Reverend & The Makers Use Bootleg Made Guitar

Tom Jarvis doing his thing

What could be more rock‘n’roll than strumming away on an electric guitar pretending you’re a famous band member? Well budding musicians everywhere can now save the planet whilst showing off their skills by investing in a made-to-order electric guitar crafted from recycled plastics. Guitarist Tom Jarvis from indie rock band Reverend and The Makers was thrilled to be playing one at Glastonbury on the John Peel stage for the finale song “He Said He Loved Me” on Friday 27th June. He’ll also be packing it away again for V in August.

Conventional guitars are often made from endangered hardwoods but Simon Lee has produced the ones made from recycled materials, using environmentally sound processes wherever possible. The Cyclotron guitars are available to buy on www.ethicalsuperstore.com.

If you have your reservations about their quality, fear not. The maple neck, heavy recycled plastic body and top quality hand-wound Bare Knuckle pickups (as used by Matt Bellamy and Lenny Kravitz) combine to give it amazing sound. Five way switching allows for a variety of sound combinations suitable for different musical styles.

Sheffield based band Reverend and the Makers burst on to the scene last year with their album ‘The State of Things’. With their debut single ‘Heavyweight Champion of the World’ becoming the anthem of the summer, Tom is well placed to deliver his professional verdict. So don’t keep us in suspense, what’s it really like to play?...

“Playing a guitar made from recycled materials is definitely a change but I was pleasantly surprised. It played really nicely with a gutsy bluesy and retro sound. I’m impressed it’s made with bits of crushed CDs too – genius! ”

Each guitar is made to order for each person and rockers can choose between the Cylotron Benton - a more traditional telecaster shape for £815 - and the Cyclotron Webster which is a bold new design using the timeless combination of three single coils for £850. If you’re looking to be different, look no further. Available in six unique funky materials which will give you the edge:

Marble: Reclaimed plastics from food production industry. Semi-translucent with black veining. Has the appearance of a very heavy marble.

Snow: Factory reject yoghurt pots with foil fragments from lids embedded in a white stone like material. Polishes to a hard shine.

Pirate: Sparkling fragments of crushed CDs suspended in translucent blue from office water cooler bottles. The CDs were seized by Trading Standards during a raid on illegal CD production facilities.

Superfresh: Domestic bottles and containers of all types. Gives very vivid splashes and streaks of colour moving through the material. It even has a fresh soapy smell when first machined.

Chilli: Off cuts from industrial pipes. The mixture of colours produce a hot volcanic effect.

Espresso: Vending machine coffee cups which show as chips of cream and beige in a grey/ black base. This material polishes well to granite like appearance.

Now all you need is your record deal... happy strumming!