The Gibson Wall Board Guitar

[PunkKitty]

https://www.vintageguitar.com/27374/gibson-wall-board-guitar/

This was created by Ren Wall when he was working for Gibson in 1964. Ren still works for Heritage at the Kalamazoo plant. He is credited with several innovations and has a love for offbeat instruments. He's also a heck of a nice guy.

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

Still better than the Sonex and BFG.

 

[LeftyTom]

Well, it's no First Act..........

 

[Chad]

If it had a Firebird headstock, I would love it.

 

[Coralkong]

Not feeling that at all.

 

[Guitar Heel]

We had dinner...down at the Radisson. Love that. Reminds me of Fargo.

Oh yah, it's reasonable.

 

[GDSmithTX]

Like everything but the nasty plaster trowel headstock.

 

[bsman]

Sort of reminds me of the guitar Bob Mothersbaugh used to sling:

 

[ellengtrgrl]

Nah, it's basically just a ripoff of the LaBaye (yes Bob Mothersbaugh's old guitar).

 

[PunkKitty]

Nah, it's basically just a ripoff of the LaBey (yes Bob Mothersbaugh's old guitar).

Bob Mothersbaugh ripped it off from Ren. This was made in the 60's.

 

[Modern Saint]

Cool!

I have a cabinet very similar to that one!!!

 

[Deep Eddy]

Bob Mothersbaugh ripped it off from Ren. This was made in the 60's.

Bob Motherbaugh's guitar was a LaBaye 2x4. He didn't make the guitar. Interesting story.

https://www.vintageguitar.com/3681/la-baye-2x4/

http://www.myrareguitars.com/the-devo-guitar-guide

 

[Lerxst]

Nah, it's basically just a ripoff of the LaBey (yes Bob Mothersbaugh's old guitar).

Bob Mothersbaugh ripped it off from Ren. This was made in the 60's.

hmmm....a 2x4 with a neck electric guitar?
You could argue that Les Paul beat them all to the punch back in '41

 

[ellengtrgrl]

Bob Motherbaugh's guitar was a LaBaye 2x4. He didn't make the guitar. Interesting story.

https://www.vintageguitar.com/3681/la-baye-2x4/

http://www.myrareguitars.com/the-devo-guitar-guide

Yep, they were job shopped by Holman-Woodell for Henri's Music in Green Bay,WI. Back when I was a young 'un, I used to make the 35 mile trip to Henri's from my hometown of Manitowoc, for my guitar gear (though in retrospect Henri's was kind of a ripoff price wise). IIRC, Henri's (which has been out of business for quite some time) had a couple of LaBayes mounted on the wall of the guitar department.

 

[gtrjunior]

I don't like that one at all