George Lynch: Tiger Mofo Fossil guitar

GEORGE Lynch to be one of the greatest guitar slingers to come out of the L.A. metal scene of the 1980s, with great tone, cool note choices, a sweeping vibrato, and massive chops. No, he had to crank out his brand of shred on impossibly coollooking guitars, with tiger stripes, kamikaze pilots, and skulls and bones. Well apparently, even those guitars weren’t bitchin’ enough for Lynch, because he is currently creating custom guitars out of a shop at ESP—the company with which he has been associated for many years. “I get my wood and some parts and assistance from them,” says Lynch. “Some of my guitars I build off an ESP platform, such as modified Tigers or Super V’s. Others we start with a blank piece of wood and mill the necks to my specs. It all depends on what that particular customer wants.” Once Lynch gets the parts selected, he sets about carving, burning, distressing, and awesomifying them into his own custom line of Mr. Scary Guitars. Now you can get some for yourself, including the Tiger Mofo Fossil you see here, provided you’re patient—build times range from one to three months— and fairly well heeled. more