In my fav. haunt, I discovered a whole rack of aluminum channel ( 7/8s by 1 1/2 inches).... being sold by the pound it was super cheap (four 3 foot lengths less than $ 3), so I had to try to build a guitar on it....

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Comment by Wichita Sam on November 26, 2009 at 2:30am
Thanks Jim... with a piezo and a tuner and a string you can play almost anything...
Comment by Jim Mitchell on November 26, 2009 at 1:53am
Wow this sounds great...
Comment by Wichita Sam on November 17, 2009 at 12:34pm
My "finished" model has a mahogany veneer fingerboard... a little less "scratchy" and much better looking...

thanks for the comment...

the best,

Sam
Comment by Vince Stark on November 17, 2009 at 12:31pm
Has a beautiful bass tone! Hard to tell it's even metal....
Comment by Wichita Sam on November 4, 2009 at 4:02pm
format problem... I won't have time to sort it out until Friday.... the lastest one on YouTube is a much better looking and slightly better sounding. I'm looking for plastic endcaps for the Al channel to complete the look.

I really do love playing it...

the best,

Sam
Comment by Kevin M. Kraft on November 4, 2009 at 3:41pm
THAT'S the right speed! lol The one over at your youtube account was a bit speedy!
Comment by Wichita Sam on October 11, 2009 at 10:57am
I've retro'd two bass tuners and the E and A strings from a bass set and this thing is WOW. A little sensitive to contact noise with the piezo, but I'm working on that....
Comment by Ice Bob on October 11, 2009 at 9:44am
i like it. looks solid as a rock
Comment by Wichita Sam on September 25, 2009 at 5:27pm
Thanks for everyone....

THis afternoon, I built another on a guitar scale (24 1/2") and three strings (5-4-3) and it sounded terrible. The dimensions of the channel must be perfert for bass response... The next thing I"ll try is loading the first one with E/A bass strings....
Comment by Paul Doug on September 25, 2009 at 5:04pm
Really a great sound. Sure thought it would sound different.

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