Guitars have long been the subject of tireless tinkering, colorful decoration, and often outrageous custom-work. Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen has turned heads for years wielding his unwieldy five-necked Hamer and a twin-necked model that’s a cartoon half-scale effigy of the guitarist himself.

This guitarist’s best friend is the Teenar, by Lou Reimuller

A toilet-shaped number that never needs to change the roll – ‘cause it’s the strap!

A unique way to achieve that cut-through sound?

Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age plays Fred Mangan’s customized satellite dish guitar – but does it get HBO?