#wierdasswednesday

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1995 #Gibson #HowardRobertsFusion III for #WierdassWednesday, spotted at @capsulemusic #Toronto. Don’t get me wrong...I’m not mocking this guitar. I mean “weirdass” in the sense that you almost never see these around! However, now that I think about it, the proportions of this guitar are actually a bit weird. OK a LOT weird. I read an article on the @vintageguitarmagazine website that said HR’s original “Black Guitar” was a heavily modified #ES150 “#CharlieChristian” model. It had been thinned out, the flat back replaced with an arched one, the fingerboard replaced and the neck reshaped, and a cutaway was, well, cut away! Apparently that was the #guitar you hear playing on the original “Twilight Zone” theme. This tribute model is not nearly such a “Frankenstein” of random parts and cuts, but it does have some different features like an oversized cutaway, unique control configuration, and tailpiece. Also it looks to me like the neck and strings are not centered on the body...like the treble side of the body is bigger than the bass side. I take it all back what I said above. This guitar is weirdass indeed. But interesting... 🤣 #guitar #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitar #vintageguitars #vintagegibson #gibsonguitars #tone #guitargear #guitarsdaily #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #vintagegear #gibsonsofinstagram #guitarphotography (at Capsule Music) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqK5btEnKPf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=13q0fqz4job2