metalmaniac Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Seeing as us musicians generally singing about saving the planet, isnt a lil bit hypocritical that we play so many guitars made from wood. Ok some will be sustainable source, but im guessin the majority are from unsustainable sources (From Far East mostly) does nyone know what the stats are, an morally should we push to change it, if loadsa guitars are bein made from unsustainable trees? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 (edited) I suspect most tone woods are not fast growing trees, therefore not as sustainable as items like Pine or other evergreens which grow quickly, however the amount used by instrument production world wide is probably only a fraction used by the furniture/housing industries and the paper industry. But what are the alternatives? Plastic based instruments? Not going to happen due to the dwindling supplies of oil in the world. Metal? same as above just not as critical. Wood is one of the few sustainable natural resources available to mankind. Edited January 24, 2008 by Buzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 (edited) [quote name='Buzz' post='126603' date='Jan 24 2008, 01:27 AM']Wood is one of the few sustainable natural resources available to mankind.[/quote] With the exception of Cake! There is a company that makes guitars from recycled glass and such, can't remember the name though, they're english, saw them at the BMF a few years ago. There was also a pretty big article on this very subject in a Bass Player issue last year, i'll try and find the article. Si Edited January 24, 2008 by Sibob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 [quote name='Sibob' post='126604' date='Jan 24 2008, 01:32 AM']With the exception of Cake! [/quote] Mmmm, Cake based guitars, I think you may be onto something. Every time the guitarist pisses you off you can just take a bite out of his guitar, although it would be like russian roulette if you decided to take bites out of the neck or headstock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypsymoth Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I suggest you switch to an energy efficient and bio-degradeable acoustic instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 So your telling me buying used instruments is now recycling? Hmmmm...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalmaniac Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 Haha I was pretty off the wall when I wrote this. An alternative could be using sustainable source forests. I think I did see hemp based guitars somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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