These instruments are known as“Escopetarras”, a fusion of gun and guitar, created by Cesar Lopez. Lopez got the inspiration for the invention while standing outside a bombed Bogotá club and noticing the similarities between his guitar and a soldier’s rifle (whaaa?).
Partnering up with musical instrument craftsman, Luis Alberto Paredes, he has been creating the instruments ever since. Initially made out of Winchester rifles, they are now made mostly from everyone’s favorite Cold War assault rifle, the AK47.
I don’t really see any use for these, and the acoustics can’t work too well because of the body and shape of the guitar, but, I don’t think anyone purchasing a fusion gun and guitar are going to sit around sing Goom-By-Ya.
Uh, what the hell?
It’s like the guy in “The Punisher” who sings a song to his victim before he kills them off. This hit man was latino too. Is there some cultural divide that I’m missing here with the gun/guitar combo? What would “Esteban” say?
Is the message “make music not war”???
There’s an easy El Mariachi/Desperado reference to be made here.
I just hope that there aren’t any actual bullets in the instrument!
Nugent nailed it in 1978. Check out the album cover with the shotgun guitar here> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000025E1?v=glance
Crunchgear you’ve offically been schooled in ROCK! Reclaim your cool by posting a concert photo of Nugent with his creation.
BADASS
BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Thats amazing!!
S T U P I D !!
Why not use a WC basin, at least it does has some acoustics!! Lame…
Very impressive. Just try and get that through airport security, though…
Talk about guitar music and percussion at the same time here…
Peter Tosh created one in ‘83 http://musicthing.blogspot.com/2004/11/guitars-shaped-like-guns-update.html
I bet he has to tune it after every shot…
I’d put a really hot pickup on it. It would probably sound like nothing you’ve ever heard before.
That’s terrible. They appear to be acoustic guitars (no pickups I can see) yet have no body to amplify the sound.
I’m a cowboy…
On a steel guitar I ride…
Kum Ba Ya.
I love guitar but hate hunting… this tears me in two directions!
Fantastic idea though!
I live in Colombia and I know about the purpose of that instrument. That artefact shows that music is better than war. It is a sign of hope in the middle of the colombian conflict. It doesn´t matter if the ‘Escopetarra’ sounds good or not.
Assuming the gun can’t now be fired it’s nice in a ’swords to ploughshares’ kind of way.
??? The similarities between a rifle & guitar. Uh-huh. Much like the similarities between a tree and a brick wall. Not much there to go on. And try getting one of those through security at an airport.
The instrument is a creative way to convert war artifacts into something actually useful, in this case AK47’s are converted into music instruments. A big statement and symbol in this new era that tells you wise man make music, not war. Colombia has 40 years of internal conflict, to learn more about it so you understand better what this is about, go to http://www.eltiempo.com. The last thing in my mind is to think that this is a new type of great-sounding-instrument. It is a way to end conflict the Colombian way. And for those that like to travel, it is like paradise. Check it out.
i hate the idea of making music and war one….
i cant believe some of the dumbass remarks here.
the damn thing is CREATIVE. nuff said.
Yes, they were made to be an statement against war, while also performing with those in public, at public gatherings. Do I need to point out the stupidity of bringing gun-shaped things to a concert? Or that the bad guys might actually bring their real guns disguised as these poorly conceived instruments?
This is just another rich boy from Colombia thinking out ways to get in the news.
Why the hell are people commenting saying stuff like “Good luck trying to get that through airport security”? What does that have to do with anything?
You don’t make things like this to be playing guitar on your flight from LA to SF…
not a bad idea for some of the loadouts around here
So I can now play music while shooting my rivals. Genius!
Too bad DimeBag Darrell didn’t have this… He might still be here today.
you anti-creative lamers. You all suck hotdogs with penis holes drawn on them by sharpie markers. This guitar owns even if it doesn’t sound the best.
There are no humbuckers or coils and there isn’t a resonating body, so it most likely only shoots w/ the extra guitar bits getting in the way of the sights
would have been better with a strat or tele neck
As the demand for the number of guitar pickup tones increase, one source has a nifty construction project. It lets you modify a 3-pickup guitar (like a strat) so you can get 29 pickup tones. A 2-pickup guitar or bass can now get 6 pickup tones. Information is at:
http://www.learn-futures.com/product/guitarpg.htm
Dear Elitist Guitarists-
see the cord jack in the stocks?
Just because YOU don’t see pickups don’t mean they’re not there.
Now I’m reminded by a joke- How many guitarists does it take to screw in a lightbulb? One to screw it in and at least 99 to tell you he can do it better.
Hey thanks i needed a picture of a weird instrument for my project. Awsome invention!
“MESSAGE”
Great Idea!
An astonishing designer’s idea! Left free to interpret, but should this visual message be read apart from sound, that is, I imagine, poor? For nice guitar tunes visit ‘http://mp3-indian.info/, site owns:)
Great Idea!. look is cool .lol .:) . do you konw where i can buy nike shoes ,bape hoody ,ipod thanks
man, whenever i read through public comments like this, i’m always amazed at the stupidity of people. it’s electric. it doesn’t need a body. and it doesn’t fire. it’s a statement against war.
what the hell is that. i hate the idea i want to shoot it with a shot gun oh ya it is a soht gun i want to play some guitar oh ya it is one!
Very impressive. Just try and get that through airport security, though…
How… incredibly… REDNECK!
Man, pickups would complete whole deal. its the most brutal guitar eva. but yeah, pickups and a full sized fretboard(24 frets) and id play it all the time just for shits and giggles