Attila Balogh Odyssey Giant Guitar - One of a Kind!

This hand crafted giant Odyssey guitar was built in 1977 by Attila Balogh along with Ken Lindemere and Joseph Sallay as a promo device for the fledgling Odyssey Company, for display at Iron Music in Vancouver and at trade shows such as the annual NAMM show in Chicago and the MIAC show in Canada. The build required a total of 500 man hours over a 6 month period.

Odyssey was a Vancouver, BC based company and was in business between 1977 to 1982. At the time, the world's largest guitar, it is unmistakably an Odyssey, this unique build weighs in at 350 pounds, with solid brass volume and tone knobs. It is modeled on the "G-Series" and is equipped with piano strings. It measures 9' 7" X 7' X 3'6" and sports a pair of massive, functioning DiMarzio pickups. This is a unique, one of a kind giant guitar, which is actually playable!

NOTE: Shipping cost is a placeholder. Reverb shipping calculation does not accommodate this instrument. A local pickup would be ideal, however, if the buyer would like to consider shipping, we will work with you on the logistics. Just to be clear, the $8,999 price does not include any shipping nor transportation and the stated shipping price can be dropped once shipping method has been determine. Please message Terri for further details or to discuss.

There is a book available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble entitled "Odyssey -- Attila Balogh and the quest for the perfect guitar" by Craig E. Jones, which may be of interest to any potential purchaser of this fascinating instrument and this Odyssey giant guitar is mentioned prominently as part of the fascinating history of the Odyssey company and line of very unique custom built guitars.