How to make a cigar box style electric guitar
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- Опубліковано 3 лис 2014
- This is a guitar I made based on the cigar box guitar used by the early blues players. It is made using easy to find materials and basic tools.
Tools and materials:
Metalic guitar pickup: amzn.to/2C4xnMD
Rasp: amzn.to/2C32JmW
Miter box: amzn.to/2pIkscc
Fret wire: amzn.to/2y9E0L4
Block plane: amzn.to/2C1hCGu
Chisel set: amzn.to/2pILO1B
Guitar tuning pegs: amzn.to/2zYxiJ3
Glass slide: amzn.to/2RzvEED
For more information about this project go here:
scrapwoodcity.blogspot.gr/2014...
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#DIYmusicalinstruments #blues #electricguitar
Incredible, sounds something like that ancient steel guitar. Now that's beautiful. Fine good job.
Thank you
Very very cool! I so want to make one of these. I bought 2 cigar boxes a couple years ago exactly for this purpose. I definitely need to get started on it! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, it was fun to try making something like that!
Watching him chisel the wood was so satisfying
Fantastic! I really love the headstock design! Reminds me of how I did stuf like this 41 years ago when I was 15....❤ Love it, thank you!
What you're doing is beyond art. You are giving life to the wood.I'll try to make my own guitar. Thank you for this awesome video.
Stay safe.
Thank you very much
when you playing the last minute.. man thats amazing!
+lolbroh thank you very much!
I really like the simplicity of a cigar box style guitar, but to see one built from end to end with just the basics seems to make me believe that anybody that takes their time and puts forth a reasonable effort could build one...! Makes me want to start collecting scrap pieces and springing for a few electrical parts... Thank a Bunch and I love your video and your skills..!!
Gene Maxwell thank you very much for the nice words! I am very glad if you found my video useful and inspiring! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Watched the entire thing, felt like five minutes. Great job!
+TheSpy InTheCab thank you very much
That's just so awesome. Loved watching the complete build. Performance at the end was a bonus! This is so rad!
+Toni Gomez thank you very much
this was oddly satisfying
Tem que criar ,as artes enche nosso coração de alegria.
@@joseluismamedesantos.luism3976 ?
Maggie McKeon: You are easily amused. What are you doing Friday night?
FINALLY! Someone else who builds there own 'cigar boxes'. Nice work!
I am glad you liked it
Considering nowadays cigar boxes are small and made of cheap laminate (if not pressed cardboard) there's no other option. I even made one with spruce top.
Mister you're a Magnificent Genius, God bless your heart !!!
+Gydh thank you very much my friend!
Incredible, I loved it, nice work and sweet ditty at the end!!!
thank you very much
Niiiiice build! very inspiring. i've been cheating and using cigar boxes with pre-cut red oak and poplar for necks and fret boards. but your neck build has inspired me to try something different...
thanks for taking the time to make this one and share!!
I thank you!
when i was watching the video i asked myself if i can hear how it sounds in the end,but finally it was really amazing as the great job thanks for sharing
+tracychapman1000 thank you very much
The wood inlays look awesome! Would love to do this some day.
I spend a lot of time watching this videos... one day I Will build my own lol
Awesome, good luck with your build
at first I didn't think this video was going anywhere but kept watching. I am amazed that you made such a cool sounding guitar out of what you have. 10/10 and a new fan and subscriber.
thank you very very much
This is really incredible. You got talent to build the instrument and to play it.
thank you very much, glad you liked it
Wow! I'm going to watch the banjo one now.
Very nice job! Enjoyed the video! Sounds great!
Thank you!
Awesome Video. It would have been perfect if you would have ended by playing the song that is playing throughout the whole video haha
Sean 22 lol
Sean 22 No way ! This is true blues
You sir are amazing!! Great build, again!
to be honest time passed very quickly when i was watching this great video, respect from Turkiye :)
harika di mi
A very effective selection of "hybrid" woodworking skills accompanied by some cool blues and a terrific outcome to the project. Congratulations, liked and subbed.
Thank you very much for the nice words, for watching and subscribing!
so amazing.... I just got into wood working , making a staff ..... you have so many awesome tools.
I wish my highschool had woodshop as a class. I probably would have headed in a better road in life.
I've seen a lot of guitar builds , but that was really genius
+Hazem Nabtiti thank you very much
+Scrap wood City no , thank you !
I'm not a fan of carpentry but subscription to your channel is the least I can do .
Very impressive. I have built about 100 cigarbox guitars. This video was really cool.
AMAZING WORK MAN
thank you
That was a WONDERFUL vid, my friend, and a great axe! In the sound clip at the end, it has a bit of a droning voice, a little bit like a sitar.
Thanks for posting--I am not coming up with good boxes lately (cheap cardboard cigar boxes) and was thinking on the next build, to build the box too, and go all out--build the pickup and the whole thing. Your vid was a real inspiration. thanks for posting.
Thank you for the nice words, it means a lot!
Muito legal quando agente faz algo atingindo nosso objetivo, fazendo também outras pessoas deslizes com músicas é sons diferentes.
Nice project! Love the amount of detail that went into this video.
thank you very much
F-n phenomenal video. That greatly encouraged me to go out and try and build one. Thank you very much
Awesome to hear that
great fun build guy... sounds very authentic.
Danny O'Moore thank you very much for the nice comment
Scrap wood City no worries, it was not intended the way some trolls have spurted out. I love building from junk... I have endless boxes of junk I hope to find as good uses for as you. Keep up the great builds.
the same tune for 17 minutes?
+Alejandro Romero i just muted and went 2x speed
I played the O Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack instead
Can't hang huh?
sounds like a southern version of Funkytown
@@kaiterzis3996 lol, I've heard this song a million times, you summed up it's sound perfect. I'm going to be laughing every time I hear it now.
Great video and process. i love the sound. The sound is the most important creation about the guitar. That is a fact.....Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for watching
Terrific build!
That is an AWESOME video!
+Dirty D thank you very much!
+Scrap wood City file poluwrao to video sunxaritiria
Now I want to see HowToBasic's take at this job.
There would be many eggs
Great how to video I learned so much
Excellent upload. Fantastic tone on the playing as well.
bravo mitso!!!
+Athanasios Lianoudakis σ'ευχαριστώ αδερφέ, να'σαι καλά
0:37 just a fleshwound
When working with wood, that kind of thing happens a lot.
+shaun03a
Yup XD
+shaun03a yeah
"This but a scratch"
"I'm Arthur, king of the britains!"
building mine right now, took a couple design ideas from this vid, Thanks scrap wood city
I thank you! I am glad you found useful ideas in my video!
Hey ssup!!.. Apart from making your own guitar u also showcased some simple and advanced wood working techniques and equipment... cleared a lot of my doubts.. the box part of the guitar inspires me to make a simple case for an arcade joystick!! Thanks & God Bless!!
***** thank you very much! I am glad you found useful stuff in my video! :)
Great video, what did you use for your electrical components? I'm wondering what I would need, besides the wood parts? Any help would be great. I don't play guitar, its for my grandson. Is that a pickup you installed under the strings? I don't even know the terminology.
+HOSSMCGILLICUTTI Thanks! Check the description of the video, you will find a link to my blog article about the guitar. You'll will find many more information on the project, there!
I'll be honest here. I really would like to make this, but even though I love making my own stuff, I'd probably REALLY injure myself. I'm super clumsy so me + sharp things = basically death.
Juice Box TWDG lol, thanks for watching and commenting! I hope the video helped you a little bit!
Juice Box TWDG You may be able to find somone dedicated enough to do it for you in your town or something, who knows.
jeez, sound real nice!
thats awesome! only change i would have made was i would have put the pickup closer to the bridge but its just my preference. it sounds great and looks amazing as it is. im going to build my own
But does it djent?
+Rubin Rahman HAHAH THIS IS GREAT
im crafying omg
That is what I wanna say XD
Rubin Rahman what does djent mean
Djent is the sound of my people.
μπραβο Μιτσο :P
+Anonymous σε ευχαριστώ
Very well done!! The project and the video.
Thank you so much!
I love the sound hammers in fast motion!
11:34 chickens being slaughtered!
+Niloy Gomes lol!
Great work on the guitar though!
lol
just watched again,I was hoping once you finished it,you would join in with the background music,still love the vid,gave me some ideas on my new build,thanks mate
I've always found your videos interesting.
16:42 Great song :D
+Enes Sezer thank you
+Scrap wood City What song was that?!?! Do you have tabs?!?!
+Poshatoe .g I am sorry, I was just improvising!
Wouldn't it have been easier to use a band saw to make space for the neck instead of a chisel?
Derek Jolliffe perhaps! I don;t have a bandsaw by the way
Band saw or not this thing is awesome!
Derek Jolliffe thank you
You're very welcome! What's the tuning?
Derek Jolliffe i don't remember the way I tuned it on the video. I usually tune it in a way that I have a major or a minor chord triad when I hit all the strings open!
The marking of box corner holes at 10:17 was a cool trick I've never seen before. :-)
thanks, glad you liked it
My God! This is awesome!
scaring the hell out of me at 2:30. First timers don't do that! Secure the piece to the bench with clamp. Awesome video though! Cool build
Yeah, a couple of the shots where the piece is moving freely made me wince saefty-wise.
Zac Keane meeeee toooo! and a couple of the scenes with the scroll saw, too !!
its not a how to video. it is a video showing someone making a guitar.
Exactly, there is a big difference. You can't build your own guitar by simply watching this video.
InterWebGuy99 Yes, u can do it ...
Fantastic! I really love the rough building-style which perfectly suits these kind of instruments- just bash `em together, bro and start playing!!
very nice, sounds great, thanks for the video..
I really wanted to watch this, with that stupid music..
I just couldnt
My PC has a volume control, and you can turn it off too. Durrrh
wish I had those skills. nice job. sounds great.
thanks
Excelente vídeo eres un artista FELICITACIONES DESDE PALMIRA COLOMBIA
thank you
Very, very, nice. Good job.👌🏾
Thank you
Wow that sounds good.
thanks
Thanks for that film...I now HAVE to have a go a building one..........cheers
+JAMES SHERRIFF I thank you very much, glad you liked it!
Creo que este sera mi proximo instrumento, muy bueno tu video!
Это можно смотреть без конца.Мастер.Руки золотые.
Thank you my friend
Very nice job!
Great video...very clear and inspiring...thanks a lot.
Steve Morse thank you very much, your nice comment means a lot! :)
Também gostei muito do seu trabalho , parabéns
dude that was sick
Thanks for making that video. Nice job.
+Bisonribs thank you very much
That hammering had me smiling out loud. Hahah awesome video !
Who's Rosie ? Now I'll hear this song in my head all day. Rock on Rosie
Super cool and great
Work!
Thanks!
Great build and sounds great. Congratulations
Thank you
7 minutes watching thsi awesome video and i have learned the music backing track by heart :)
+Vasilis HeadBang lol! Thanks for watching and commenting!
muy bonito trabajo, fantastico instrumento. saludos amigo.
Sir, you're really a marvellous music instruments maker ! My little grey swallow sang along with you when you were sawing the wood. hahaha ...
thank you
Dude I hope you don't mind me saying this but you are badass you know how to make something really good really love your video keep up the good work
Thank you for the nice words
love this video...perfect pace for me
+Ryan Fenelon thank you very much
Sir, you're so good at making musical instruments !
thank you
Tryg tu yyuy
Fantastic. Great idea. Congratulations.
Thank you very much!
Increíble, y con lo que me gusta los instrumentos raros, zarpado!!!!!
Man I need to build one of these it looks so liberating not having to be precise with your measurements, cuts, and procedures. I build electric guitars and it can be daunting at times knowing that if the measurements are off even slightly it will have adverse effects on the build. These cigar box guitars look like fun, I'm not discounting your skills as a craftsman by the way, this is a great video. I'm just saying it would be nice to build an instrument without it having to be perfect to play. Cool video.
Thanks man. I agree with you. But that's the way it is when your an amateur and build things just for fun. Professional work is always much more demanding!
Amazing !! i need this
Good job 👍 best yet😎
Great for the tools you had to work with.
You're great!
awesome! ! gotta give this a shot.
+Levon Polk thank you!
amazing..bravo
pretty cool!
Real nice video; real nice guitar. I especially like your finger joint technique.
Thank you very much!
What happiness is that I am completely deprived of hearing and will not be able to enjoy the marvelous sound of this guitar
What kind of tuning was that at the end? I've never heard that tuning before. It's not a straight G Root, 5th, root, 3rd. and it's not an open A. What's this all about?
Genial!! Que buen sonido!!
Very cool!
Thank you!