Welson (Italy) model unknow
Aaah, those italian guitars.... I have a soft spot for them; they seem to have been created based on a child's drawing after he saw a picture of the Shadows or the Spotnick s. It is a totally romantic approach to the electric guitar: more pick ups, more knobs and switches, leatherette and glitter, space-age shapes... In a way, they remind me of those trucks and tanks I rode on merry-go-rounds when I was a kid. The one pictured above is a Weston, model unknown. It ticks all the boxes. Fetish Guitars has an excellent entry on Weston guitars. It is possible that the UFO depicted here was one of their Vedette range . Believe it or not, Welson made models that were even more outlandish: And what about their glittery finishes? Or fake wood? The Welsons summon simpler times, the Dolce Vita of the sixties, the Vespas and the cheerful music of Marino Marini . Soundbites:
