Oh, the late 80s

[AcornHouse]

And we thought Guild had some odd design pairings during that period with a pointy headed Tele. Ovation took up the challenge big time with this one. Shallow bowl “acoustic” electric trying to be hair metal, meet the Ovation Thunderbolt.

 

[GGJaguar]

No doubt, the player was required to wear matching lightning bolt earrings.

 

[GAD]

I loved the '80s. I do not love that. I desperately wanted one of these at the time, though, so there's no accounting for taste:

 

[awagner]

If you are feeling nostalgic about Ibanez guitars, I know a guy who has a large Ibanez banner for sale soon.

 

[FNG]

I loved the '80s. I do not love that. I desperately wanted one of these at the time, though, so there's no accounting for taste:

Nice carrying handle!

 

[jp]

I loved the '80s. I do not love that. I desperately wanted one of these at the time, though, so there's no accounting for taste:

I hate to admit that maybe I still want one of those.

 

[hearth_man]

Let's not forget the Guild FS46-6.

Grot's 1985 model

 

[GAD]

Nice carrying handle!

It was called the monkey grip.

 

[Rocky]

And we thought Guild had some odd design pairings during that period with a pointy headed Tele. Ovation took up the challenge big time with this one. Shallow bowl “acoustic” electric trying to be hair metal, meet the Ovation Thunderbolt.

The perfect instrument for every cowboy to sing a sad, sad song.

 

[adorshki]

The perfect instrument for every cowboy to sing a sad, sad song.

"Streets of Laredo" by Angry Ovum.

Close runner-up would be Clint Eastwood's "I Talk to the Trees" (it was 1969, after all):

 

[Rocky]

Or that daddy of 'em all

 

[James Hart]

pointy headed Tele.

I just bought one of those brand new in 2023 in 80's paint theme too