DIY Guitar
You can never have enough guitars
Happy New Year to all! The new year demands new moves to the new projects. So I have pushed myself to work on the new Telecaster Clone project. I have named it “Blood Red” just because I could find the body of that colour made by the local luthier. As I stated in my previous…
Hi. Some time ago I wanted to make a (friendly) joke on the Tele guitars. I had TOO many leftovers from the Tele project. So I decided to make the “RedNeck Tele” project. Which meant some sort of mixture between the famous “Tele” thing and sort of the Cigar Box Guitar. And it was almost…
I swear I did my best to make this travel guitar sound. And it never worked out. It’s sad. Because I was always wanting to have a small handy instrument which I can keep in the trunk of my car or in the travel. The Amigo Travel Guitar was promising. I have purchased it on…
I did it! In my previous article I was sharing my impression on the creativity of some guys who invented the way to use the P-Bass pickups as a sound transferring device in the foot drum stomp boxes. I was so exited about this novelty instrument that decided to make my own thing. 1. The…
And again about stomp boxes AKA foot drums. This time about Pbass Stomp Box. In my previous article, I shared my experience of making the stomp box. The one in this article was made from the Cohiba small cigar box and the piezo transducer. Of course, there are a lot of different types of stomp…
So many things are happening around.The whole rock music industry is heavily relying on the computers. Recording Studio Software gives very impressive and powerful tools in the hands of musicians no matter what level of skills they have.The beginners ca just learn to mix the pre-recorded loops.I personally keep trying to record all instruments except…
This one is my first Dobro ever. Korean Regal RD-40 Resonator. It’s classified a s an entry level but still I like it very much. The body is all laminated. But it is not that important as long as the resonator cone itself and other guitart parts are of good enough quality. On the emotional…
Today I was pleasantly surprised to see my Blue JM working on the streets of the downtown of Montreal. My good old friend and amazing street musician Serge (Papillon) was performing the legendary “Stairway to Heaven” at the corner of Ste.-Cathering and Stanley. . Here’s a little piece of it that I was able to…
Everybody have heard about such thing as “one-man-band”. Right? It’s when one man plays few instruments simultaneously. There are 2 most popular accompanying instruments when you play guitar: harmonica and drum. Well, some sort of drum. It could be just an empty packing box or real foot drum depending on your budget. Or an
Martin and Taylor look like two acoustic super brands nowadays. It’s like Fender and Gibson in the world of the electric guitars. At least this is my personal humble opinion.
Depends On What Are Your Expectations “Are Saga guitar kits good?”In just a few words, the answer is “Yes.” It depends on your expectations, as always in this type of situation. In my humble opinion, it has three advantages: It is fun to make your own guitar. If you have enough patience you may get a…
There are three major categories of acoustic guitars produced nowadays: all solid wood, solid top, and laminate. Laminate wood guitars These are the low-end cheap guitars used mostly by beginners.Laminate is wood in which sheets of wood are layered on top of each other. Usually, a thin layer of more expensive wood is placed over…
