NES Paul, the Gibson for gamers

Guitars plus game consoles equals Guitar Hero, right? Wrong, at least if the person behind the NES Paul project has anything to say about it. No, your eyes are not deceiving you: what you're looking at here is really one man's original Nintendo console modded into a working electric guitar. Strangely, you sometimes have to blow into the cartridge bay to get it working, but we'd still take it over a Fender any day -- sharp NES-edges be damned!

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[Stephen @ Nov 19th 2006 10:45PM]

This makes me want to cry. Gibsons are such amazing guitars, while working NES should just not be cut into.
First.

[Brandon West @ Nov 19th 2006 11:11PM]

That's a neck from an Epiphone, probably a super cheap one, and you can get an old NES console for super cheap at a garage sale. No big loss.

Congrats on first post though, you're a winner now.

[caleb @ Nov 20th 2006 12:08AM]

I agree Brandon, you can't call it a "NES Paul" if it wasn't made from one. It's more like a "NES-iphone".

[Brandon @ Nov 20th 2006 2:07PM]

Since Gibson owns Epiphone, they can (and do: http://www.epiphone.com/default.asp?ProductID=44&CollectionID=6) slap the ol' Les Paul decal on there.

I vote awesome.

[Grey Acumen @ Nov 20th 2006 12:08AM]

ROFL! Just the absurdity of it alone had me giggling, but then they hit me with the blowing on it to get it working part... *sighs * oh man... this is good stuff...

[technabob @ Nov 20th 2006 12:16AM]

The perfect guitar for this guy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxz6BZGGBes

[Gadget Extremist @ Nov 20th 2006 12:36AM]

I'd love to see him play that guitar hard, then watch him smash it at the end! What a specticle that would be!

[Mike @ Nov 20th 2006 1:04AM]

That's great, but does it have a volume knob that goes up to 11?

[netdroid9 @ Nov 20th 2006 1:10AM]

Can you play the Super Mario theme tune on it though?

[louis @ Nov 20th 2006 1:20PM]

Funnily enough, the guy has done the whole of the Super Mario Bros music and its brilliant. Its all on his website to download as well as a whole load of other video game tunes.

http://www.xocmusic.com/

[Crazylink @ Nov 20th 2006 7:19AM]

At least it won't break if someone gets a little excited and starts smashing things.

[JS @ Nov 20th 2006 8:57AM]

They should have used an Xbox with the original power cord. At least for the Hendrix fans those are self igniting.

[Vinn @ Nov 20th 2006 4:41PM]

Sweet. If only the edges weren't so sharp, it would look like a lot of fun to play. It would be awesome if it was a guitar AND still worked as a console, so you can jam with your buddies then sit down for a nice game of Duck Hunt.

[Quadrius @ Nov 28th 2006 5:05PM]

This is quite possibly the greatest thing I have ever seen, aside from the PS3 grill.

[apathymusic @ Mar 2nd 2007 11:19AM]

OK, this guitar and a naked girl are probably the 2 sexiest things I've ever seen.

[minorthreat @ Apr 24th 2007 11:53AM]

Cut.
Print.
Gay.