Norma Eg 403-2

Another pointy jewel made in japan for an american company.

That was all the rage in the sixties: outlandish designs, heavily borrowed from italian guitar brands, made in Asia for the US market. Globalisation at its best.

The Norma is a statement: to hell with symmetry, alignment sucks.
It sends the message that rock is wild, all over the place, and won't be weighed down by old concepts like practicality or ergonomy.

On top of that furious denial of conformism, you will find the cutest headstock logo:

 Just to say: don't be afraid of this horny nightmare, it still produces nice notes and melodies....

More info here:
https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/catch-day-circa-1968-norma-eg-403-2/

How does it sound?

Not bad in white, either...