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Title: Plastic Guitars
Post by: psy on October 08, 2008, 08:16:14 PM: I was watching the One Show earlier & it had guitars made from recycled plastic on. So I just had a pop on the guy's website to have a look at the specs & low & behold he sticks BKP's in them :D

They're called Simon Lee Guitars (http://www.simonleeguitars.com) by the way. I'm not sure what I make of them yet. What do you guys think?
Title: Re: Plastic Guitars
Post by: MDV on October 08, 2008, 08:57:24 PM: I think every plastic guitar I've played sounded dreadfull and had rubbish tuning stability.

Some of those are pretty though.
Title: Re: Plastic Guitars
Post by: WezV on October 08, 2008, 09:00:28 PM: i played a few at a guitar show a couple of years ago. Very nice they were too. They have a solid maple centre block a bit wider than the pickups between two sheets of the recycled plastic material and a fairly standard bolt on neck. the plastic is for aesthetics and ergonomic and it has solid wood where it needs it!!
Title: Re: Plastic Guitars
Post by: Adam.M on October 08, 2008, 09:26:51 PM: If only this was the crazy 80's where style has gone out the window... *looks at the students outside* oh wait, never mind, it's worse! :D
Title: Re: Plastic Guitars
Post by: WezV on October 08, 2008, 09:47:17 PM: i knew i had some pictures somewhere:
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/theshow025.jpg)
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/theshow024.jpg)
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/theshow027.jpg)
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/theshow026.jpg)
Title: Re: Plastic Guitars
Post by: MDV on October 08, 2008, 10:05:37 PM: Those are cool

But I dont trust the big dumb vibration inhibiting chunks of plastic, certainly not when the bridge is set in one.

Troof is in the toane though.
Title: Re: Plastic Guitars
Post by: Ted 'N' Leo on October 08, 2008, 10:16:12 PM: Quote from: Adam.M on October 08, 2008, 09:26:51 PM
If only this was the crazy 80's where style has gone out the window... *looks at the students outside* oh wait, never mind, it's worse! :D

Like those crazy maternity-like dresses girls wear these days?

Don't even get me started.
Title: Re: Plastic Guitars
Post by: sgmypod on October 08, 2008, 11:18:50 PM: *L* would like to try one before judging them
Title: Re: Plastic Guitars
Post by: blue on October 09, 2008, 12:33:51 AM: Quote from: sgmypod on October 08, 2008, 11:18:50 PM
*L* would like to try one before judging them

a maternity dress?!
Title: Re: Plastic Guitars
Post by: Spitfire on October 09, 2008, 09:38:00 AM: my housemate has a plastic telecaster copy. i really dont like it at all. feels weird and wrong.
Title: Re: Plastic Guitars
Post by: Matt77 on October 09, 2008, 10:36:34 AM: They had Joe Brown playing them using a clean tone.
Tonally I thought they sounded a bit thin, but it would be a bit unfair to judge from a short clip.
Would make an interesting option for something different.
I just need to convince the girlfriend that I need a plastic guitar to complete my collection..
Title: Re: Plastic Guitars
Post by: dave_mc on October 09, 2008, 04:50:03 PM: i actually saw that last night, i normally make a point not to watch the one show on the grounds that it's shite, but for some reason i happened to be in the living room when it just happened to be on...

i'd be sceptical, but wouldn't discount them until i'd tried one... :)