Sounds like early Devo.

(And I approve.)

92BuickLeSabre

Why are none of these people willing to show their face? I feel like I'm watching some lame xtube video.

homerjay

This reminds me of when i used to make guitars out of cigar boxes, rubber bands, and a piece of plywood. Sounded pretty much the same too. Could up the tension a little bit, tho.

A day's worth of practice and they'll be ripping out Dragonforce like smooth melted face toast.

P3nnst8r has returned on the Graces of Brian Ashcraft

Not bad, not bad. ROCK ON DIYers, ROCK ON

Con Seannery

Um, I mean, I guess those are guitars. With one string that sound like shit. Perhaps this would work better if everyone got high first.

nachobel

I don't think I would want to show my face either after that....

Y2KGTP

Totally. Awesome. Shine on you one stringed wonders. Did anyone post the instructions on how they made the pickups?

nat lyon

@P3nnst8r has returned on the Graces of Brian Ashcraft: Cigar boxes and plywood? You were spoiled. I used empty tissue boxes.

Sora57

@Fierock: It would take a lot of airflow to vibrate strings.

GeekyNerdGuy

Someone should try combining a woodwind and a guitar, like a guitar-flute. Maybe it's already been done?

Fierock

Not nearly as cool as Les Claypool's Whamola.
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twoeightnine

@nat lyon: [www.instructables.com]

GeekyNerdGuy

We're there really that many chicks there or did they just make sure to film the four they had?

GeekyNerdGuy

@Fierock: You would still have to vibrate the strings. The pickup is just a microphone.

GeekyNerdGuy

@Fierock: Then you'd probably have a vibration sounding hum in the background of all your music.

If the pickup moved up and down enough you'd possibly get a loudness change with it getting louder as the pickup got close to the string and softer as it moved away, but just vibrating isn't going to move it enough to make a difference. It will just create background noise.

GeekyNerdGuy

@Fierock: nevermind stupid idea cause then you can't vary the frequency with strings.

Fierock

@GeekyNerdGuy: what if you vibrate the pickup?

Fierock

Wow, what will poor people think up next? 2 tin cans and a string for a phone?

Noobs-R-Us

Yea, despite the intricacies of being a musical instrument, the science behind an electric guitar is pretty simple. I got an A on an induction presentation in a Physics class by hooking my guitar up to an oscilloscope, and explaining the magic(aka science) behind it.

I later built an electric guitar...the woodworking is the hard part, the electronics are easy, so needless to say, it looks crappy, but it rocks.

jps1369

The girlishness hiding deep inside me has to come out sometimes... and that chick's 1984-era pastel dress is just god-awful. It's ugly if you're being serious, and if you're trying to be an ironic hipster, then it's even worse. If I thought they were ugly when I was a toddler, that sentiment hasn't changed one bit since.

NightElfMohawk

How did they learn so many Sonic Youth songs so quickly?

middy

Watch me rock out on my electric guitar-broomstick!... OUCH! Splinter!

ackthbbft

OMG! It's Modest Mouse!

All you really need for an electric guitar is a pick-up and some strings. The rest doesn't really matter. I once built an electric back in the 90's with a friend of mine that was mostly duct tape.

KLanD

zomg why don't these idiots stop wasting their time and learn to play REAL guitar [/anti-GH-idiot]

one-string guitar made from a 2x4... hilarious. they just need to add a whammy bar now.

willyolio