As any guitarist knows, your axe is a deeply personal thing, and many dream of the day when they can own a one-of-a-kind custom instrument perfectly created to match their personality style.

For Dave Gartland of Ali Kat, based in Adelaide, Australia, that style is the 1950s, and the retro icons of rockabilly: grinning devils, licking flames -- and, of course, the elegant, swooping lines and glossy colors of classic cars. Although the Luther makes guitars of a few different styles, it's those modeled on the latter that truly stand out as stunning.