La Baye 2x4

The La Baye 2x4 is an electric guitar model that has been used by Bob Mothersbaugh since about 1977. It's probably the most distinct DEVO guitar; looking like a board of wood with a neck and pickups slapped on.
== Usage ==
Bob has used at least three of these guitars, from 1977 to the current day. Bob's first La Baye was modified to have two humbuckers instead of the original single coil pickups. In a 2012 interview with Premier Guitar, Bob said that the original pickups were "atrocious." Bob 1 used this guitar for live shows to play the song Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA. During the solo in Mr. DNA, Bob would pull up on the vibrato arm until the strings snapped. Bob can be seen using the 2x4 in the Satisfaction music video. Bob continued to use this guitar until 1979/80, after which, Bob started using another La Baye with a red tortiseshell pick guard and a single black humbucker in the bridge position. This guitar could possibly just be the original with a different pickguard, but its more likely that Bob broke it somehow or it was stolen on the Duty Now tour so he just replaced it. This new guitar would be used on the Freedom Of Choice and New Traditionalists tours, serving the same role as before until it was replaced by the J.B. Player Buick for the Oh No! It's DEVO tour in 1982. The La Baye would not reappear until DEVO's performance at the 1996 Lollapalooza festival, with another new La Baye. The guitar was unmodded for this performance, but would later be modified with a G&L pickup in the bridge position and a Stratocaster pickup in the neck position. During the performance of Mr. DNA at Lollapalooza, he flings the guitar behind him after his solo. The guitar misses the roadie who was supposed to catch it and it knocks the head off of his Marshall amp. The event is mentioned in the Rig Rundown video, where Bob shows the crack in the headstock caused by the mishap. Bob continues to use this guitar for current live shows.
File:New Traditionalists Tour- Bob 1 with 2nd La Baye 2x4.png|Bob's 1980-82 era La Baye
File:2024 01 27 0n6 Kleki.png|Bob's Lollapalooza La Baye