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Title: The Lego Guitar
Post by: orgasmtechnician on 18 Jan 2009, 07:09

So I saw this (http://www.anirama.com/legotar/legotar.html) the other day, and was immediately inspired. It's a guitar whose body is built (almost) entirely from Lego.

It's not gunna be identical to that one, but it will be similar. Anyway, I opened a blog dedicated to it, which I think you should look at. Leave a comment (you don't have to be a member), or send me an email if you've got something to say.

Blog is here: http://thelegoguitar.wordpress.com (http://thelegoguitar.wordpress.com).

I'm currently in need of some parts, go to the blog to see which ones, and if you can help me.

Thanks!

Title: Re: The Lego Guitar
Post by: runinit on 22 Jan 2009, 23:47

Are you making it into an art piece or planning on playing it?


Legos don't make for nice tone i would think...

edit: and if you ever do play it, DONT DROP IT. There would be nothing worst than hearing a story on reddit about someones lego guitar shattering into a million pieces and taking out the audience's vision in the process...

Title: Re: The Lego Guitar
Post by: orgasmtechnician on 23 Jan 2009, 00:36

Yeah, I do intend to make it playable, but I won't be playing it often. So, yes it is art, yes it is playable.

And lol, I'm aware that it won't sound good, but that doesn't bother me, I have other guitars.

Title: Re: The Lego Guitar
Post by: runinit on 23 Jan 2009, 00:41

I guess if you ever smashed it on stage the audience could build spaceships and starports :D

Title: Re: The Lego Guitar
Post by: Elk on 23 Jan 2009, 13:01

Make a gaohu out of jenga blocks.

Title: Re: The Lego Guitar
Post by: billiumbean on 25 Jan 2009, 02:03

Quote from: runinit on 23 Jan 2009, 00:41

I guess if you ever smashed it on stage the audience could build spaceships and starports :D

Good show, ol' boy!

Title: Re: The Lego Guitar
Post by: clockworkjames on 08 Feb 2009, 12:39

You gonna use glue? How about instead of legos you use sticklebricks.

Title: Re: The Lego Guitar
Post by: orgasmtechnician on 09 Feb 2009, 02:55

Yeah, I do intend to use glue, as well as a big plank of wood to hold the bridge to the neck. I'll post diagrams in the blog when I get around to it. Also, I'm not familiar with Sticklebricks. Can you get them in Australia?

Title: Re: The Lego Guitar
Post by: SavannahGirl on 09 Feb 2009, 14:01

I was a little disappointed. I was expecting to see a guitar made out of lagos.

Title: Re: The Lego Guitar
Post by: orgasmtechnician on 11 Feb 2009, 02:17

A guitar made totally from Lego wouldn't work too well, if at all. But when it's done, it will be MOSTLY from Lego.

Title: Re: The Lego Guitar
Post by: TLT Thomas on 27 Feb 2009, 21:55

Lego needs to make little rock guitars for their mini-figures. A "Lego rock band" set system is long overdue.

Title: Re: The Lego Guitar
Post by: zerobar on 15 Apr 2009, 12:59

You know, it may actually sound "OK" if you use active pickups on it, like EMG's. I personally hate them, but, from what I've heard, they sound the same, no matter what you put them on. Apparently, George Lynch's guitar tech in the 80's famously said you could mount EMG's to a fish tank with strings on it and it would sound the same as on a Les Paul.

Title: Re: The Lego Guitar
Post by: Jerry Kipler on 29 Oct 2009, 15:03

I've seen one of these, the person that played it did a pretty good job too.