The Improvised Instruments Thread (Cigar Box, etc.)

[Randy]

Badass! Story?

to the top, since I missed this post and I also updated the description in the video to include some minor build details.

Story being, in a previous life, I was in an 80's metal style band that frequented a lot of clubs here in the northeast. We opened for George Lynch and YJM one time woot and it was freezing-fuck outside, so after Lynch's set, we agreed to help them load up their trailer. To show his appreciation, Lynch threw us a guitar store sized box full of Blue Steels.

 

[scherzo1928]

to the top, since I missed this post and I also updated the description in the video to include some minor build details.

Story being, in a previous life, I was in an 80's metal style band that frequented a lot of clubs here in the northeast. We opened for George Lynch and YJM one time woot and it was freezing-fuck outside, so after Lynch's set, we agreed to help them load up their trailer. To show his appreciation, Lynch threw us a guitar store sized box full of Blue Steels.

As super awesome as that story is, I really only care about your avatar...

 

[dr_game0ver]

5 strings banjo!!

 

[Kodee_Kaos]

No pics, but I once built an electric drum by affixing a $2 piezoelectric sensor to a 24oz beer can. Sounded pretty cool with chorus and the bass knob cranked.

 

[schecter4life]

hmmmm, i never knew they were that easy to build..... i forsee a weekend project soon

 

[JamesM]

Seriously is, I built mine in like, under two hours, if you ignore the time it takes for stain to dry.

 

[Meatbucket]

Alright, I'm going to start a cigar box build tomorrow. My grandpa, being an awesome contractor that he is, is going to help me get some discounts for wood. Here's my problem though: I'm going to make it an electric guitar. What would be some good SINGLE COIL pickups for a "lolmetaldistortion" sound? I was looking at Bare Knuckle but those are in bundles of 3. I just need 1 pickup. I want this to be a br00tal cigar box. Suggestions?

 

[JamesM]

Don't spend more than like $8 on a pickup, dude. Trust me. Further, you spend any more than that and you're kinda pissing on the spirit of the whole thing.

 

[HaMMerHeD]

If anyone needs a pickup, I have an Ibanez split-coil-humbucker P-bass style pickup and an Ibanez single-coil J-bass style pickup. I also have a couple of very cheap unidentified guitar humbuckers.

I also have 4 very cheap chrome bass tuners and 4 very cheap black bass tuners.

Free to whoever wants one for an improvised project...just PM me.

Edit:

The P is taken, pending...something.

 

[HaMMerHeD]

If anyone needs a pickup, I have an Ibanez split-coil-humbucker P-bass style pickup and an Ibanez single-coil J-bass style pickup. I also have a couple of very cheap unidentified guitar humbuckers.

I also have 4 very cheap chrome bass tuners and 4 very cheap black bass tuners.

Free to whoever wants one for an improvised project...just PM me.

Edit:

The P is gone.

 

[Holy Katana]

I've been wanting to build some cool drone-string instruments. You know, with lots of sympathetic strings, like a sitar, only not a sitar.

And I'm more than likely not going to use standard tuning (that is, 12-tone equal temperament, not standard guitar tuning ), since I probably won't make them fretted, making stuff like just intonation easier to use.

I'm not expecting to be the next Glenn Branca or Harry Partch, but it's something I'd like to try. There are certain sounds that I want that I can't get out of a guitar, or at least a regular guitar.

 

[mountainjam]

Ive had this thing for a while, but never noticed this thread

 

[JamesM]

Sick.

 

[idunno]

Not a cigar box guitar. I have a pile of boxes waiting but i wanted to do this first.

WHAMOLATIME!!

Enyoy my ridiculous clip! With beatboxing..

Whamola 1 by TJ Pazar on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

 

[JamesM]

Damned well done.

 

[thatguy87]

Not a cigar box guitar. I have a pile of boxes waiting but i wanted to do this first.

WHAMOLATIME!!

Enyoy my ridiculous clip! With beatboxing..

Whamola 1 by TJ Pazar on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

a 1 string... thing... of EPIC proportions. Well played (see what I did ther?)

 

[idunno]

Threw this brass hook on there so I could tune to a specific note and then return to it whenever i wanted to play it like a fretless. Oddly enough it actually kinda returns to pitch. About as good as a licensed floyd...

 

[vampiregenocide]

I really want a whamola I saw Primus the other day and Les busted his out.

 

[dr_game0ver]

everything for building your instrument!!

Home - C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply

 

[Stealth7]

I'm considering building a Cigar Box Guitar and I have a few questions...

Question the first: Where did you get the cigar boxes?

Question the second: Did you follow any specific build guides or did you just wing it? Or if you could post up a rough step by step guide of the way you built yours that would be great!

Cheers!