Boston - December 23, 2008

Strings Attached

First Act Ecofriendly Bambusa Guitars

That ecoconcious, saliva-swapping partner you picked up at a punk show downstairs at The Middle East has you swooning over The Clash and skintight pleather pants.

How to return the love? Buy your own bamboo guitar, of course. Mass-based First Act crafts the handsome Bambusa out of sustainable wood; nontoxic glue; and a natural, water-based finish.

Worried you’ll sound a little hollow? The luthiers (designers, if you will) at First Act’s Somerville studio ensure these one-of-a-kind instruments produce a resounding melody. And they are, in fact, a steal at $400.

Which is cheaper than the color and blowout you’d be getting for, say, a software tech.

Sounds pretty good to us.

Available online at firstact.com.

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