This craftsman in Colombia turns guns into guitars. Kind of a cool idea, and they look neat, but I guess the downside is, there is potential here for some awfully embarrassing mistakes. I mean, when you head onto the stage, you really want to make sure it’s a guitar your holding, unless you have plenty of fans to spare. Here’s the story:
An instrument maker displays three electric guitars, which were converted from AK47 rifles, in Bogota September 13, 2006. REUTERS/Jose Miguel Gomez
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It comes pre-programmed with a number of tunes, I hear:
I Shot the Sheriff
- Posted by John C AbellJaney got a Gun
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
Sure, and don’t forget the Dire Straits classic “Brothers in Arms” and the ancient Donovan hit “Universal Soldier”
- Posted by Robert Basler“Seriously, Officer, I’m on my way to guitar practice…”
- Posted by Matthew JohannsenWhere do I order! Does he accept paypal! Hah
- Posted by StevenJimi Hendrix from the Band of Gypsys wrote a song called Machine Gun…
- Posted by robI think this is what Roy Orbison had in mind when he wrote “The Fastest Guitar Alive”
- Posted by Andrew Butler