Gibson Artist Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Linkin Park’s Brad Delson Rocks a Cardboard Strat Signal Snowboards has partnered with Ernest Packaging to create a cardboard Stratocaster, built with Paul Waller, a Fender Guitars master builder. The cardboard Stratocaster is made from a slab of corrugate, layered for lasting strength, and has to withstand 250 lbs of torque placed on the neck of the guitar from the strings. The guitar was created for an episode of “Cardboard Chaos,” which is distributed on YouTube. The goal of the show is to demonstrate new and different applications for paper and cardboard. https://reverb.com/blog/linkin-parks-brad-delson-rocks-a-cardboard-strat?_aid=fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Other than the end part. It sounds great. They must’ve use specially selected & seasoned tonepaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson Artist Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 Other than the end part. It sounds great. They must’ve use specially selected & seasoned tonepaper. I am holdin out hope for a cardboard les paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 The strings put precisely 0 "torque" on the neck. Geez, it's worrying that most info on the interweb is bulls hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Scales Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 phew... for a moment there I thought I'd clicked on the Esteban lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 I had one but I sold it. The giant fukking copper staples ripped up my man belly. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quapman Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 If it ain't sunken treasure it ain't sh!t. Pretty cool though. I thought it sounded fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 as long as it don't get wet I guess. hey I did notice, on a few of the videos, where you could see the string distance to the fret-board, the action looked horrendous. (sure I know it's card board.. I get it.. but - a pig in a tux is still a pig) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I am holdin out hope for a cardboard les paul Yep. It would certainly benefit from some binding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Yeah but what will it look like in 50 years? Oh and don't play it in the rain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson Artist Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 Only if it is aged by Tom Murphy and built by the custom shop for a ridiculous price and then road worn. How do you road wear cardboard? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 How do you road wear cardboard? lol A pair of scissors? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_randy Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 This will bring a new meaning to the guitar player who is know as a "shredder" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 The strings put precisely 0 "torque" on the neck. Geez, it's worrying that most info on the interweb is bulls hit. Most web content is desinformation, partly on purpose, partly erratingly. <_< Yep. It would certainly benefit from some binding. I wonder if body and neck would survive mounting bindings to them. :unsure: How do you road wear cardboard? lol A pair of scissors? :) Using a gigbag for transport might do the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 The wife and I remember seeing this on Facebook. Being you can't believe half of what you see on Facebook I thought it might be a joke. Looks more like honeycomb when done. How do they bolt the neck and bridge? I think I'd want a 20 year warranty. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson Artist Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 The wife and I remember seeing this on Facebook. Being you can't believe half of what you see on Facebook I thought it might be a joke. Looks more like honeycomb when done. How do they bolt the neck and bridge? I think I'd want a 20 year warranty. Lol As the master builder said, it's kind of a miracle the thing plays at all, so i dont know what the life expectancy of it is, but a pretty cool thing nonetheless. Got to love the way technology is allowing guitars to be made out of almost anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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