That's Nice, But Where's The Hello Kitty Model?

[crunchee]

Got this in my Reverb feed today...of course, the first one up is the Keifer Sutherland model, which I'd bet was one of Henry J's favorite guitars (it'd been mentioned here on the HFC a few years ago): 

https://reverb.com/news/the-most-unexpected-signature-model-guitars?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Midweek_Content_20210804_(US)&utm_term=Variant_1

But where's the other obscure Gibsons, like the Jonas Brothers Melody Maker, or the Tak Matsumoto (apparently Japan-only) models?  I'm also surprised that the mention of Japanese anime-inspired guitars and Japanese artist models was so brief, as the Japanese guitar/bass market abounds with 'signature' models that aren't often found outside of Japan.  I'm not a fan of Anime as such and find most of it boring, with a couple of exceptions (Dr. Stone and My Hero Academia being the two exceptions); and I wouldn't have minded trying to locate a used Kyoka Jiro (My Hero Academia) model Edwards bass...provided it had the correct P-J configuration (which is actually really useful IMO), instead of it being just the usual J-Bass:

https://solarisjapan.com/products/boku-no-hero-academia-jirou-kyouka-yuei-cultural-festival-bass-edwards-amaze-jiro-esp-shop-exclusive

I'm glad that Reverb mentioned the Fender 'Tyler The Creator' model (which I've never heard of before, neither the guitar or the guy); otherwise I'd have never known that playing guitar causes 'ugly fingers'...never mind that his guitar-playing 'experience' seems to have been shorter than the lifespan of the average gnat.  

Meanwhile, I'm still waiting for Martin to release that 'Kurt Russell' model acoustic:

 

[cmatthes]

Shishkov "Hello Kitty" Model:

 

[crunchee]

I remember those...IIRC, Mike made two for his daughters, the other one was semi-hollow (I think).  The photos are somewhere here on the HFC.

[cmatthes]

32 minutes ago, crunchee said:

I remember those...IIRC, Mike made two for his daughters, the other one was semi-hollow (I think).  The photos are somewhere here on the HFC.

I snapped this pic at Shishkov Global HQ a few months ago…

 

[hamerhead]

Those are stunning. Mike got a little carried away with the strings on the one, though.