Cardboard Guitar Stratocaster Fender : Cardboard Chaos

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Cardboard Chaos is here and it’s time to riff on a new idea! Rock out with your cardboard stock out! This episode we work with a master builder at the Fender Custom Shop to see if paper has the ability to handle the look, feel and sound of one of the world’s most recognizable guitars, the Fender Stratocaster. A master builder can make just about anything look good, but will it sound good? Will it have tone and will it be able to handle the heat and get approval from one who rocks for a living in one of the most ass kicking bands of the last two decades, Linkin Park?! It’s a tall order and with roughly 250lbs of torque put on the neck of a guitar from the strings - We have ourselves a challenge and some Cardboard Chaos! Check out the cardboard skateboard and surfboard here: signalsnowboard...

[@RchamTV]

"Its gonna last forever" *Rain cloud laughs in the distance*

[@gigantedocil]

Ahahah, nice one :)

[@gabep3132]

Bob Hotdog It’s a joke, dipshit

[@TboneI989]

Nothing lasts forever, even cold November rain.

[@CorpseSplat]

Dude more rust needed

[@kattanus6452]

true dude

[@cptnbangatron2221]

I was not prepared to see Chester... May you rest in peace, you beautiful soul ='(

[@shafayetkarim9738]

same here, thanks for the lovely comment

[@ripadu]

Same rest in peace chester :(

[@creature0213]

Me neither 😭

[@nicksproductions100]

He said we gotta take it to chester... I was thinking Chester chester??

[@wahidurrahmanriad7371]

same

[@SilasoftheLamb]

So cool to look back on this video! Yep, I am the Jackson tester playing the guitar 2:16 ! I was shocked on how well it played and really surprised. Thank you Paul Waller and Signal! RIP Chester.....💔

[@432b86ed]

Like your style. Link to your stuff?

[@SilasoftheLamb]

@@432b86ed hi Zakk! Thank you! I just released my first solo album worldwide. I am also in a band called Ironwrath. We are about to release an album around Christmas 2022. My solo album will be re-released around October 2022. Thank you!

[@justmarc2015]

I want your job.

[@elsenorxhace10anos86]

You are waaaay better than Delson lol

[@whatamievendoing]

This was the coolest thing ever

[@GGMattt]

Man... when he said "He's going to give it to his friend Chester" my heart jumped a little, then I saw Chester and my heart sank so hard ;'( wasn't expecting this today :/

[@snottyboy9983]

Same

[@anti_honey]

I've never ever been so affected by the death of a famous person in my life the way I was by Chester's. Deep depression for many weeks

[@Fektthis]

"It will last forever" Hope you're referring to your memories of it. The guitar itself will last until a nice humid afternoon.

[@Kaiyuni]

I can guarantee that this guitar is coated with something to make it water resistant. They made a surfboard out of cardboard already.

[@DavidOnTheRoadGuitars]

Yes it most like was dipped in a type of resin like ultra gloe or half and half resin mixture used for clear coating furniture wood. It can be bought at a hardware store.

[@frankkolton1780]

No, someone got to close to is with a lit cigarette (I heard it was a cigarette but who knows?) and it went up in flames like a Jimmy Hendrix finale.

[@nopenope7700]

HYDROPHOBIC PAINT

[@twostep919]

That Fender tester could shred.

[@papo507]

+Mike Hunt 😂😂

[@HeartCalcos]

He tested for Jackson. Wait I forgot that Fender owns Jackson

[@StevenFAllen]

Sean Silas - was the tech

[@sparkeyjames]

Seems to be missing the part where they soaked it in some sort of resin for strength.

[@braddlyswaggly]

True

[@Not_Sure-2020]

The only reason I was going through the comments was to see if this comment was here. I thought the same thing and knew someone else had to as well.

[@skapreme]

You can see whatever it’s covered in glimmer in the light too, I also came looking lol

[@Seanmm8855]

04:03 in fact when he brings the guitar back to his body it strikes something solid and sounds exactly like a wodden guitar

[@yiftach2949]

none the less it is pretty cool. probably would put in a normal neck for intonation

[@kimtrammell7445]

Signal: I wonder if we can make a bass out of cardboard? Davie504: hold my beer.

[@bigbirdmusic8199]

Davie504: holy my face reveal.

[@smokeystarr]

Yes bro

[@rogerclark4079]

OMG Bassboard

[@Floppa-oz1kp]

Hold my.... BASS

[@ahmadubaidillah4440]

@davie504 can i tag you?

[@ReisNJake]

RIP Chester

[@claudioleon4914]

Reis DeSantis Chester “suicidios locos” Cheetos

[@nikhilgurung2719]

RIP indeed i was shocked by the final masquerade on the background

[@replicant8532]

3:09 "Those guys at Fender shredded it" - It has a whole new meaning when talking about a cardboard guitar.

[@WMackbd]

I read the comments so you don't have to: 33% Hey it's Chester! 33% How does it not break? 33% The Linkin Park guitarist sucks

[@MeasAgun]

Actually... 25% Hey it's Chester! 25% How does it not break? 25% The Linkin Park guitarist sucks! 25% Tonewood is a myth. :D

[@frankkolton1780]

1% Breaking down the comment distribution

[@jayingeevevoandalbert5658]

actually 2% because of you

[@hikupmusicofficial]

And most if not all hating on brad doesn't even play guitar lol

[@HardMetalString]

50% wow, the guys at Fender really know how to play guitar like a boss

[@leviadams3080]

Seeing Chester just brings memories. It’s been 2 years today. Rest In Peace.

[@SuperWeedPower]

"You gonna rock the shit outta this thing!" sounds like a dude who started playing guitar 3 months ago

[@rafaelgarcia1096]

Well Chester is the singer, not the guitarist

[@TheEpicLinkFreeman]

+Rafael Garcia he gave it to their lead guitarist

[@rafaelgarcia1096]

+Link Freeman I know that ugh

[@MaddSpazz2000]

IMO Brad is an amazing guitarist, but not for the same reasons I think someone like Slash is an amazing guitarist. Brad can seamlessly fit his guitar work into the flow of the songs, it makes the songs feel unique even though the riffs aren't amazingly complex. One of my favorite examples of this is Hit the Floor...its the easiest fucking song to play on this planet yet it goes so damn well with what the rest of the band is doing and it sounds amazing because of the effects he uses. At the end of the day he's more of a craftsman - trying to make everything fit INSTEAD of making it stand out with the exception of a bulk of the hunting party and this song where he tries something different yet still keeping his roots in the form of simple, yet effective, riffs and in this case solos.

[@j4ckfl4sh2000]

Ikr I thought I was the only one who thought that XD

[@MrMelodyCold]

all in the guys in the guitar factory played better than the last one

[@masterzparkour]

+MrMelodyCold that's because he sucks(and all the guys on Linkin Park suck too). lol

[@savajevtic8040]

+Pedro Iago Haters gonna hate

[@masterzparkour]

Sava Jevtić lmao

[@savajevtic8040]

Pedro Iago It shouldn't be funny for you... but what else to expect of someone who hates LP?

[@michalfaic1332]

Shut the fuck up. Linkin Park is not technical metal band. How many guitarists in nu- metal play excellent? None of them. They are really far away from dudes like Dave Mustaine or John Petrucci.

[@synysterbullett4166]

That moment you realize.... *Cardboard and paper are made out of wood..*

[@thecreatoralqxx]

Looked at this comment and stopped chewing my shredded icecream sauce

[@mr.mundee4025]

Wait, that’s illegal

[@ArnoldsKtm]

No shit?

[@soretuber847]

*Jazz music stops*

[@azzizusuda]

BOOOOOOM RECYCLE

[@tedcruzwantsyourkidneys5849]

Cool. I can't even afford a cardboard guitar.

[@woodyb220]

ted cruz wants your kidneys no kidneys for you then

[@hexyko4850]

Same :(

[@najmihakimkhairi1210]

Because it is custom made

[@WojackToter]

I was sad when they showed Chester RIP

[@TheAndygsr]

Dust Same here Bro, that was sad

[@MsLseven1]

Dust yeah

[@diegocontr5911]

me too

[@devanharripersad5730]

:(

[@isaacybarra4682]

Dust same here

[@guitaristsam2583]

Chester!!

[@ouybouy2947]

Rip

[@notaparrot3426]

Rest In Peace

[@user-wo5tc9ux7u]

Ouy Bouy I think u mean Fuck off

[@CocaineShane]

First thought: Oh shit! That guy is dead!

[@user-wo5tc9ux7u]

JuicyBoxer no I'll do what I want

[@ricoF71]

That tuner/tester from Jackson is a badass guitar player!

[@teemohnay]

Chester nooooooooo... tore my heart out seeing him unexpectedly... R.I.P.

[@dylc413]

"its gonna last forever" well... until you walk out in the rain with no case

[@sunnohh]

google epoxy

[@terrypussypower]

Where is the epoxy? There's no mention of epoxy in the video.

[@elfi4579]

Why are you so stuck on epoxy or resin? When something is made of carbon fiber, we call it carbon fiber. but reality is the carbon fiber is the underlying cloth. It only gets stiff and strong from the resin used. Big deal. There is a coating of something in impregnated in the cardboard fiber. It's very clear to see the difference in color between when they first start putting together the grid pieces, and when the shop is milling and sanding the body shape. There is definitely something there to make it more rigid.

[@terrypussypower]

No, there isn't "definitely" something to make it more rigid at all. There MAY be something, and there may NOT be. And as it doesn't say there is in the video then you're simply guessing.

[@elfi4579]

ok.. whatever.. choose to believe whatever you like.

[@slorr55]

Just dont get it wet lol

[@zachisebi]

+slorr55 They made a surf board out of cardboard too...

[@AestheticCapybara]

+slorr55 Do you follow Captain Anderton on Facebook, or is that a huge coincidence ?

[@zachisebi]

+Pr0p4n8 There are no coincidences ;-)

[@F1rstgt]

+slorr55 hahaha i was about to say that!! xD

[@MrSnowCat]

I just wonder what happens when the neck breaks lol.

[@lukasjohansen2746]

Tonewood left the chat

[@shawnm3839]

Ah yes.. Tonewood. Some say he was a myth. I believe Tonewood is real.. in our hearts.

[@CloroxBleach-cq7tj]

Wood and paper are made of the same thing

[@JJDoole]

Clorox Bleach So are charcoal and diamonds.

[@CloroxBleach-cq7tj]

@@JJDoole cool

[@SubBubz]

To me it's not so much the wood type, it's the density and weight. Some woods are just more dense, leading to it being heavier alot of the time, and sometimes you can compare the same wood type and it could weight alot less or much more. Out of my 19 guitars, the heavier ones have the better tone and sustain than the lighter ones. Like I have a RG920 (it's a 6 string) and it's reallllyyyy heavy for a 6 it weigh's more than most of my 7's (only one beats it and it's a neck through) and it's tone and sustain beats the crap out of my RG927 (which is basically the same guitar with an extra string. Same trem, same pickups, same body wood, same wood on the fretboard). The only difference is the neck wood combination. I've even upgraded to a fat brass block to try and beef up the tone, but it still is not comparable with the RG920. And that neck through I mentioned earlier is a tone MONSTER, it's an Agile. I've never played a guitar that handles high gain so well, and it will keep a note forever. It's as heavy as all of my 8 strings except 1, and that's a fat hellraiser. Yeah, my back might be screwed later in life for actually liking a heavy guitar, but it's soooooo worth it lol.

[@hedywellman5240]

Wow, I just got teary eyed seeing Chester..

[@garrythomas492]

I’m sure he loved you too...

[@whatever7338]

I cried too when he played the guitar.

[@CyrilViXP]

Why?

[@khalilye1994]

RIP Bennington.

[@asonii-7460]

Kevin Ye was really hoping to see this in the comments... May he rest with God

[@turbo_time]

Kevin Ye RIP

[@TrickzMiNeRR]

Kevin Ye 😭😭😭😭

[@brianyzq7776]

Not a religious person and all, but he did kill himself; and apparently that's a sin.

[@bruno600]

brianyzq777 "not religious but it's a sin to me". Funny guy.

[@EdDanaGuitar]

For the tone wood lovers!

[@fanoboss]

+Ed Dana LOL ...

[@DadoSimicStudiostriver]

+Ed Dana It honestly sound very bad.I do not know why they are so exited about this tone.I`m puzzled.

[@arthurbrown7501]

+Dado Simic - Ermmm, actually it sounds like it is; 'A Strat,' there is no puzzle.

[@DadoSimicStudiostriver]

+Arthur Brown Every guitar with the same built gonna sound like strat.Its not a big science.But how it sound in terms of sound quality is another thing.That is what puzzle me,why they get so excited.The tone is totally dead at high and low end.

[@falcoperegrinus82]

+Ed Dana "Sounds like a Strat!"

[@phvzo]

This is awesome, and Rest In Peace Chester.

[@TheFakeyCakeMaker]

Watching in 2019 and nearly wept aloud when I saw Chester. Absolutely loved this video, the guitar and the presenter! Fantastic.

[@thetaingsto]

the black guy at fender is the reincarnation of jimi hendrix lol

[@dailydriver7893]

+thetaingsto he was really good

[@miceonstilts]

+thetaingsto He was a tester for jackson

[@jesusisrael6174]

Yep!

[@SmileGamesYT]

Seeing Chester makes me so sad 😭😭

[@Foxster5144]

same...

[@DrKFC69]

I know😭

[@guitarbandit408]

Smile Games Same

[@Yayox26]

SAMEEEEE :'(

[@GRen1990]

just hoped to see a comment like that here

[@ThePangss]

it's amazing, knowing that all recyclable materials can end up in a work of art, like cardboard to make a beautiful guitar, Fender is incredible

[@timothymathis2873]

This is the most mature comment on this post

[@clungod]

RIP Chester... I loved this video then I got all sad

[@martincote7000]

That moment when the guy's making the guitar are better than the guy who's paid to play it

[@gwidao123]

+Martin Cote they're not "better" they play differently =p

[@martincote7000]

+gwidao123 aaah you might be right but I really think the first guy who tried it can outplay Brad and by far. No knock on him though, that technician really seems like an amazing guitarist! :D

[@gwidao123]

Well from the brief experience i've had, most "rockstars" have NOTHING on the top technicians at most big brands factories! they actually recruit people! There's a little story i heard once that some dude at gibson australia smoked the hell out of petrucci and he bowed to the guy afterwards xD. Rockstars are only more famous, there's so many people in the world and there's a bunch of everyday guitarists that are fucking amazing! They just don't have the crowd around them all day =) At the end of the day, it's not a competition. Music is so personal it doesn't even make sense to compare. I really dislike people who treat such a rich environment like a rank ladder.

[@martincote7000]

You're totally right my friend. Music should never be a competition (f**k show like America's Got Talent) but if we talk on a technical standpoint, that tech seems freaking on point. But then again, if you're not a musician, it's harder to appreciate music on a technical standpoint. Even though I like Linkin Park, especially when I was younger, they got nothing on a band like Dream Theater for exemple. Its basic pentatonic riffing in 4/4. But hey, I never said it sounded bad and the proof is that LP is way bigger than DT. So who am I to tell one is better than the other!

[@gwidao123]

I've played guitar for the last 7 years, haven't had time to keep up in the last 3 though so i've deteriorated a bit. But dude you name it, sweeps alternated tapping improvisation, i could do all of that stuff, but spend a couple weeks without training and poof, gone. trying to get it back wth one free hour a day is being tough. I had a little band playing mr. big covers for a while back then i was the shit! But yeah, most of the stuff people who aren't musicians think is amazing and "it must be impossible to play that" are things any normal student can do in a 2 year practice method, and is actually staple of the method. I've come to really apreciate people who are versatile and understand various genres profoundly that is sooo hard, and it takes so much hard work to be able to do it's not even funny xD. I really liked LP in the early years, they changed and i didn't follow through, just like with RHCP, another band i love to death. But it's their style right. Anyone can play pentatonics and simple improv or play a learned riff that sounds cool. Takes a real artist to compose something beautiful that takes al their self to play, that's what i value in music. Doesn't really matter your skill level if you can make something with all your heart, i will always respect it. i mean sure i like dream theater and Paul gilbert racer X stuff, but i guess there's a reason i alwas keep coming back to hendrix, iomi, john frusciante, buckethead, i really love their stuff because it's got so much feeling in it. DT started sounding a little robotic for me after a while, just like iron maiden, amaazing at first, it's like a well oiled machine, but after a while it just seems they're going on automatic mode. =)

[@ShivamSharma-zd8lw]

If this doesn't put the tone wood argument to rest I don't know what will...

[@Stephen_Lafferty]

I came back to watch this again and was surprised to see Chester in the video! A great project, and RIP Chester.

[@brandonroebuck504]

guys tonewood matters so much, its the cardboard filled with vintage air pockets that makes that sound so good

[@kb470]

this video should have been 3 times longer, and dealt with any setbacks as well as actually discussing the designs to make it that strong. it seems more like an ad for the real video.

[@tbonbrad]

I want a Crimson Guitars style multipart series.

[@AaronKaiMCDNLD]

it is prolly just an ad for Fender Custom Shop

[@mrbaiser4133]

Many guitars have been made from epoxy resin. The cardboard isn't really important here

[@lordelliott42]

@@AaronKaiMCDNLD and Ernest Packing Solutions.

[@Shid_pants]

But does it Djent?

[@elevatetoday]

😂😂😂

[@ofir_likes_beer]

with those single coils, never

[@Bmxmusikian]

Stratz jent grate

[@rambobrown9661]

definitely we need djared and rob

[@BarryMahcockiner]

An active pickup and an elevator cable will make anything djent.

[@Vammmpeeer]

Watching this in 2020 and it made me cry to see Chester Bennington. May he forever R.I.P We miss you and your music. There will never be another one like you. 😞

[@brisadiaz689]

The eargasm I got from hearing the guys at Fender play😍😍. It just sounded so nice. I love hearing people play, especially if its oldies, or anything sounding close to that

[@laurenguardia3293]

I did not expect to see chester. Broke my heart

[@sigurdfyllingkarstad2694]

Tone wood or not, people seem to forget that paper/cardboard is actually made from wood 😉

[@kebab_boi]

But you still don't get the the same resonance, and that's because of the change in its density which means change to its sound.

[@davenmcclellan7563]

It takes the right configuration to create stability. (Obviously) Wood is all one piece so its stable. Paper/Cardboard is so many pieces which makes this more incredible. Would've loved to see how it resonated.

[@Spc_Garza]

+Ali Rafiei. pickups make the sound lol its not an acoustic guitar. you have been lied all the different tyoes of wood dont mean anything

[@laughingdaffodils5450]

Tone wood is important on acoustic instruments. It's more of a marketing ploy on electrics. People have made electric guitars out of solid metal, acrylic, etc. and they sound fine. The scale-length, type of pickups and placement of pickups are all much more important to the tone produced than the body material.

[@thefakedeal]

+Ali Rafiei its electric so no

[@matthewdecker912]

I actually work at the company that produces the paper for alot of the Ernest Packaging orders. Pretty cool to stumble across this video and see what some of the product we produce for them is doing

[@darqv9358]

Seeing Chester was so unexpected. He seemed so happy.

[@eugenesis8188]

I really like Linkin Park and all, but good god. It baffles me how people can play on stage every night for decades, and still not pick up much more than the basics. They should have ended on the guys in the factory. Or had Chester sing over his playing.

[@Caifo]

I agree with many others that the Fender guys played much better than him.

[@Oneness100]

The guys in the factory probably know more scales and chords since they are testing the guitars all up and down the neck, plus they probably tune the thing before hand, which many rock guitarists can't seem to get. :-)

[@ConceptNull]

A Master does not 'try' to sound good, you scrub...

[@lucapettinari7622]

Eugenesis r

[@7James77]

Where are your memorable songs, amazing guitarist? How do you know what he is capable of and not? Do you sit by his bed side while he plays? Are you staring in his window? Not all musicians play to their abilities in their bands.

[@Amber57499]

You better not have sweaty hands with this guitar...

[@LoganGardner]

Does everyone at fender shred? I bet they have the craziest jam sessions after work.

[@Cbelkster]

Awh. Miss you Chester. You're truly missed. Look at the enjoyment on his face!

[@simplyjustkd]

I remember watching this before Chester’s untimely passing. Watching this now just brings sadness. RIP Chester.

[@chrisbritton3786]

Two rare gems in one video. Beautiful Fender Stratocaster guitar and Chester.

[@nowdatsfresh]

I think it would be more accurate to call it a "glue guitar"

[@pottergeist]

2:30 My man right there just whipped out a face melter, luckily the guitar didn't soaked itself.

[@edvinlof6132]

The moment when you get water on it

[@edvinlof6132]

... you will cry. The other half, satisfyed?

[@edvinlof6132]

***** no problem

[@Mustlehard]

James Morris there's a subject and a predicate

[@Justsketchit]

I think they coated it with something, they made it hard

[@thefakedeal]

I guess waterproof coating is done there. they made a surfboard out of paper.

[@draco1523]

That black guy was a better guitarist than that linkin park dude

[@edwardssistershands]

By "linkin park dude", you mean the white guy?

[@handsomesquidward3772]

Yeah, he's by far not the greatest. I'm glad Linkin Park doesn't have that many guitar solo's. I'm not bashing him or anything, but he should stick to riffs and stuff.

[@mrsrandommademedoit3387]

True.. there are ALOT of people much better than guitarists in big bands.. look up Guthrie Govan one of the best in the WORLD right now. and he plays smalls gigs..

[@adawg853]

MrsRandomMadeMeDoIt guthrie is da best

[@hoos_ur_daddy]

Aspiring Musician - The 3rd Tausk ya but legit guitar playing is about skill. And it would have been more of Fender custom shop to have someone who had better chops.

[@TrillMatic187]

Clicked on the video not expecting to see Chester, but when I saw how stoked he was about seeing the Cardboard guitar it kinda made me smile and made my day better :) RIP Chester LP4L

[@elnino1759]

I like how all the shop workers are good guitarist as well

[@pissnachoes]

sounded like it went out of tune in 5 seconds

[@curtis4994]

Nice picture. I'm a fan of braeburned as well.

[@pissnachoes]

Curtis just jealous of his drawing ability :)

[@pissnachoes]

WoahItsWiley what

[@lachlan1971]

Probably just new strings.

[@Rickles]

I mean isn't that what linkin park always does? I'm just interested if the guitar can be intonated.

[@TheRiboka]

Well that blows the theory of how significant wood types are right out of the window.

[@ChristianIce]

Not really, it sounded like shit. A banjo would have more sustain. It's just a fun experiment, nothing more.

[@greekfreak1980]

Frank The whole tonewood thing,in solidbody electric guitars is total BS,perpetuated by guitar builders,in order to sell their overpriced coffeetables.The wood only matters in acoustic or hollowbody instruments.Many companies,like Parker or recently Aristides,have build guitars out of composite materials that sound amazing and sustain like crazy.Check out some demos for Aristides guitars by Timo Somers.

[@Pheonix2022]

It actually really does make a difference. In the same way that having a brass/plastic/graphite/bone nut or stainless vs nickel frets or different bridge saddles can subtly change the sound of an electric guitar. If you bought a maple strat body and a mahogany strat body from warmoth and tried them out with the same neck and electronics you would have to be deaf not to hear the difference. The composites some companies choose for their guitars are chosen because of their resonance. If the tone came out flat, tinny or muddy they wouldn't continue using that material. Do you think that if your guitar right now were made out of solid billet aluminum or concrete it would sound exactly the same coming out of your amp? It'd probably sound like shit right? Here's a video showing how the difference wood can make on an electric guitar. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKOokqVtmcyJras

[@Skelly5962]

Pheonix2022 Lol, no. But you keep on with your superstition.

[@Pheonix2022]

I came with facts, ways that you can demonstrate the differences at home, and a video example. So if you'd like to join the conversation you need to provide a counter argument. "Nuh uh you're wrong" is not an argument.

[@gafarbello107]

Just watched this in 2022 and hearing the name Chester, I was like “no way” then seeing Chester Bennington a tear came to my eye. The guitar is incredible, hearing Chester’s voice again, heartwarming. Thanks for the all around good vibes today!

[@lilcrossfaded]

sean is my new favorite person. he seemed so touched that yall wanted him to play 😭

[@catienajar]

I wonder what the difference in weight between the cardboard and regular strat is

[@dariolosso8571]

The cardboard one looks way hevier.

[@VeteranJuggernog]

+Dario Losso are you sure?

[@ScarrCrow]

Probaply not, since a normal strato is metal plastic, the carbord one has many air holes. They should be around the same weight, but i assumer the carbord is 1 either lighter because of the holes, or 2. is heavier because it is compressed carbord which is like wood with holes.

[@finisanerd]

+Carl Johnson A normal strat is solid wood. It undoubtably weighs less because of the holes but its interesting to know how dense the cardboard is.

[@ScarrCrow]

Fin Warman Really fucking interesting, i'd like to have one

[@charvelgtrs]

This is the biggest middle finger to tonewood worshipers.

[@kroustyman]

In the video they had to limit the playing time and lay a ton of blurry effects on top of that sound, but we can still hear it sounds like shit.

[@Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040]

kroustyman got a guitar that is made purely out of shit to make such a comparing statement, professor?

[@chickenmuffin]

Why don't they mass produce something like this instead of the trash that comes out of india/china.

[@kroustyman]

yes I have one, but I had the shit dipped in resin, and made some blurry bad quality sound testing because I wanted to amaze gullible people on youtube

[@Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040]

kroustyman whoa... There's a lot of unresolved pain in your heart, my man. Just chill, fall in love with life and people and enjoy playing guitar that YOU love. We all have our preferences, some more weird than others. There's space for all of us - as long as we don't infringe the fundamental laws of life and morality.

[@argi0774]

"Wood has always worked well for guitars, but paper..." And now guess what paper is made of

[@inthefade]

linen!

[@bintangselumbung7580]

Wood as well..

[@sheumack]

Witches?

[@joeskistaaf6374]

@@sheumack churches! Great gravy!

[@alflemon2783]

Wood is made out of wood!

[@MattSoares42]

If it's lighter than a normal guitar, I'd be very interested in owning a guitar like this. Where's the original video, though?. I remember seeing the part where they put the cardboard in a resin My guess would be that the folks at fender asked them to hide the complete video which detailed the aspects of treating the cardboard before the fine folks in China saw it.

[@Wordsnwood]

As other's have asked: What about the epoxy? This thing must have been soaked in resin, but that does not appear anywhere in this video.

[@AndreaArzensek]

+wordsnwood I was thinking the same thing....cardboard was just the mold.

[@keithrichards9034]

+Andrea Arzensek You mean the skeleton or structure...?

[@AndreaArzensek]

Keith Richards Hey Keith, I think that the whole structure was soaked in epoxy. Guitar strings have way too much tension for the cardboard on it's own to support. Still, the guitar looks dope!

[@keithrichards9034]

Andrea Arzensek Yes, also the board would "undo" itself over time. It would have been nice to see them going through that process. They should make these 100%. I would pay $250 for one easy!

[@neoseyes]

+Wordsnwood (Art Mulder) Doesn't this show how stupid people are

[@yodudle]

For those wondering the background music is "Final Masquerade" by Linkin Park

[@captainbeard22]

Didn't expect to see Chester in this. Just randomly came up in my recommendations Might have shed a tear...

[@ShaneeyLX]

the video was all chilled till Chester showed up and I got sad =/ RIP Brother

[@kyleball8068]

Anyone else watching in 2017, saw Chester, and just said "yikes..."

[@thebassist122]

Kyle Ball yes

[@ethantopper593]

Kyle Ball hit me hard cause I didn’t expect it

[@user-if7bz2iy5u]

exactly

[@Piggyman10]

yeah

[@samwood4051]

i laughed

[@buzzcrushtrendkill]

Oh no! All the tonewood ideologues must be feeling very uncomfortable with this. LOL

[@kroustyman]

this sounds like shit

[@lemursven9195]

kroustyman tonewood ideologue

[@vvmakovv2689]

lemur sven you must not understand physics...

[@TheAgentAssassin]

Why would we feel uncomfortable ? The "tone-wood" used here is Wood and it sounds like a Chinese Squire. Cardboard is wood chip pulp and is made out of any or all of these tree varieties ; Oak, Sycamore , Chestnut , Spruce, Pine , Eucalyptus and ,Silver Birch-wood. So yeah it's still a "wood" guitar. It's JUST ground up pulp wood with an epoxy to make it stiff.

[@vvmakovv2689]

God higher than family nope

[@michaeljelley7926]

Everyone : that’s a cool guitar Me: they forgot the strap holders

[@Driskon]

Listen everyone, we all know Brad isnt the best guitarist, but the way he plays and the riffs he has in songs are not there to impress you and inspire you with their complexity, but instead to make you feel a certain way, alongside the lyrics and other instruments it builds an atmosphere that makes you truly feel the song! To some, that's all that matters, not how fast someone can play. That's his skill. And that's why Linkin Park is in the hearts of so many people.

[@5150hep]

Make me president and I'll put a cardboard Strat in every household!

[@benjamin3615]

"It sounds like a strat." Yeah, that's because it's using standard single coil Fender Stratocaster pickups.

[@danieljwillen1993]

I feel like that that person is still stuck tone wood. I feel like this video helped silence at least some of the people

[@jeremiahdehn667]

Rip Chester love you man you inspired me to play punk rock any rock really

[@mauriceloeff4532]

I wonder where "the sickest piece of anything that's ever been made " (according to Chester) is nowadays. Every few years or so I come back to watch this cool vid to check oit the guitar, my dear friends from my favorite band in the world and the great sound Brad plays! If no one is using the strat I would love to add it to my humble collection ;)

[@SignalSnowboard]

What a great memory. We miss Chester dearly. The guitar lives on. Watch our series Cardboard Sessions

[@bobruncassy7596]

now guys will be fighting about tone cardboard

[@Caifo]

cardtone :P

[@batingbunnies]

+elcaifo toneboard :P

[@johnlopez5531]

4:29 "It's going to last forever". Until the cat sees it in the corner and uses it as a scratching post.

[@elfi4579]

hahahaha no shit! I could see my cat doing that too!!!

[@misfitrader]

or if somone lights a match anywhere near it

[@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342]

Fair point. Careful with this one. Totally looks like it wont last as long as your average run of the mill common electric.

[@aminrahman8081]

Condolence to chester bennington's family. Thanks for the songs that colours our life

[@bkmeahan]

Nice that they made the neck out of cardboard too. Most of the time these videos are epoxy/resin gluing some irrelevant material together and then a standard guitar neck. Basically just an acrylic guitar. This one is cool. The weight must be ridiculously light.

[@DKGCustom]

To the ADMIN of this channel....please administrate!

[@PaulGrahamGuitarst]

+DKGCustom Yea I see that wild exchange Dunc. Is it possible that this this instrument was inspired by your ideas and the tonewood debate? We may never know.

[@DKGCustom]

+Paul Graham (Guitar) May have been inspired by my "Cardocaster"

[@SignalSnowboard]

+DKGCustom On it. Apologies, we are a small crew always busy on the next project. Thanks for bring it to our attention.

[@charliefoxtrotthe3rd335]

+DKGCustom Can I use the Gibson tone polish on this?

[@5urg3x]

+Paul Graham (Guitar) OFC it was! We now know, for certain, that tonewood does not exist on electric guitars. Fender, of all people, have proven it. How ironic. This debate starts, and ends with Leo!

[@jack-afo]

Rip Chester from lp

[@DJVIESTA1]

you're pickle rick, you dont give a fuck

[@danielkrogh9748]

you can't say rip like Kayn said you are pickle rick you don't give a fuck

[@unryu1]

Rip the shitty guitarrist too

[@WeRide4Snow]

Does anyone know the song playing in the background? It sounds so familiar it's bothering the hell out of me.

[@professor_n]

Can we just appreciate the fact that there is both a Pickle Rick and a Mr. Poopybutthole here?

[@henryd98]

WOW WHEN HE SAID CHESTER I SAID TO MYSELF "LOL MAYBE HE'S THAT CHESTER LMAO" BUT HE ACTUALLY WAS I'M CRYING

[@ThiccSeagull]

Rest in piece Chester

[@FordFracture]

It's cool and all ...BUT .... they aren't telling you that they dipped the guitar in resin to make it hard and stiff it's the only way this would work with the string tension and how would you get any of the screws to stay in . plus your hands and forearm would sweat after a while and the thing would fall apart . so they aren't exactly telling the whole truth .

[@tyschmidt5609]

FordFracture I agree they don't tell you at all any of the steps they took. Looks like fiberglass not paper

[@Dream-Academy]

It's a publicity stunt. Also cardboard and paper are Wood and Resin guitars are known to sound good.

[@zacx6970]

FordFracture what makes it more special is because of a fact that it isn't made out of Solid Wood but still manage to sound like a real one! ! Look at those tiny holes?!

[@chrisdavidson911]

Stellar Steel - it is still concrete but it then gets called reinforced concrete. carbon fibre can be bent easily by hand until it's been processed, as can glass strands and mat of fibreglass. by the time this was at fender it was a completely different colour and clearly wasn't regular cardboard any more - for a start, it hasn't got a fretboard and yet bending the strings isn't chewing the neck to dust.

[@joesatchton212]

Amazing. Yet, one can't help but wonder if this is one of those things Fender may one day regret having been involved with. Especially since every Fender employee who touched the thing said it sounded like a Strat... ;) :D Quite possibly the most definitive comment on the entire tonewood debate debacle...

[@samleger7486]

This is still one of my favorite videos

[@brandonjamessharp]

Ah man. I wasnt ready for Chester. :( RIP brother. Awesome guitar.

[@tylerfith]

Rip Chester

[@user-wo5tc9ux7u]

T Fith *Fuck off Chester

[@kyletaff8809]

see, now if the cardboard came from a fender shipping box...

[@logan_dy.]

Real fender?

[@kirka512]

People from Nintendo Labo: - "I have idea !!!"

[@Colhogan06]

The fact that it plays wasn't much of a surprise for me. Over the years I have seen several guitars made of strange material, actually sound very good. To name a few, I've seen an all glass guitar, an all clay pottery type guitar and even an all metal guitar. They all sounded pretty good. The clay pottery guitar was the only one that really had a very different sound. On the others the difference wasn't as noticeable as the pottery one. I don't know if it's because it was put in a kiln and kiln-dried or because of the hollow aspect of it. I suspect it was a combination of both. This cardboard guitar seems dense enough that the sound isn't effected too much. It actually sounds fantastic for what it is.

[@williamringler9304]

R.I.P Chester

[@crummockiphail9720]

Of course it sounds fine. Most of an electric guitar's tone is due to the pickups and amp. Really cool idea though, and very well executed. Bravo.

[@TenebrusI07]

Like 90% pickups and amp. the rest is strings and hardware. Wood doesn't mean fuck all. I bet an all acrylic or lexan guitar would sound great.

[@MrSoftypolimer]

Why I kept re-watching this? So darn cool!

[@theyearoftherat]

Here's one for the tone wood cork sniffers that for some reason have electric guitars confused with percussion instruments.

[@TheAgaveSpirit]

Kind of proves that tonewood is total BS for electric guitars.

[@gramursowanfaborden5820]

if this proves anything it's that Fender's guitars sound like they're made of cardboard, rather than cardboard sounding like Fender.

[@amog849]

Must explain the vast quantity of professional guitarists who choose to play Fender and give it high praise.

[@gramursowanfaborden5820]

Maximus Crusade i never said cardboard sounded bad. taste is subjective.

[@lovesgibson]

Mikail Elchanovanich "tone wood" is an irrelevant concept when it comes to an electric guitar where 99.98% of the tone comes from the electronics

[@gramursowanfaborden5820]

lovesgibson when did i mention such a thing? if you want to have at it though, be warned, i am a relentless keyboard warrior and will defend the existence of the phenomenon until the end of the earth. best to just accept it's a thing now to avoid injury to your ego.

[@tamroyt]

As a keyboard warrior, how is it you`re qualified to make such an assertion? How did that DX7 work out for you guys?

[@halloun88]

3:50 is this action even playable?

[@captainmerica2498]

Rest Easy Chester.