Here she is , my newest build .. I call her “ tea-n -tea “ . due to the 2 tea boxes and her explosive sound..
Have a look and a listen .( i'm just putting her through the paces for you to show her range . - it may sound like i'm clicking pedals , but i'm not .. ,i'm just switching the pickup options . . these vintage pickups are awsome )
How cool is this thing ? a detachable potato masher for a lap rest .. with a bracelet cuff attached ,
Turn it sideways and it sits, and looks like a gun ;-) the yardstick fretboard is cool and vintage , and with the booze flask spout makes the neck look like a chimney or smoke stack when standing up . the curved wood holding the electronics is a berry picking basket handle . , the pole the turners are on is the arm for a window scraper .
The wrap around string design was a pain in the butt ,, but looks cool . she is set up for 3 strings , but I broke one just before this video . lol . this thing roars ,, believe it or not , that’s only an extra light #2 and 3 strings on there . the vintage pick ups give a wide range from bass to treb .. these pick ups are awesome .. the best I have ever heard . I also reversed the pickups to get a better sound and put the neck pick up in the back .
She looks small , but she’s a 24 scale . her bridge starts right at the end of the guitar .
The tac fret markers on the neck is also a cool design .. and allowable because she’s a slider .but the raised narrow yard stick fret board allows for fingering also.
Call her 'steam punk" if you want .. but that was not really what I was going for , it just developed into this and took on a life of its own ;-)
Hope you like her ;-)
I absolutely love this thing . I can’t put it down ;-)

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Comment by the anonymous pick on September 1, 2011 at 8:48am
not meant  for fingering , but you can get  away with a bit  , mostly  on the lower end .
Comment by Hayden A Butler on September 1, 2011 at 8:40am
Awesome sound - is it just slide or can it be played with fingers?
Comment by the anonymous pick on August 29, 2011 at 9:43pm
thanx  mike  ,    ;-)
Comment by Mike Bingham on August 29, 2011 at 11:36am
Nice build. HUGE sound.  Looks like a crowd pleaser!
Comment by the anonymous pick on August 28, 2011 at 1:25am

forgot to mention ,,  the stain on it   was  the  vinagar and steel  whool  thing ,,  just let it soak  for 3 hrs  not over night as suggested   .  gave   it a nice  barn board look .. the  neck was almost "white"  before , and  the  boxes were  new  pine .

i never stained the base  it was scrap wood .

Comment by the anonymous pick on August 27, 2011 at 5:12pm

lol - the wrap around  strings was a pain , and caused   shorter scale   due to  average string length  etc ,,, which varies  from company to company , so that was my  main concern  and caused alot  of  other  issues  such as  bridge placement  and the   last fret  to actually be  right  over the pick up  almost . to allow space between the boxes for the  tuners  and still have a 24 scale . .  etc..

i think its my  last wrap around   build  ;-)  lol.

thanx for the comments  ;-)

Comment by swampapple slim on August 27, 2011 at 2:27pm
nice rig makes my brain hurt and no ideas were mine bet that got 2000 hrs figerin ,no joke it is cool
Comment by the anonymous pick on August 27, 2011 at 12:22pm
thanx bemuzic  ;-) that put a smile on my  face  ;-)
Comment by bemuzic on August 27, 2011 at 11:23am
WOW amazing design and look AND sound!!!!
Comment by the anonymous pick on August 27, 2011 at 1:11am

lol  . if ya read the description ..  i broke one  just before the vid  ;-)

just my luck  ;-)

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