Members Dolf Posted April 7, 2008 Members Share Posted April 7, 2008 BAMBOO IS A GRASS. Therefore, bamboo is the new tone grass? /thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 BAMBOO IS A GRASS. Therefore, bamboo is the new tone grass? /thread. Hmmmm well, I used to like grass...............a bit...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loxley Posted April 7, 2008 Members Share Posted April 7, 2008 For that price, and being a very environmentally conscious person myself, I might even get one. I'd love to try one out and see how heavy it is and what it sounds like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phishmonkey Posted April 8, 2008 Members Share Posted April 8, 2008 I built a guitar out of hemp, but I smoked it Meh, already been done http://www.madaguitars.com/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aclarke Posted April 8, 2008 Members Share Posted April 8, 2008 Yamaha did that back in 2000: http://www.harmony-central.com/Events/WNAMM00/Yamaha/YamahaBambooGTR.html I think they only ran them for a couple of years, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dimmypage Posted April 8, 2008 Members Share Posted April 8, 2008 Maybe Ill get Bambooseld:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigconig Posted April 8, 2008 Members Share Posted April 8, 2008 I built a guitar out of hemp, but I smoked it First thing I thought of when reading this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members caveman Posted April 8, 2008 Members Share Posted April 8, 2008 57# Custom made Elberg Cheetah recurve: Bamboo laminates under clear glass. Great shooter but a jinx to hunt with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveAronow Posted April 8, 2008 Members Share Posted April 8, 2008 I think you have been bamboozled, Frets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MDLMUSIC Posted April 8, 2008 Members Share Posted April 8, 2008 The coolest thing about a bamboo guitar would be that if you ever got tired of it, you could feed it to a panda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted April 8, 2008 Members Share Posted April 8, 2008 I think bamboo would make a good tele body with the right pickups. Hard wood though. My kitchen cutting board is bamboo and it's hard like oak. Be a bright bugger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wastegas Posted April 8, 2008 Members Share Posted April 8, 2008 I built a guitar out of hemp, but I smoked it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members joecool1963 Posted April 8, 2008 Members Share Posted April 8, 2008 they fed the guitars to starving pandas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sylvesterlowery Posted April 8, 2008 Members Share Posted April 8, 2008 Meh, already been donehttp://www.madaguitars.com/index.htm Wow, that is so cool!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members songsforbears Posted April 8, 2008 Members Share Posted April 8, 2008 Guster is awesome, so I hope bamboo doesn't ruin their band. That would be a first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.Mow Posted April 8, 2008 Members Share Posted April 8, 2008 I've been wanting to build a bamboo top thinline tele for ages.. Just no idea where to get the bamboo as a laminated sheet.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verence Posted April 8, 2008 Members Share Posted April 8, 2008 Don't worry! Chinese bamboo is very strong! [YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lefthandpath Posted April 8, 2008 Members Share Posted April 8, 2008 The Mada audio samples sounded pretty cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members placeboemotion Posted April 8, 2008 Members Share Posted April 8, 2008 Say it with me.. Bambusa! BAM BOO SA!!! Very cool idea, I love it. Hopefully they sound really nice so they can become mainstream. In my head I can hear Seinfeld and George going through a Bam boo saa, Bam boo saaaa! fit in the coffee shop On a different note (PDF): Eco-Friendly Green Bamboo Guitar - Inspired by the unique electric guitar First Act Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Minitruth Posted April 8, 2008 Members Share Posted April 8, 2008 I built a guitar out of hemp, but I smoked it OK, that made me LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tiltsta Posted April 8, 2008 Members Share Posted April 8, 2008 Is it some type of bamboo plywood? Bamboo is pretty thin. I bet it sounds like ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted April 8, 2008 Moderators Share Posted April 8, 2008 Is it some type of bamboo plywood? Bamboo is pretty thin. I bet it sounds like ass. Thyere supposed to sound like a cross between maple and ash, so think brightish http://www.harmony-central.com/Events/WNAMM00/Yamaha/YamahaBambooGTR.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members allthumz Posted April 8, 2008 Members Share Posted April 8, 2008 You know, it's absolutely tragic that a company and website gets a mention in the NEWS, and you go to their site and there's not 1 single thing about it. The only article on green guitars is an old one that does not concern bamboo. What a massive missed opportunity for them Relax. If bamboo makes great guitars they will be hailed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mygal Posted April 8, 2008 Members Share Posted April 8, 2008 "Paul says Sealaska's own numbers showed that, without significant changes, "they would be out of their old-growth within 15 years," and credits the company with showing "a lot of leadership and a lot of willingness to explore" sustainability solutions. Boak puts the level of threat to old-growth woods like this: "If 1 is totally plentiful and 10 is completely unavailable, I think spruce is a 6, and I'd put mahogany at 7.5 and ebony at 8." Demand from China and political pressure within certain countries to restrict rare-wood exports after decades of mismanagement means "the price will go up and they will become rarer and rarer." hmmmm I shouldn't wait too long... on the other hand this guitar doesn't look bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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