Hi everyone was too scared to build 3 string cbg (even though got all the parts) untill I seen justin johnsons vid on making a diddley bow and though hell I can do that! So my first build is guna be a one string electric diddley bow! 

Ive a few questions which is best pick up? bridge or not sure name of the other think its a humbucker?

What length?

What strings to use ive standard 3 string set and E string and A string of electric bass guitar! Im a huge classic rock fam ACDC, Metallica, Van Halen etc, so based on that type of music which string?

Using a home built cigarbox with sound holes and a through neck broom handle!

Would appreciate any imput or ideas!

Thanks in advance guys!

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A little one string exercise for you to try while waiting for things to dry:

Play:

0 4 7 4 0

Then play:

0 3 7 3 0

Which arpeggio sounds major?

Which sounds minor?

Why?

Refer to previous threads if needed.

There is a prize for successful completion. ;-)

Here's another play and guess the song snippet for your one string pleasure:

10 12 12 10 12 7 6 5 3 0 0

10 12 12 10 12 7 6 5 3 0

Use vibrato on the 3 fret.

What tuning are these in?

Tuned to whichever string you use to play it on.  We are talking one string here.

Say you use the E string you would be in the key of E.

If you wanted to change to the key of F you would move everything up one fret. This is called transposing.

So if you were on the E string and wanted to play in the key of F the tab would become:

11 13 13 11 13 8 7 6 4 1 1

11 13 13 11 13 8 7 6 4 1

Key of G would be two frets higher than the key of F:

13 15 15 13 15 10 9 8 6 3 3

13 15 15 13 15 10 9 8 6 3

That's about as far as you can usefully go on any one string.

The same shift applies to playing chords on a multi-string instrument.

Check out James O. Lunsford's video on playing in all 12 keys to see and hear the concept expressed very clearly in action.

So any hints on this one?

Sure.

The sun will shine on you and you'll rise to the top when you figure this one out.

I

s it cocaine ?

You're not too far off. It's the riff from Sunshine of Your Love by Cream, close as I can get it on one string. Sounds better with overdrive.

Gosh damn I thought I had it! Lol

But are you having fun?

Just finished my first build, one string cigarbox diddley bow! What a fun weekends work! Waiting for glue to set before I plug her in and see how she sounds! :-)

oooh that's when the fun will really begin. It's so exciting playing something you've made for the first time!

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