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As close to an Art Deco diner as we are comfortable with, the short-scale Ozark from Montreal based Daddy Mojo are riddled with incredible details – including a 240 year(!) old maple neck for that extra Canadian spirit 🇨🇦.

- Salvaged pine body (86 years old) - Sinker maple neck (240 years old, retrieved from a Quebec riverbed). - Birdseye maple fingerboard - Early 1960's Formica top and headstock overlay - Proprietary art deco tailpiece and pup covers

The Oceana by Rhoney Guitars (based in California, USA) looks like a faithful axe. We appreciate the eagle fret inlay, not to mention the unusual colour choice.

Bo Diddley’s artwork for his third studio album, Have Guitar Will Travel, is one of the most badass things we’ve ever seen.

1960 National Glenwood Deluxe in natural available at Reverb. Particularly like the fret inlays.

Artist Kore Flatmo made three of these ‘Flatmo’ guitars with the Gretsch Custom Shop, each with a different design.

We have a lot of time for minimalism here, but we love the idea of collaborating with a tattoo artist, trading in their ink gun for an engraver or a wood burner, to create an original and highly personal piece.

Bonus - while on the subject of tattoo artists working with luthiers, here’s another gem we found:

Great use of foil pickups and 50s rock’n’roll styling across all of Ronin Guitars pieces. Be sure to follow along on their Instagram too.

The Dead Weather's deliciously consistent use of White Gretsch guitars.

Our thoughts, left to right: White Falcon, Billy Bo White Penguin Jupiter Thunderbird, Rancher, White Falcon bass, Bo Diddley (White Falcon?) & another bass (because you need two to play at the same time).