Thinking outside the box

Rocky

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For those of you who like an ornate head, behold this three string wonder.

I’m yet to decipher the fretboard scale?

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Looks like a dulcimer, played lapstyle. No strap buttons either.
 

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Looks like a dulcimer, played lapstyle. No strap buttons either.
Maybe you can only fret the strings where there are markers? But that doesn't make sense. Or does it?
Shamisen scale. It's an electric shamisen or actually probably the Chinese version, as the headstock's Chinese style not Japanese.
But GooogleImage search reveals it's actually a Thai Phin (not be confused with a typhoon):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phin
 
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Status double neck synth guitar/bass. The midi controller is a touch pad.

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Try playing that sitting down!
 
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