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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: dheim on March 27, 2010, 08:23:59 PM

Title: single malt guitars!
Post by: dheim on March 27, 2010, 08:23:59 PM
in the US there's a guy who makes guitars from derelict barns and old refrigerator parts. i love that stuff... well, i discovered that Manne, a small brand that makes excellent guitars less than 1 km from where i work (but i never liked their shapes, unfortunately) has done a special edition using Lagavulin barrels!

(http://www.mannedesign.com/specialedition/wgs06g.jpg)
(http://www.mannedesign.com/specialedition/wgs10g.jpg)
Title: Re: single malt guitars!
Post by: Philly Q on March 27, 2010, 08:26:20 PM
I don't know what Lagavulin is, but that looks kinda cool.
Title: Re: single malt guitars!
Post by: dheim on March 27, 2010, 08:34:40 PM
I don't know what Lagavulin is, but that looks kinda cool.

you're not a whisky lover, i suppose... ;)
it's an Islay single malt... i prefer Laphroaig but it's cool anyway!
Title: Re: single malt guitars!
Post by: Philly Q on March 27, 2010, 08:36:18 PM
I'm not really much of a drinker at all, to be honest - certainly not whisky!  :P
Title: Re: single malt guitars!
Post by: dheim on March 27, 2010, 08:41:35 PM
i'm not exactly a whisky drinker... i love its taste but usually i don't fill the glass more than 5-10 mm, more or less...
Title: Re: single malt guitars!
Post by: BigB on March 27, 2010, 08:48:01 PM
in the US there's a guy who makes guitars from derelict barns and old refrigerator parts. i love that stuff... well, i discovered that Manne, a small brand that makes excellent guitars less than 1 km from where i work (but i never liked their shapes, unfortunately) has done a special edition using Lagavulin barrels!

I WANT ONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't care how it looks nor how it sounds - I just NEED one of these guitars.

(now don't ask what one of my alltimes fav whisky is... :mrgreen:)

Title: Re: single malt guitars!
Post by: gordiji on March 27, 2010, 08:55:13 PM
If i'm not mistaken that's an OAK guitar....... probably a better use of a beautiful tree too than a barrel for gutrot!
Title: Re: single malt guitars!
Post by: dheim on March 27, 2010, 08:59:56 PM
in the US there's a guy who makes guitars from derelict barns and old refrigerator parts. i love that stuff... well, i discovered that Manne, a small brand that makes excellent guitars less than 1 km from where i work (but i never liked their shapes, unfortunately) has done a special edition using Lagavulin barrels!

I WANT ONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't care how it looks nor how it sounds - I just NEED one of these guitars.

(now don't ask what one of my alltimes fav whisky is... :mrgreen:)



http://www.manne.com/eng/se.htm

i don't know if they're for sale but you can try... :)
Title: Re: single malt guitars!
Post by: Elliot on March 27, 2010, 09:40:51 PM
Personally I prefer Lagavulin to Laphroig - Laphroig lacks the subtlety of Lagavulin -  but back to guitars - Fylde have been making acoustics from casks this for a while - http://www.fyldeguitars.com/guitars.html
Title: Re: single malt guitars!
Post by: FernandoDuarte on March 27, 2010, 10:05:50 PM
Cool! Anyone has idea of what is this WA Wraparound bridge? Looks like the Wilkinson Wraparound, but on this whiskey guitar it look like made of Brass, what I'd like to try...
Title: Re: single malt guitars!
Post by: Frank on March 27, 2010, 10:15:13 PM
guy who makes guitars from derelict barns

Ron Kirn?

http://www.ronkirn.com/tele.htm
Title: Re: single malt guitars!
Post by: dheim on March 27, 2010, 10:48:10 PM
guy who makes guitars from derelict barns

Ron Kirn?

http://www.ronkirn.com/tele.htm

fine, but i was thinking about george downing of dismal guitars... much more raw and sick!

http://www.dismalax.com/

(http://www.dismalax.com/images/weight1.jpg)
Title: Re: single malt guitars!
Post by: WezV on March 27, 2010, 11:32:42 PM
george downing of dismal guitars... much more raw and sick!

http://www.dismalax.com/

also known as orgmorg on project guitar - his work is great.  

they are built from actual old barns and things and i am always amazed how he keeps the character of the barn  in with the new stuff he is doing to the wood

(http://www.dismalax.com/images/rd19.jpg)
(http://www.dismalax.com/images/carolina2.jpg)
Title: Re: single malt guitars!
Post by: kevinr on March 28, 2010, 02:21:40 AM
Looks like a load of old rubbish to me!
Title: Re: single malt guitars!
Post by: dheim on March 28, 2010, 02:57:41 AM
Looks like a load of old rubbish to me!

well, that's how it's supposed to look! a classy - and mysterious - pile of rubbish. between mad max and the blair witch project.
Title: Re: single malt guitars!
Post by: kevinr on March 28, 2010, 07:39:22 AM
Rubbish is............rubbish!
Title: Re: single malt guitars!
Post by: Frank on March 28, 2010, 09:21:05 AM
I'd take the Ron Kirn tele any day of the week but those other things are just a bit too gnarly to be even vaguely desirable

(http://www.ronkirn.com/barnbuster/DSC_0005.JPG)
Title: Re: single malt guitars!
Post by: d1dsj on March 28, 2010, 09:53:18 AM
I like the idea... infact now I want to make a barrel into a combo! anyone ever do that? Damn that would be cool, an oak combo.... you could get a few speaker configurations into them.
Title: Re: single malt guitars!
Post by: shobet on March 28, 2010, 10:03:08 AM
Ahhhh Whisky and guitars. Great idea, but I can't say I like the body shape.

Also didn't someone make an acoustic for K T Tunstall made from an old whisky barrel?

Don't get me started on whisky or I'll be here all day...
Title: Re: single malt guitars!
Post by: Antag on March 28, 2010, 10:19:12 AM
Don't get me started on whisky or I'll be here all day...
Yeah :lol: me too!

Don't really like the guitar though & Lagavulin is probably my least favourite Islay Malt...
Title: Re: single malt guitars!
Post by: AndyR on March 28, 2010, 11:16:33 AM
george downing of dismal guitars... much more raw and sick!

http://www.dismalax.com/

also known as orgmorg on project guitar - his work is great.   

they are built from actual old barns and things and i am always amazed how he keeps the character of the barn  in with the new stuff he is doing to the wood

(http://www.dismalax.com/images/rd19.jpg)

:o Love that one!!!
Title: Re: single malt guitars!
Post by: Ribboz on March 28, 2010, 04:16:54 PM
I like the Barden Look in the first picture. I just adore the aesthetics of Bardens