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Lo-Diddley Box Guitar
Here are some pictures of a “box guitar” that I recently built. It’s sort of like a cigar box guitar, only rather than finding a pre-built box and scratch-building a neck for it, I bought a guitar neck, and scratch-built a box for it.
I picked up a neck from a new, but broken Cort acoustic guitar, and a cheap soundhole style pickup on ebay. The pickup came pre-wired to tone and volume pots (tone doesn’t seem to do anything though) and knobs were included. The rest of the materials I had on hand, so build cost was under $40 dollars for this project, including paint and a set of 10′s.
The sound is kind of banjo-twangy unplugged, and it has an interesting howl when plugged in. Here is a Garageband sample. (forgive the playing).
Nothing wrong with the guitar or the playing. I’m inspired. Think I’ll do something like that.
I have to say, the looks, the sound, and the playing. All of them are inspiring.
Very unique instrument all the way around!
Thanks!
It was really fun to build, and makes a nice front (or back) porch guitar. The small body size even allows you to sit in a chair with arms and play.
Sounds pretty amazing…. Gives a whole new meaning to “making music”
Ach, what a guitar, wowzers – it’s class. Glad you showed us the photo. Your stuff highlights some of the great content to be found on the web. Thanks for sharing.
irishpoetry
Nice job! That looks really great.
I have a guitar I adore that was built by Kurt Schoen –
http://www.anatone.net/BlogSingleEntry.aspx?EntryId=d90e9b33-db9e-4c9e-9ab8-85b397eaa7d6
– and I own a Cort that I picked up at the factory when I lived in Korea. Here, you’ve mashed up the two concepts.
You’ve got me “re-inspired” to build one myself.
Thanks,
Timothy