Constructing The Diddley Bow
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Uploaded by fatheadluv on Aug 15, 2009
How to make a Diddley Bow.
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my name is john nelson and i like diddley bow
2 years ago 6
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can you show how to make an electric?
1 year ago 4
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hey people, I'm just about to build my first diddley and I was wondering if anyone tried winding two strings together into one, double-wound single fat string. I play guitar so I have a bunch of old strings laying around. and I was thinking of putting a pickup on it, what the best way to play it then, picking or hammering?
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Thanks for posting. Nicely done.
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you can realy make a diddley bow however you want:
i made one using an old broken guitar neck (craked at the heel) a taboco tin which i mounted a nail i'd sawn the head off on, and an old worn out slide.
it was a 2 string i tuned it to D and G
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@gunsandammo92: I'd say shop craigslist's musical instruments section. Lots of good deals to be had, but test drive/have a guitar tech to check the products before you buy them.
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@fatheadluv what is a nice cheap pickup i can use? i bought this five dollar thing at radioshack. it picks up but it's horrible.
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@gunsandammo92: Cool! Let me know if you have any more questions.
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@fatheadluv i finally got something down. using an A string tuned to D and a G string tuned to A that way playing them both would be a power chord and in different one would be a bass string and the other solo it's working pretty well
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@gunsandammo92: Glad you found the root of the buzzing! It's funny because a lot of African tribes actually accentuate the buzzing because they think the buzzing represents dead spirits trying to communicate with them!
As far as strings go, it's your preference. I chose the "G" string because a lot of the blues I like are in G. If I had to lean in one direction, I'd say go thicker. Happy pickin'!
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@curdisszero: Great idea (& use of old guitar parts!). Waste not want not I always say!
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