Reader Guitar of the Month: Danicaster

I’m a guitarist and an art lover with a special interest in the “drip” paintings of abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock, so I was intrigued when I heard about Fender’s limited-edition Splattercaster guitars. These were Mexican-made Strats, whose bodies were placed on a turntable and spun while paint was dripped onto them, similar to the spin art created by children’s toys. There were 500 of these guitars produced between 2003 and 2004, each one unique, and they were priced at $300. Today, these guitars can sell for as much as $2000. My stepdaughter Danielle was an artist, and once while we were having a discussion about art, I showed her pictures of the Splattercasters. She was impressed and agreed that they were very cool instruments.