February 25, 2009
January 21, 2009
Play this if you’re man enough!
Or woman enough …… before I get a wave of female e-mail.
So goes the cry from the makers of the Pikasso, a 42-string guitar that was borne out of a challenge to make a guitar with “as many strings as possible.
A custom-made instrument created by Canadian luthier Linda Manzer, the guitar has four necks and two sound holes. Interestingly, the guitar makes use of a design element called “the wedge,” which tapers the size of the guitar so that it’s thinnest where it presses up against the guitarist’s body. This gives the guitarist a better look at the fret board so he knows what he’s doing. I’m sure that once you’ve gotten the hang of playing a 42-stinged, four-necked guitar you can probably pick and play anything. Me? I’m still struggling with my $45 four string, nearly always out of tune ukulele..
