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The Devil Guitar by Michael Britten

The Devil Guitar by Michael Britten It had been delivered.   I raced up to my lofty apartment with both trepidation and excitement.  I moved through my rooms down towards the back, and there it stood, The Devil Guitar. It was basically a 335, but with a difference.  Said to be one of a kind. Handcrafted by Mr. Gibson himself for a man who performed the black arts.  The guitar had become a legend. Its hollow body looked lackluster with its natural, and I might add, unvarnished wood.  This was a request of the customer. It is said that he baptized the guitar with the blood of a human sacrifice, hence the slightly darkened staining.  And it is also written that the tuning pegs were carved from real bone. These I quickly inspected, but they offered up no clue, other than being slightly course to the touch.   I did not further inspect this stunning curio.  The legend surrounding it and its strange owner was for another day. ...