These Custom-Made Instruments Are Fashioned From The Craziest Materials.

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Musicians interested in collecting instruments usually desire the most unique and rare instruments they can find. Luckily, the instruments below are one-of-a-kind objects of music craftsmanship. Yes, these instruments are extremely rare and expensive. However, what’s impressive about them are the materials they’re made from.

Old CDs.

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 Simon Lee created this crazy guitar using old pirated CDs seized by Trading Standards. This takes your old music and turns it into new music.

Legos.

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Everyone’s favorite childhood toy can become everyone’s favorite adolescent toy.

Food Industry Products.

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Another guitar by Simon Lee, this time made from plastic from food industry products.

Recycled Materials.

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There is an orchestra in Paraguay called the “Landfill Harmonic Orchestra.” They pride themselves on playing only instruments custom made from trash and recycled goods.

Guns.

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This guitar made from a weapon was used (ironically) as a peace symbol.

Gold.

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If you have a ton of money laying around and want to spend it on a solid gold guitar, you absolutely can. This guitar is known as the Goldcaster. I wonder how the sustain is.

Glass.

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What you see here is the world’s only functioning guitar made of glass.

Industrial Waste.

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A guitar for you steam punks out there. This guitar is made from industrial waste. It has a very unique design.

Popsicle Sticks.

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This acoustic guitar is made solely out of popsicle sticks. Your popsicle stick house doesn’t stand a chance against this guitar.

Various Recycled Materials.

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Barry Faulkner is known to go around digging in dumps, looking for the latest materials to use for as a luthier.

Stained Glass.

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This isn’t a functioning guitar, but it’s still really cool looking!

Coffins.

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Kim Nekroman of the band Nekromantix created his own stand up bass using a coffin.

It is truly a unique experience to build and play your own custom guitar. I wouldn’t know, because I can barely build a house out of LEGO, let alone a functioning guitar. Still, a coffin bass? How awesome does that sound?

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