That picture goes around the internet (Twitter, blogs, FB,...) since at least 8 years, the initial source cannot be found anymore I'm afraid. No page had any source mentioned nor anything more of the neck (nut, saddle) shown. Might be a simple joke picture.I'm curious about the source of the pic
Holy guacamole!
Hold this up to a mirror, and there is a message written in Klingon that is clearly visible, and when translated reads,
I think what you're seeing is the E string vibrating and looking translucent.Looking more closely at the pic, the dots are where the frets would be on a normal guitar because that's where the strings cross the frets. I've highlighted the fingering for an E major barre chord below which is why I think it would play mostly like a regular guitar, though it would feel weird and would be difficult to play by feel since the frets aren't where we're used to them being.
I'm curious about the source of the pic because looking closely at it, some of the frets appear to go over the strings. I don't know if that's just some sort of jpg, video capture, or resizing artifact, but it makes wonder. Maybe it's a fretless guitar and someone photoshopped the frets on as a concept?
Also the D, B and high E if that explanation applies to the frets at the extreme edge of the pic.I think what you're seeing is the E string vibrating and looking translucent.