The Top Five Weirdest Guitars of the Sixties

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Mark and the Guitar Nerds gang recently came up with another fun video, "The Top Five Weirdest Guitars of the Sixties." You can watch it above.

If you know of any stranger guitars from the decade, be sure to let us know in the comments! If you want to examine a more modern batch of bizarre guitars, be sure to check out another Guitar Nerds favorite, "The Top Five Weirdest Guitars of the Eighties."

You can check out a demo of one of the odd Sixties guitars, the Greco 950, below.

For more Guitar Nerds videos, be sure to follow along on YouTube.

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