Um, isn't wood biodegradable?
Remind me why I want my guitar to biodegrade, again?![]()
Um, isn't wood biodegradable? But hey, as long as it's sustainable and sounds great, why not?
So you get a guitar with pretty much zero impact ecologically, which, to me, is worth rejoicing.
Perhaps I should've been a little less brief in my OP. I think we're all fairly aware of the limited sustainability of many of the hardwoods used in guitar construction. Composite guitars have been around for some time now, but the petroleum base of the resin gives you plastic which is not very bio friendly and remember composite work inevitably creates waste product. So unless you're a climate change sceptic I think you can see an advantage. Whilst a guitar is playable this might not be of concern, but once broken it or undesired it becomes a long term problem for nature.
Another thing that appeals to me is, having worked in the industry, the "friendliness" of the resin/catalyst. With petro-resins you get awful fumes and as health and safety concerns grew we were frequently tested for styrene levels in our blood as it can get nasty.
The resin used here is around 85 percent vegetable oil and it contains a UV catalyst already mixed in. So you lay up in artificial light then switch on UV light and it cures without horrible fumes.
As for the fibre it can be sourced from a number of natural ones, jute,Hemp, flax etc as opposed to carbon, Kevlar or glass which require manufacture.
So you get a guitar with pretty much zero impact ecologically, which, to me, is worth rejoicing.
The polyester paint job isn't.
Okay, farmers grow trees for them. Viable when it comes to softwoods. I can't help, but notice that the guitars in question tend to use rosewood, ebony and mahogany.