Guitars > FEATURED GUITAR: OUIJA
Ben Moody has added yet another guitar to his vast collection of McSwain guitars. We found an old crusty 1971 Ouija board online and scanned it into my computer. Once McSwain morphed it into a runny, twisted version of what used to be a classic Ouija board design, we adhered it to the bottom side of the 3/4" thick piece of plexiglas. Side note: the Plexiglas was from the dance floor from a DMX video that we worked art department on... then "liberated" the Plexiglas. Hey, they were gonna throw it out anyway (as far as we know). McSwain mixed red and brown paint and made "bloody" fingerprints around the perimeter of the guitar. And... McSwain pricked his finger and added a little McSwain DNA to the artwork. Hey, we put blood, sweat and tears into my work!!!
We used our Foredom motor tool to grind the Plexiglas top into the classic arched body design, then buffed it until it was completely clear (it looks like ice), before then gluing it to the hollow body base. The base of the body is African mahogany that is completely hollowed out, with a piece of mirrored sheet metal inside to reflect the light from 28 super bright LEDs. The fret board has a tiny light box with "GOODBYE" in plexiglas letters. When the volume knob is pulled up, the body and fret board glow!!!
Ben called McSwain screaming the night he got the guitar and said... (and I quote) "I will use this guitar on EVERY record I do from now on. It sounds amazing!!!" (or something like that)


