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 ;-)