and bubble in time. I also did the neck with a mod podge coating to see how it would feel and wear down. I also put some gold foil on and made my own name to stick on the headstock.

I hope you enjoy and yes I made a dumb photo with it. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:





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Wow! This is really cool!! I’ll have to show my teenage son. I bet he will appreciate it!

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My husband plays guitar and loved the idea of personalizing instruments. Love the design.

It will be interesting to see how the neck hold up over time and use. A few worn spots will probably only make it better!

The photos are wonderful, but I don’t think I want to travel the 401…looks super super busy! In fact, isn’t it the busiest highway in the world?

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Thanks and the 401 isn’t always bad, but when it is oh my god! It’s so bad it got it’s own TV series about how bad it can be.

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This guitar is very cool!!

@Bunny1kenobi thanks. I have a few other ones. I don’t know if I should post em here or start another post. If anyone is interested.

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Either way…. We like to see what everyone is up to!

Well I’ll toss a few more up in here I guess. If it’s somehow not ok just let me know and I can redo a separate post. I apologize in advance.

I’m gonna post my old bass. What it looked like and the photos I used and then what I turned it into.






And it now looks like this after using a block I made to try prints.



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Your personalized guitars are very cool! Did you cover up the girl because it was wearing?

@gozer no it was only about a year and a half old. I’ll just say it was someone I use to know. :man_shrugging:

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