Members jerry_picker Posted April 25, 2005 Members Share Posted April 25, 2005 Originally posted by Edward I think it'd look really cool til it got scratched, then maybe not so much so.... Acrylic ("Lucite") is fairly scratchable, and it is susceptible to burns and solvent damage, as in cig ash or alcohol. Someone tosses their Jack-on-ice at your Lucy, and suddenly she is permanently hazy . Lucite also yellows with exposure to the elements (not a pretty lemondrop yellow, but a dirty-teeth yellow). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Dark Horse Posted April 25, 2005 Members Share Posted April 25, 2005 Trying to figure out if the crack in the body is repairable - f#ckin' UPS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Dark Horse Posted April 25, 2005 Members Share Posted April 25, 2005 Also, Dano's and Reverends are pretty much plastic guitars and they are fantastic for blues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MarkSimpson Posted April 25, 2005 Members Share Posted April 25, 2005 Originally posted by The Dark Horse Trying to figure out if the crack in the body is repairable - f#ckin' UPS! I have a DR500A (Dillion's PRS style acrylic) - the original neck's acrylic headstock broke in transit, Dillion replaced it with a regular wood bolt-on neck and declared the guitar a "#1 of 1" lol... Nice guitar, looks great but weighs a ton. Good luck with your V. I'd contact Dillion directly & see if you can exchange the body for a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ghastlyone Posted April 25, 2005 Members Share Posted April 25, 2005 Originally posted by The Dark Horse Also, Dano's and Reverends are pretty much plastic guitars and they are fantastic for blues. You mean Masonite? It's a type of fiberboard, not plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LaXu Posted April 25, 2005 Members Share Posted April 25, 2005 There's a company here in Finland called Flaxwood that makes guitars out of wood fiber composite. Okay, it's still technically wood but there's not a single piece of solid wood on the guitars. I've tried a few and they are fantastic guitars. They are also totally consistant so no weeding through good ones and less-than-stellar ones. Tonally they sound something like a cross between a Les Paul and a ES-335 to my ears. They sustain really well too and are very comfortable to play too. The real problem with them is that IMO they are bit too expensive. At nearly 2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members georges Posted April 25, 2005 Members Share Posted April 25, 2005 http://bcrich.com/acrylics.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members woude Posted April 25, 2005 Members Share Posted April 25, 2005 Originally posted by LaXu There's a company here in Finland called Flaxwood that makes guitars out of wood fiber composite. Okay, it's still technically wood but there's not a single piece of solid wood on the guitars. I've tried a few and they are fantastic guitars. They are also totally consistant so no weeding through good ones and less-than-stellar ones. Tonally they sound something like a cross between a Les Paul and a ES-335 to my ears. They sustain really well too and are very comfortable to play too. The real problem with them is that IMO they are bit too expensive. At nearly 2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pongki Posted March 13, 2006 Members Share Posted March 13, 2006 my plastic guitar ' alt='>'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGZeus,OnFire Posted March 13, 2006 Members Share Posted March 13, 2006 Originally posted by jrkirkish I've thought about sending off a 3D model of a strat body off to a rapid prototype place. Some of these places will give you a whole lot of options; PVC, even aluminium. I'd love to try that.Does anyone have a 3D / CAD drawing of any bolt-on guitar body.I'd love to have an all-aluminum guitar. Get a body fabricated, bolt on one of those metal necks from the 80's, make a pickguard out of diamond plate. For bonus points, get it chromed. For total awesomeness, get everything gold plated. http://www.electricalguitarcompany.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members walfordr Posted March 13, 2006 Members Share Posted March 13, 2006 There's also these: http://www.catalyst.nl/index.htm Jan Akkerman plays one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chairborne Posted March 13, 2006 Members Share Posted March 13, 2006 Switch guitars and "Vibracell." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 These are links to a local guy making "plastic" or polymer based guitar. I spoke with him and he basically asked the question to MIT type students about the qhalities of various tonewoods and could they be reproduced this way. These are the results of their trial and errors. Giles Guitar 1 Giles guitar 2 Giles Guitar 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarman63mm Posted March 13, 2006 Members Share Posted March 13, 2006 i wonder how you shield an aluminum guitar? with wood? i bet that thing screeches like a mofo. but i'll take it! i'm seriously gassin for a solid metal guitar now, thanks asshole;) why did it have to be that, why not a $100 squire:cry: time to the scrap yard seriously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGZeus,OnFire Posted March 13, 2006 Members Share Posted March 13, 2006 Originally posted by guitarman63mm i wonder how you shield an aluminum guitar? with wood? i bet that thing screeches like a mofo. but i'll take it! i'm seriously gassin for a solid metal guitar now, thanks asshole;) why did it have to be that, why not a $100 squire:cry: time to the scrap yard seriously Those Electrical models are EXPENSIVE. like 3k. If the bartone is 30" scale, I'll get one in 3 years. I've been planning on making a thinline-type guitar out of old blackboards we have in the garage... I should do that. Probably a squire neck, or a Mihgty Mite graphite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flyguitar Posted March 13, 2006 Members Share Posted March 13, 2006 Finally, no more "the best tonewood" threads. We found a solution Besides this, anybody here likes the nylon underwear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteinbergerHack Posted March 13, 2006 Members Share Posted March 13, 2006 Steinbergers (the original real ones, not the Spirits) are entirely made of a phenolic-based composite. I really like the one I have..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spikezone Posted March 13, 2006 Members Share Posted March 13, 2006 Originally posted by jerry_picker Mick Taylor generally had the tone of the gods. Get Yer YaYa's Out is jaw- dropping. No Foolin'! My favourite Stones album of all time! -Mikey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ending_zero Posted March 13, 2006 Members Share Posted March 13, 2006 Originally posted by SteinbergerHack Steinbergers (the original real ones, not the Spirits) are entirely made of a phenolic-based composite.I really like the one I have..... The Steinberger L series (L, XL, GL) were made with a mix of graphite and fiberglass fibers set in a polyester resin matrix. Some early instruments used Kevlar, but it was too difficult to work with. The other 'original' Steinbergers had wood bodies with necks made by the same process. Phenolic was used on the fretboards. Some of the early Spirit instruments also had phenolic fretboards. I really like both of mine, also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jedi Jesus Posted March 13, 2006 Members Share Posted March 13, 2006 cool stuff all around, that lucite body/aluminum neck looks pretty sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarman63mm Posted March 13, 2006 Members Share Posted March 13, 2006 some guy on ebay was selling a "custom guitar" with like shrink wrap red vinyl on the body. like, thousands of dollars. said maybe paul mcartney would buy it. it had a solid aluminum neck with thumb notches in the neck. def cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SlayerofShadows Posted March 14, 2006 Members Share Posted March 14, 2006 Now I'm seriously considering one of those "Grand" acrylic Vs on eBay. For $100 it might be worth just having to play around with and have to show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members placebo62 Posted March 14, 2006 Members Share Posted March 14, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sheik Yerbouti Posted March 14, 2006 Members Share Posted March 14, 2006 Please give me details on that guitar right there, because it's making me feel faint-hearted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarman63mm Posted March 14, 2006 Members Share Posted March 14, 2006 hey, sheik. it's a rickenbacker. also, right click on a picture and get the properties. the location should take you piture's to the pictures site. http://rickbeat.com/modelslibrary/331ls/331lson.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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