Building a LAP STEEL guitar out of a 2x4

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  • Опубліковано 26 січ 2025

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  • @billffitch1787
    @billffitch1787 26 днів тому +1

    Tenacious, persistent, patient, industrious are a few adjectives that come to mind while watching you wield that chisel.
    And you’ve completely kicked the legs out from under anyone who says they’d make one of these if they only had a ….(name a tool)!!
    I’m expecting to see a deluge of lap steels flooding YT, from all the armchair luthiers and woodworkers that are taking time to critique your creation.
    You definitely showed that it can be done on a budget, without a shop full of tools. Congrats!!

  • @platinum5168
    @platinum5168 4 місяці тому +1

    love that fret design. also you play some really good music, i wanna sleep under the trees facing the ocean on an island listening to that.

  • @JohannesLabusch
    @JohannesLabusch 2 роки тому +24

    I appreciate the whole "no budget" thing, but I must admit, I watched the whole thing with a voice in my head screaming "Saw! How much is a SAW?!"

    • @joyzeeque
      @joyzeeque  2 роки тому +3

      Hahaha. Thanks for the comment, made me laugh :)
      I did spend around 80 or so euro/dollars overall - wood, tuning pegs, tools, varnish... I did get the cheap pickup (guessing around 30 euro?) as a gift and the drill is borrowed. :)
      Definitely not free, but extremely cheap. Have a good day.

    • @kiprandom7208
      @kiprandom7208 2 роки тому +1

      Chisels aren't exactly cheap

    • @boundarywaterz
      @boundarywaterz 2 роки тому +1

      I do admire the whole build and I too almost went nuts while watching.

    • @theadministers3533
      @theadministers3533 Рік тому

      Drills can cut just too, saws are more efficient.
      Saw the hole thing with side eye!

    • @alexcorona
      @alexcorona 8 місяців тому

      @@kiprandom7208 if you buy them second hand you can get them for a few bucks and quality ones as well. Better idea than hardware store chisels.

  • @jamiehobbs3750
    @jamiehobbs3750 2 роки тому +2

    Fantastic! I wanna make one of these soon! Awesome music as well!!

  • @brunosampaio2399
    @brunosampaio2399 7 місяців тому +1

    Apart from tuning machines, pickup, wires, female plug, etc, all the rest you can find on any construction store. I liked it!

  • @BushidoPhoto
    @BushidoPhoto Рік тому

    I just bought a 1960's Guyatone double neck lap steep console guitar and the pickups were toast. I wired in a set of Seymour Duncan Antiquity Stringmaster pickups and it sounds and plays amazing. I also built a George Boards 8 string lap steel, which is the best easiest method of making a lap steel since the body is already premade. Your creation looks and sounds great by the way, kudos!

  • @larzonya
    @larzonya 3 роки тому +2

    Brilliant. Well done. I've built a CBG and have moved on to playing lap steel. I'm working toward building my own instrument and you've inspired me. Great job and great video! Thanks for sharing!

  • @berniesutterfield5778
    @berniesutterfield5778 Рік тому +2

    Loved it. Made me want to build one.

  • @mutangpadan5311
    @mutangpadan5311 2 роки тому

    Great! And the background music is just as captivating. Kept me watching intensely. Thanks.

  • @TrailBlazer5280
    @TrailBlazer5280 2 роки тому +1

    Really cool project man, nicely done. makes me want to try this out.

  • @faustobrusamolino6345
    @faustobrusamolino6345 Рік тому +1

    Great work! The only it's that it seems you were rushing a bit 😊

  • @harpintn
    @harpintn 2 роки тому +2

    It is impressive that you managed to build that with a very limited set of woodworking tools. I suggest that you buy a saw or two it would have saved you a lot of time.

    • @joyzeeque
      @joyzeeque  2 роки тому +1

      Yep, moving to a different flat with a larger balcony. Might get myself a toy or two. Woodworking calms me :)

    • @joyzeeque
      @joyzeeque  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks for your comment, have a good one.

    • @jimp5713
      @jimp5713 2 роки тому

      Just wondering if any chance you might want to make another one for a new prospective customer? And how much time it would take to build? I would like to do it myself too, but am not sure how the tuning pegs get connected or how the bolts on both ends are connected. Seems like many hours work on this, but end result is very cool!!

  • @jiribenedikt7889
    @jiribenedikt7889 3 роки тому +4

    Skvělá práce! A super video!

  • @kilogram064
    @kilogram064 Рік тому +2

    Now you've done it. I feel inspired to construct one myself. Thanks. 😊😊😊

  • @davidhawkins416
    @davidhawkins416 Рік тому

    So cool. I love folk instruments

  • @cliffb2454
    @cliffb2454 3 роки тому +4

    So good to see wood work being done without power tools 👍

  • @larrydering1598
    @larrydering1598 Рік тому

    Good job for a 1st build. With a decent piece of hardwood you should be able build a lifetime sweet steel. Enjoy it.

  • @thomaskotch4770
    @thomaskotch4770 2 місяці тому

    Nice job.

  • @droodle
    @droodle 3 роки тому

    so cool! nice work dude

  • @robertonannucci
    @robertonannucci 3 роки тому +1

    Great Job!!! Can you write a detailed design schema (dimensions etc.) and part list used in the comment?

    • @David-en1sy
      @David-en1sy 2 роки тому +1

      I’d like to know the measurements and schematics myself…👍🏻🇺🇸👍🏻

  • @randellsmith7651
    @randellsmith7651 Рік тому

    So Budget he couldn't afford a hammer for that chisel. Still an awesome project. It looks like fun to make.

  • @WardWickford
    @WardWickford 2 роки тому +1

    Great video! Thanks for sharing. How much time overall did it take to make this sweet lap steel guitar?

  • @mickmel1000
    @mickmel1000 Рік тому

    Sweet. Scale length? Tuning?

  • @grateful4068
    @grateful4068 3 роки тому +2

    That's hardcore.

  • @pirateshack9315
    @pirateshack9315 Рік тому

    Freakin' Awesome !!!

  • @markm1615
    @markm1615 2 роки тому

    Thank you for this inspiring video. I’m going to create my own)

  • @oddshot60
    @oddshot60 11 місяців тому

    Just goes to show what you can do when you got a room full of all them fancy precision tools! I know that all the internet "experts" just LOVE your choice of tone woods. They all say it makes a BIG difference. I'd like to build a copy of this instrument. Do you happen to remember the name of the tune that was on that highly accurate 45 rpm record you used as a curve template? Seriously ...SCREW THE "EXPERTS"! What an AWESOME BUILD!!!!!!!😍🥰😍🤩😍

    • @robertopreatoni
      @robertopreatoni 9 місяців тому

      the woods in an electric instruments with magnetic pickups actually does not any difference in the tones.

    • @oddshot60
      @oddshot60 9 місяців тому +1

      @@robertopreatoni That was my point.

    • @robertopreatoni
      @robertopreatoni 9 місяців тому

      @@oddshot60 yeah I got it, I was just supportive :) However, things changes when you use a piezo mic instead of pickups.

  • @ThisMichaelBrown
    @ThisMichaelBrown 2 роки тому

    How cool, congrats

  • @highpitwilma
    @highpitwilma 2 роки тому

    ...AND ..a final note..[!]..it sounds luvly Mate!..no apologies for my strong comments..only concerned that others might use this video as a tutorial..and somebody...somewhere...is going to hospital...sooner or later!! Cheers Marra!

  • @jauziontripoux2456
    @jauziontripoux2456 8 місяців тому

    beautiful

  • @CohenKutz08
    @CohenKutz08 11 місяців тому

    I am trying to build one my self do you have guy any advice for me?

  • @ՊետրոսԲադալյան326

    Powerful cool!

  • @user-vd3nc8ui4f
    @user-vd3nc8ui4f 3 роки тому +1

    Vojto, jsi borec!

  • @cowtownfiesta
    @cowtownfiesta 2 роки тому

    Top Job!👍

  • @jeffxanders3990
    @jeffxanders3990 2 роки тому

    Can you build me a 10-string, 22 1/2" scale length with BR6 P90s?

  • @xras66
    @xras66 5 місяців тому

    tree - pine?

  • @maksland8099
    @maksland8099 Рік тому

    what are the sizes ?

  • @kiprandom7208
    @kiprandom7208 2 роки тому

    And now i will have 1 woodworking project

  • @matthewstollar2678
    @matthewstollar2678 2 роки тому

    could i ask where you got tuners + bridge

  • @LaurentLaborde
    @LaurentLaborde 2 роки тому +1

    it's good to know it's possible even when sucking at woodworking with inappropriate tools. (no it's not sarscam, I'm in the same situation)

  • @BigDogDaddyD
    @BigDogDaddyD 2 роки тому

    What tuning was used at the end? Thanks for the great video.

  • @geoffsides408
    @geoffsides408 Рік тому

    nice !

  • @blaisemacpherson7637
    @blaisemacpherson7637 2 роки тому +1

    Add benders.

    • @joyzeeque
      @joyzeeque  2 роки тому +1

      I wish! I looked into installing a single string bender, that would be sweet - perhaps next lockdown project :) Thanks for the commnet

    • @blaisemacpherson7637
      @blaisemacpherson7637 2 роки тому +1

      @@joyzeeque seen a guy make one out of a spoon and an allan bolt. Its surprising how many more chord shapes you can get with just two benders

  • @krisyoungsteadt9139
    @krisyoungsteadt9139 2 роки тому

    Sweet!

  • @iuliofiame8973
    @iuliofiame8973 2 роки тому

    How much a steel guitar?

  • @joephillips8817
    @joephillips8817 2 роки тому

    Awesome

  • @jimihendrix4376
    @jimihendrix4376 3 роки тому

    What size is the bolts and length of your 2x4? thanks

    • @joyzeeque
      @joyzeeque  3 роки тому +2

      Hey, the bolts are A2-70 (17mm diameter head) but basically any will do. I just picked the largest one they had in my local store. The wood is 80cm long, i picked a scale length of 23 inches, but you can pick any length since iťs fretless.
      You thinking of building one? It´s fun :)

    • @yuraponomarenko6822
      @yuraponomarenko6822 2 роки тому

      @@joyzeeque great job indeed! did you fix the bolts to the wood? or are they held by string tension only? thanks

    • @joyzeeque
      @joyzeeque  2 роки тому

      @@yuraponomarenko6822 Hi! I intended to only hold them down using string tension, but it was not holding tune well (it moved slightly). So I installed a small screw into the wood as a stopping position for the bolt (it wants to move inwards). I improvised with what I found around the house :)) Sure there must be a better solution.

  • @ericreinert5494
    @ericreinert5494 2 роки тому

    Very cool. you need some more power tools bro.

  • @clemmcguinness1087
    @clemmcguinness1087 2 роки тому

    Bravo

  • @loverforever4473
    @loverforever4473 3 роки тому +2

    Good job and nice Lapsteel guitar but you must learn how you can paly on it 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🌹

    • @joyzeeque
      @joyzeeque  3 роки тому +1

      Never played one, before I built this one. Lot to learn ☺️ thanks

  • @cowboycarl6829
    @cowboycarl6829 2 роки тому

    coool😮

  • @iuliofiame8973
    @iuliofiame8973 2 роки тому

    I’m here in Auckland New Zealand, I want to buy a steel guitar how much

  • @seanvandermerwe3409
    @seanvandermerwe3409 10 місяців тому

    The stupid thing about this video is the guy is building it Soo fast you cant see what he is doing

  • @pb.manoelvicentesilva996
    @pb.manoelvicentesilva996 Рік тому

    Parabéns pelo pau elétrico.

  • @highpitwilma
    @highpitwilma 2 роки тому +1

    ...and MY head was screaming...anchor the thing doon man!!..and stop cutting towards yasell,ya living on luck and borrowed time..as an old...old..cabinetmaker..and guitarist...it makes me cringe to see someone cutting towards themselves!..in the 1970's,I had to treat a young Apprentice Electrician in a Coalmine deep under the North Sea..he had been stripping cable insulation back on a 6000 volt 3" thick armoured cable..with a sharp Stanley knife..cutting towards himself..the knife slipped and went straight up his thigh and down to the hilt.
    I am not a nitpicker or a Mr Knowall..I am just an old experienced in life guy,with a passion for guitars..but being a first-aider instills a strong passion for saving human and animal life where possible.
    I slowed this down to o.25..and cringed when I saw how this guy uses a chisel..no skill whatsoever and just hacking it and hoping for the best..good luck Mate,you DID do a good job ....at a great risk!!..I would hate to be working alongside you..the stress wud kill me!!!!!!...SO!..WHY didn't you anchor the thing down?..you dont need expensive cramps or owt..ye just need ti mek ya timber a couple of inches langer and screw the bugga doon ti the bench..then saw the end off ti finish the job!!..Whey ,that's my Thruppence worth enywheh!..[and for the record..I was a Deep Mine Coalminer from aged 15 yrs..straight from my school desk..and down a deep shaft on a rope in a cage!!.in 1959.Then retrained as an expert Cabinetmaker..trained by an old old experienced Guy..just like I am now..too old for my liking!!]

    • @joyzeeque
      @joyzeeque  2 роки тому

      Thanks for the comment! Appreciate it must hurt to watch - i had no idea what I was doing, however at no point was I in danger of chopping my fingers of or whatver. The wood was so soft, not much force was needed. I did get a couple of plastic anchors a few days in, helped a ton :)
      Will definitely think things trhough before I start next time around :) Cheers

    • @highpitwilma
      @highpitwilma 2 роки тому

      @@joyzeeque Hey Man,after what I commented on,you show great diplomacy there Mate,many thanks for a great reply.Stay Safe,and keep picking,I am learning Lapsteel now...after 62 yrs of playing guitar..something I have loved since hearing Slim Whitman and his Singing Guitar in the 1950's on Rose Marie..and Indian Love Call..etc,and the Waikiki's "Hawiian Tattoo" in the early 1960's...but for starters I am learning a wee bit of Blues riffs..it's great! Cheers Bill.

  • @TheTimothyGSundell
    @TheTimothyGSundell 2 роки тому

    Chissle me this..

  • @sparks2749
    @sparks2749 3 роки тому

    Doing it the hard way,... not sure I admire this method like the people below,... power tools and buying parts from guitar sites isn't cheating,... it's just good ole common sense and the quality is usually better... anyway,... I will scrub through this to see how it all came out and if it ends up a pile of sawdust and a chopped up piece of 2x4 in the trash,... then I'll be even more impressed that this person went the long haul to entertain and make us all laugh...

  • @highpitwilma
    @highpitwilma 2 роки тому

    So a jumped the gun a bit,and commented before watching the rest..he has got cheapo cramps so why use only one and let the timber flap aboot like crazy?..beats me..and a stand by what a said aboot cutting towards hesel!!

  • @gotherecom
    @gotherecom 7 місяців тому

    It never gets old