introducing my cardboard keyboard box slide three string guitar!! shane speal rules!!!

[kevkraft]

As a soldier of the Cigar Box Revolution, may Is ay I'm PROUD of you! You've epitomized what homemade music is all about! Nice job!

[unstrung13]

@just4meeeeeee

thanks for the comment!

the build is based around only the most basic tools, and no adhesives. making an an angled headstock would definitely change the need for the string guides, and it would also increase the number and cost of tools and materials. i've always hated the appearance of string trees myself, but this is the absolute most BASIC build possible. my challenge is to do the same with fewer steps each time LOL

[Just4Meeeee]

IF you had angled the cut of the headstock, could you have angled it so that you didn't need to use the brads as a string guide? I've never liked the look of string trees on strats, and seems to me IF you could line it up right, it would look even MORE basic than it already does. GREAT idea though.

[mantoe156]

when you were talking about the little yellow box at walmart to guide the angles. its called a miter box and a cross cut saw

[yamitanomura]

great work !!



[lunarbasis]

Awesome.

I'm trying to make an acoustic guitar.

I think I spent more time than I shoulda', but I'm trying to make it look at real as I can but not too real at the same time, I'm using Cardboard to make it and I think it'll look pretty cool once I'm done

Thanks for showing how you made yours, I just saved time and money by using a pencil as a nut and bridge instead of getting something that's 10X the price

[lachimere1]

Very clever dude.

[DUY1337GUITAR]

I finished an electric guitar made 100% for chug and shredding. Now I've been wanting to make a budget acoustic, but instead of wood, I'm deciding to go with cardboard and make it sound nice so I can make people jaws drop :D

[deaucey]

i made a bass like this

[unstrung13]

alright! make a video of that thing, i'd love to see what you've built!

thanks for posting! :D

[unstrung13]

@bluezXL

let's see that cardboard guitar!! and make sure to give a full description of your building method in the video. it's much more fun to see and hear each other's progress that way!

:D

[bluesXL]

"string through" is a great idea, I think I will use it myself; I just painted a card board box guitar myself; it sounds great with the spare telecaster pickups I had.

[osvas23]

that is so cool

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