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The Pikasso Guitar is a custom-made instrument created by Canadian luthier Linda Manzer. This 42-string guitar with three necks has been popularized by jazz artist Pat Metheny

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Invented by Steve Vai, the “Ultra Zone” guitar was built in 2001 by Alistair Hay of Emerald Guitars in Ireland. Finished in Triflash paint, the reptile-like paint job turns from gold to green to red (depending on how the light hits it).

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The Glass Harmonica- non electric and operated by a foot power has a sublime sound. Oh yeah, and invented by Ben Franklin

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Harp guitar. RIP Michael Hedges and his fabulous cover of Sofa #1.

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Maybe not extraordinary, but I thought Jack White's homemade guitar was pretty cool.

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Pikasso 42 string guitar.
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The Pikasso Guitar is a custom-made instrument created by Canadian luthier Linda Manzer. This 42-string guitar with three necks has been popularized by jazz artist Pat Metheny


Holy crap, I'd hate to tune that beast!

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I can't see well, does it have tuning pegs on the left hand side?
Worst things to tune are small string instruments like violin and ukelele, and direct-peg tuning, like on old violins, harps, pianos, zithers... On guitars and basses you have a worm wheel that allows for fine tuning. When you use the peg directly, the smallest movements on the peg can result in the pitch changing by more than a semitone.


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