Colorware gets ahold of Guitar Hero axes -- we're in love

If you thought a Colorware'd DS Lite was the new heat, get a load of this. The company famous for making gadgetry of all kinds look its best has turned its talents on the iconic Guitar Hero axe, and we must say, we're infatuated. Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 thrashers are all invited, and while users can join the revolution for as little as $198 (that includes the title and a painted instrument), current slingers can send their guitar in and get it colorized for as little as $99. For those on a budget, we strongly recommend not clicking the links below. Those completely unafraid of purging their wallet on impulse buys can go ahead.

[Thanks, Adam]

Read - Colorware's Xbox 360 guitar
Read - Colorware's PlayStation 3 guitar
Read - Colorware's Wii guitar

[Andrew @ Apr 1st 2008 2:51AM]

well now that theyre in red this excuses how absurdly late this game has come out compared to the other consoles.

red is the color of communism. coincidence?

[Reader @ Apr 1st 2008 3:41AM]

I think it's sad that the idea of communism comes to your mind before love or war... Just saying. I think those were invented first too.

[kyle allen @ Apr 1st 2008 3:16AM]

what!? no sunburst?

[Taylor @ Apr 1st 2008 3:30AM]

Why doesn't the PS2 guitar get any love?
Just because it's not a Les Paul...

[cydonia @ Apr 1st 2008 4:26AM]

a vintage tobacco sunburst les paul controller would be pure sex.

[Ken @ Apr 1st 2008 4:32AM]

$99 to paint up a whole guitar but they want $450 to turn my macbook pro black? Please, someone out there, break out some competition to colorware and share the colorful goodness!

[Tim @ Apr 1st 2008 11:55AM]

No doubt.
I'd be willing to buy lots of colorware products if they were cheaper.

[James @ Apr 1st 2008 1:32PM]

http://www.krylon.com/main/product_template.cfm?levelid=5&sub_levelid=10&productid=1751&content=product_details

[Ken @ Apr 1st 2008 8:32PM]

Thanks James for the sarcastic, or perhaps honest "do it yourself" answer. I'm not a professional painter, and I prefer things to be done right the first time through. My point was that it seems colorware is INTENTIONALLY inflating the price of their services to some products, simply because they are higher dollar items who's clientele would probably pay more.

Again, I'm no expert, but it looks like they would need more labor and more material to paint these guitars than a shell of a smaller, hardly curvy macbook -- and yet the price is $99 for the guitar, and $450 for the laptop.

That makes me a sad panda.

[Munky @ Apr 1st 2008 11:14PM]

According to the site, they take the computer (or guitar) apart and paint the case. It may be more difficult to take apart a MacBook than a Guitar Hero controller. Still, custom painting services are always expensive.

[Libb @ Apr 1st 2008 6:05AM]

I'd be in like Flynn if they painted RB Strats... I want a robin's egg blue (or maybe ruby red...) Stratocaster to rock on!

[Patrick @ Apr 1st 2008 8:41AM]

Heh. Les Pauls don't have whammy bars unless you retrofit it with a Bigsby, and the in-game whammy bar sound gives you way too much tuning stability to be an accurate representation of a Bigsby.

1/10 for inaccuracy. Good going, VIDEO GAMES.

[riggs @ Apr 1st 2008 8:46AM]

man i hope youre kidding, because like you said its a VIDEO GAME.

[buttnugget @ Apr 1st 2008 10:49AM]

Actually, there are LPs with tremolos. They came from the Custom Shop. They're rare, but my college room mate had one.

Not Bigsby's either. This was a honest to goodness Floyd Rose backfit into a LP.

[Munky @ Apr 1st 2008 11:10PM]

I've seen Les Paul Customs with Floyd Rose trems. However, they were all in the 80's when everyone had to have a Floyd.

[jbranc @ Apr 1st 2008 9:14AM]

great,except they break so often you'd have to send it back for a replacement before too long. i don't think they're shipping a red one back :)

[Munky @ Apr 1st 2008 11:17PM]

Their site says that warranty is transferred to them. So, if the guitar breaks, you are supposed to send it back to them.

[EdgeOne @ Apr 1st 2008 9:43AM]

Or just get a can of Krylon spray paint and do it yourself!!
http://www.krylon.com/
$100, please...

[Frank @ Apr 1st 2008 9:46AM]

It'd look slicker if they gave the neck a more natural color.

[Jeff @ Apr 1st 2008 10:56AM]

First thing I thought too. You don't see many guitars with painted fretboards.

Paint this thing red but leave the fretboard black or brown and it'd look a lot better. As it is, this just looks like a toy.

[Munky @ Apr 1st 2008 11:12PM]

I agree. I wish you could leave the neck black, but paint the headstock. I do like the back of the neck painted though.