http://boingboing.net/2012/10/10/electric-guitars-made-from-old.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 26 May 2013 05:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/10/electric-guitars-made-from-old.html#comment-1554981 Claude Johnson Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186449#comment-1554981 Where you strum these guitar is actually very important to the sound you want to achieve through guitar scales. There's certain places on the guitar that have a warmer, bassier sound... and others that have a brighter sound....my personal opinion though... Where you strum these guitar is actually very important to the sound you want to achieve through guitar scales. There’s certain places on the guitar that have a warmer, bassier sound… and others that have a brighter sound….my personal opinion though…

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/10/10/electric-guitars-made-from-old.html#comment-1553546 Isaac Rinke Wed, 10 Oct 2012 23:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186449#comment-1553546 A neighbor of mine has family in Morocco. At one point in time, one of their relatives was in school and had an orchestra class. The only problem was that they couldn't afford a violin for her, so they built one out of an old oil can. Eventually, my neighbor's granddaughter bought her a violin. I always think about how backwards the cigar box trend is when I remember that. A neighbor of mine has family in Morocco. At one point in time, one of their relatives was in school and had an orchestra class. The only problem was that they couldn’t afford a violin for her, so they built one out of an old oil can. Eventually, my neighbor’s granddaughter bought her a violin. I always think about how backwards the cigar box trend is when I remember that.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/10/10/electric-guitars-made-from-old.html#comment-1553516 autark Wed, 10 Oct 2012 23:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186449#comment-1553516 There were a couple guys walking around SF MusicTech with these yesterday There were a couple guys walking around SF MusicTech with these yesterday

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/10/10/electric-guitars-made-from-old.html#comment-1553383 tedrock Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=186449#comment-1553383 There is a band named Split Lip Rayfield that features a single string bass made from the gas tank of a 1978 Mercury Grand Marquis.... http://youtu.be/qc_lIbwi_Uo and  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_Lip_Rayfield There is a band named Split Lip Rayfield that features a single string bass made from the gas tank of a 1978 Mercury Grand Marquis….
http://youtu.be/qc_lIbwi_Uo
and 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_Lip_Rayfield

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