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> Professional musicians don’t play on crappy equipment, right? ;-) Jack White (of White Stripes) makes and plays a guitar with a bottle, a board, a string, an
by gilbetron 5y ago
> Professional musicians don’t play on crappy equipment, right? ;-)
Jack White (of White Stripes) makes and plays a guitar with a bottle, a board, a string, and a pickup:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_F7aiOvdwE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_F7aiOvdwE
- brimble 5y agoThat's a variant of a diddley bow guitar (there are other names, too). There's a larger variety that goes by a bunch of names that you lean against a wall to play. Traditionally, you'd source the wire from a worn-out broom. It was the first instrument for a lot of early blues guitarists. (obviously, the old-school versions don't have electric pick-ups, but this is otherwise pretty much a standard build for one)