watton_earth Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Hey thar fellars, watton_earth heear. ah cum over a mite redneck, an been hankerin for t'try mah han' at buildin' a cigar box git-fiddle fo' a long old time na. So ah had some time t'take, an' some spare bucks an' ah decided t'does it! Well howt doggy! Translation: Hello chaps, watton_earth here. I have been wanting to try my hand at building a cigar box guitar for a long time now. So I had some holiday to take and some spare money and I decided to stop procrastinating about the bush and do it! Horrah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watton_earth Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 Got me sum parts from dang magic tv. Slap ma thi! Translation: The parts ordered on ebay arrived in the post! hoozah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watton_earth Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 (edited) Got me lumber, a box, n nails. Broke na, shiyt! Translation: I ordered a: - Bass paddle neck, this is going to allow me to cut the design I hand in mind. - Kent armstrong toaster, I like the way sound & look - elephant ear tuners - chunky bridge (need some weight in the body I guess, but mostly I just liked the way it looked) - Medium length (and gauge) just a guess £4 from ebay can't go wrong I spent my way close to half an epiphone jack casady bass (GAS!) , best not to think about it really. Edited May 12, 2012 by watton_earth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 When finished it should be "smokin"...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watton_earth Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 Right... I can no longer be arsed to talk in redneck: translation: Lazy f*cker Soooo... I have decided to style the headstock on the headstock my other basses have.... That's right... fender! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watton_earth Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 Tacky tape and a pen then we are ready to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watton_earth Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 Jigsaw's are awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watton_earth Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 (edited) I didn't really have a brief as such, and I don't smoke any more so there isn't even a design on the back of a pack of fags. I don't care if it's not polished, I don't have enough time to pick toys up off the floor most days so, let's do this already. So with that in mind the parts that arrived aren't exactly top quality...but this works I think... For example I ordered 2 left & 2 right tuners, so when 4 right tuners turned up and 1 was of a differant design to the others.....(meh! look at all the lovely f*cks I give). I did have to massage the odd man out tuner into position (with a lump hammer and a vice) Here it is... No I'm not going to sand it... Edited May 12, 2012 by watton_earth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watton_earth Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 (edited) The cigar box I got from ebay came sort of ready to go...but unfortunatly the neck didn't really look that strong, so unfortunatly I had to re do it. In retro spect I think I should have just bought a cohiba box like I wanted but, i'm lazy and impatient... Edited May 12, 2012 by watton_earth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watton_earth Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 (edited) I also cut the hole for the toaster. There's enough space to raise it up down or even just remove it plop it in another project... Edited May 12, 2012 by watton_earth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watton_earth Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 Boooooo! I've come to a flying stand still, I need 55mm screws for the neck, and these are difficult to get hold of. Dam imperial measurement system. So they are now on order. Also... The electric's didn't arrive in time, so... I suppose it's time to kick back and play some bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watton_earth Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 Finished.. [attachment=110515:poormans_4005.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watton_earth Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 I know what your thinking...and no the hose pipe is not plumbed in, there's a hose pipe ban on after all... You may also be thinking that this is a differant box...it is. The last one the measurements between the nut and bridge were way out so I had to start again. This looks better anyway. It's actually surprisingly playable sounds nice too, I can even leave it lying around and don't care if the wee ones batter the hell out of it. watton_earth out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booooooom Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Nice one! A mate of mine makes cigar box guitars - usually three-stringers or one-string diddlebows - and I made one recently which got me thinking about a bass version... one day...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 That is awesome, great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Does John Hall know about that headstock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watton_earth Posted July 5, 2012 Author Share Posted July 5, 2012 ...poor mans rickenbacker 4005. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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