Have you ever wondered if a functioning guitar could be built out of a block of salt? I haven't, but here is one anyways!
Re: A guitar built out of......salt!
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 11:00 am
by mickey
That doesn't look anything like a guitar.
Guitars are hollow with air in the middle.
Re: A guitar built out of......salt!
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 12:40 pm
by Gear_Junky
Should be good for surf
Re: A guitar built out of......salt!
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 1:32 pm
by redman
This makes me say WHY?????
Re: A guitar built out of......salt!
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 1:57 pm
by glasshand
I'm not surprised to hear him say it weighs 20 - 30 pounds. Salt is essentially a rock, which we tend to forget. (But hey, it's still lighter than a Norlin-era Les Paul *rimshot*)
Re: A guitar built out of......salt!
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 2:30 pm
by Gear_Junky
I was thinking: if you tape some raw salmon backstrap to the guitar... at the end of the show you get strap lox...
Re: A guitar built out of......salt!
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 5:58 pm
by BatUtilityBelt
Made for tasty licks.
Re: A guitar built out of......salt!
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 11:56 pm
by TVvoodoo
Assault guitar?
Re: A guitar built out of......salt!
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 1:48 am
by Mossman
Ok, I'm officially starting to get tired of this "lets build a guitar out of any weird shit" trend. Salt guitars, glass guitars, colored pencil guitars, epoxy guitars... It has jumped the shark... It's gone from fun and utilitarian to utterly pointless.
Re: A guitar built out of......salt!
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 12:41 pm
by nomadh
Mossman wrote: ↑Sat Sep 05, 2020 1:48 am
Ok, I'm officially starting to get tired of this "lets build a guitar out of any weird shit" trend. Salt guitars, glass guitars, colored pencil guitars, epoxy guitars... It has jumped the shark... It's gone from fun and utilitarian to utterly pointless.
Ehh. Something had to take the place of hot deals.
Re: A guitar built out of......salt!
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 1:16 pm
by Gear_Junky
Mossman wrote: ↑Sat Sep 05, 2020 1:48 am
Ok, I'm officially starting to get tired of this "lets build a guitar out of any weird shit" trend. Salt guitars, glass guitars, colored pencil guitars, epoxy guitars... It has jumped the shark... It's gone from fun and utilitarian to utterly pointless.
IMHO it's not a guitar thing, it's a youtube thing. any "utterly pointless" video will attract some number of eyes... I mean, there's videos of endless visual effects or trucks doing figure 8's...
Re: A guitar built out of......salt!
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 1:40 pm
by rrobbone
Mossman wrote: ↑Sat Sep 05, 2020 1:48 am
Ok, I'm officially starting to get tired of this "lets build a guitar out of any weird shit" trend. Salt guitars, glass guitars, colored pencil guitars, epoxy guitars... It has jumped the shark... It's gone from fun and utilitarian to utterly pointless.
I'm done with it as well, but only where it comes to building them out of unreasonable shit, like salt or used iPhones.
However, I will continue to faithfully watch and learn from those who build from materials that are sensible, like wood. I like pallet builds, builds from reclaimed wood, and builds that make specific use of the aesthetics of the source materials. These often provide new techniques to learn, and those in turn create opportunities in my own builds.
Mossman wrote: ↑Sat Sep 05, 2020 1:48 am
Ok, I'm officially starting to get tired of this "lets build a guitar out of any weird shit" trend. Salt guitars, glass guitars, colored pencil guitars, epoxy guitars... It has jumped the shark... It's gone from fun and utilitarian to utterly pointless.
I'm done with it as well, but only where it comes to building them out of unreasonable shit, like salt or used iPhones.
However, I will continue to faithfully watch and learn from those who build from materials that are sensible, like wood. I like pallet builds, builds from reclaimed wood, and builds that make specific use of the aesthetics of the source materials. These often provide new techniques to learn, and those in turn create opportunities in my own builds.
Yep, I agree... I've had my share of ideas for guitar builds using repurposed, or "found" materials, but the goal has always been for it to result in a quality, playable instrument. Not some impractical visual oddity that I wouldn't even hang on my wall.
Mossman wrote: ↑Sat Sep 05, 2020 1:48 am
Ok, I'm officially starting to get tired of this "lets build a guitar out of any weird shit" trend. Salt guitars, glass guitars, colored pencil guitars, epoxy guitars... It has jumped the shark... It's gone from fun and utilitarian to utterly pointless.
Ehh. Something had to take the place of hot deals.
Haha... Yeah, those are thin on the ground lately.
Mossman wrote: ↑Sat Sep 05, 2020 1:48 am
Ok, I'm officially starting to get tired of this "lets build a guitar out of any weird shit" trend. Salt guitars, glass guitars, colored pencil guitars, epoxy guitars... It has jumped the shark... It's gone from fun and utilitarian to utterly pointless.
IMHO it's not a guitar thing, it's a youtube thing. any "utterly pointless" video will attract some number of eyes... I mean, there's videos of endless visual effects or trucks doing figure 8's...
People playing video games... People unboxing stuff.... It's amazing what people will waste their time watching.
Yeah, it's definitely for the clicks... And you eventually start running out of ideas. I've thought about starting a YouTube channel many times, but you have to think about how long you can keep generating fresh, original content in that niche.
Re: A guitar built out of......salt!
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 3:29 pm
by Gear_Junky
Unboxing, don't get me started! I'd rather watch paint dry!
Re: A guitar built out of......salt!
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 3:57 pm
by glasshand
Gear_Junky wrote: ↑Sat Sep 05, 2020 3:29 pm
Unboxing, don't get me started! I'd rather watch paint dry!
Unboxing videos maybe if they include some setup and if the item something you're considering buying and the existing sales site or documentation is not very good. Unboxing videos where it's literally just "watch me take this gizmo out of the box" are stupid.
Re: A guitar built out of......salt!
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 4:17 pm
by andrewsrea
Any bets how long the strings and hardware will last on a salt guitar?
Gear_Junky wrote: ↑Sat Sep 05, 2020 3:29 pm
Unboxing, don't get me started! I'd rather watch paint dry!
Unboxing videos maybe if they include some setup and if the item something you're considering buying and the existing sales site or documentation is not very good. Unboxing videos where it's literally just "watch me take this gizmo out of the box" are stupid.
Fair enough, but why do we need to watch someone cut the tape on the box? We're not customer service, we don't need proof that it came that way
Re: A guitar built out of......salt!
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 1:03 pm
by Tiga
Just thinking of playing this guitar makes me thirsty.....
Re: A guitar built out of......salt!
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 1:54 pm
by Gear_Junky
Yesterday I accidentally came across the video below. I think I liked that a lot more than salt. I would totally want a coffee table like that!
Re: A guitar built out of......salt!
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 4:15 pm
by Partscaster
Next up, I'm expecting a frozen block of urine guitar.
Maybe with turd binding.
Re: A guitar built out of......salt!
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 4:17 pm
by Gear_Junky
Partscaster wrote: ↑Thu Sep 10, 2020 4:15 pm
Next up, I'm expecting a frozen block of urine guitar.
Maybe with turd binding.
A turdcaster
Re: A guitar built out of......salt!
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 9:20 pm
by Tonray's Ghost
Gergo wrote: ↑Fri Sep 04, 2020 10:57 am
Have you ever wondered if a functioning guitar could be built out of a block of salt? I haven't, but here is one anyways!
They used tone salt too...Pink Himalayan....regular table salt is like Basswood in the spice guitar world. I wonder if there will be a Drum Kit made from black pepper too
Re: A guitar built out of......salt!
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 9:22 pm
by Tonray's Ghost
Gear_Junky wrote: ↑Sat Sep 05, 2020 3:29 pm
Unboxing, don't get me started! I'd rather watch paint dry!
Re: A guitar built out of......salt!
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 9:26 pm
by Milkman
That guitar’s raison d’etre is revenge upon belt buckles via the magic of oxidation! Muahahahaha!
