Luthiers are artists, and some guitars are real art.
But what happens when an artist tries to make an actual piece of art out of a guitar?
Sometimes it's functional—and a masterpiece. But sometimes it's a piece of, well, junk.
In the photo gallery below, we take a look at five pieces of what I like to call Guit-Arts! And yes, I insist on the capital G and the capital A!
Enjoy!
Semi Souames has an obsession for all things guitar. He is the founder and editor of two guitar blogs: Guitar Fail because guitar is fun, so we can make fun of it, and Muzicosphere, where he comments on the guitar industry, gear news and so many more guitar-related things. He also is a journalist — and he plays guitar sometimes.
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