This a picture of Sarah Greene's
guitar. Sarah calls it "the ugliest guitar in the world" - but I would
call it "the most fascinating guitar in the world." It was originally a
1957 Stratocaster Retro. Sarah liked the sound but found the guitar too
large to comfortably play. She tried smaller guitars but did not like their
sound. One day, in a leap of faith, she took a saw to the Strat, cut it
to fit her frame (most guitars are designed for large men), replaced the
pickup, rewired a bit, mounted an effects pedal box, and spray foamed the
loose wires in place. Then she added some velcro to hold picks. And there
it is... and sweet it sounds... catch Sarah the next time she's in your
town and see how the guitar becomes part of her (sorry I don't have a photo
of her playing... blame the photographer!)
Call 1-800-579-9528 to Order Sarah's New MonkMusic Release "Never Been So"
Photo by James Schuck
Sarah with guitar pre-modifications
from the PRIME-CD
site - check out her first self-titled recording
© 1997 Richard H. Fox
