Aamir Zaki creates a ‘bat guitar’

The musical instrument-cum-sporting equipment is an electric guitar, shaped like a traditional cricket bat with handle

KARACHI: When Leondardo da Vinci had qualified as a master in the guild of artists and doctors of medicine at age 20, his father had set up a workshop for him. But such was his attachment to Verrochio’s workshop that he continued to hone his craft there.

Not many people know about how musican Aamir Zaki has been crafting his own guitars for several years, which he continues to use during his live performances and studio sessions, despite multiple offers from various guitar manufacturers.

Keeping in mind the nation’s love for cricket and music, the music virtuoso recently crafted an electronic guitar in the shape of a bat.

With the ever amazing @aamir_zaki who just made a badass bat-guitar! pic.twitter.com/PGVFBE2w3L

— Mobeen Ansari (@Mobeen_Ansari) September 2, 2015

Speaking to The Express Tribune, Zaki revealed that the bat has been made out of fibre glass and wood. “Making a guitar is nothing new for me. I can’t explain how I got the idea but I decided to go ahead with it anyway,” said Zaki.

Interestingly, according to the Mera Pyar-singer, “The playing area [base] of the bat-guitar is empty, so you can actually play both cricket and music with the instrument.”

The musical instrument-cum-sporting equipment is an electric guitar, shaped like a traditional cricket bat with the handle being replaced by a guitar neck. Zaki revealed that the guitar will be like any other electric guitar featuring the traditional plug and play option.

On whether he would put his latest creation up for sale, he replied, “It will be up for sale but for selected buyers only. But before that, I’ll play a few live gigs on the same guitar.”

The musician, who made his overdue debut on popular Pakistani music show Coke Studio in 2014, was last seen in action performing at the two-day long I Am Karachi Music Festival. He recently collaborated with Saleem Javed, another legend of the Pakistani music industry, reworking the singer’s classic Tum Mere Ho.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 3^rd, 2015.

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