Modifying the 10-Minute Diddley Bow

[@marcd1981]

Came from the 10-minute build video to see this. Thank you for posting it, this was very educational for me, as I am looking into doing my first build soon.

[@musicalmiscellany]

Thanks for finding my channel. I am glad the vid was helpful! Good luck with your build.

[@bobjohnston4325]

What a difference in looks! From a pauper to a prince. I have a chugger I made four years ago when I started building CBG's. Didn't expect much but it plays so well it's one of my favorites to play. My wife hates how it looks so I think I'll get out a rattle can and do some other mods on it. Probably take a little longer than ten minutes though.

[@musicalmiscellany]

Thanks Bob. I think I might have to rename it the 3 hour diddley at this point. LOL. But most of that time was waiting for paint to dry.

[@jfrankcarr]

The reinforcement is a good idea. One of my first diddley bow builds cracked under the tension.

[@musicalmiscellany]

Thanks for checking out the vid. Yes indeed. These boards are strong... but even one string creates a lot of tension.

[@alwayslearning8365]

TY. Looks this will bear fun project to do with the kids.

[@musicalmiscellany]

It would be! It's always fun to get kids involved in making their own instruments.

[@drewjaeger8962]

The Diddley Orange turned out great! I really like that sound. Yet another project to add to my ever growing list!

[@musicalmiscellany]

I'm glad you liked it and it's an easy build. Maybe I started a trend. LOL. Thanks for watching.

[@eelbloom7]

Have you ever seen an orange diddley bo?? *KLONG* lol 😂 love it, man. Cheers

[@musicalmiscellany]

Thanks for watching the video.

[@rock2blues59]

Cool mods. Great demo.

[@musicalmiscellany]

Thanks! It really ended up looking pretty good despite it being a 10 min build.

[@stevesstrings5243]

Nice mods! It looks good cleaned up. Thanks for tip on the quick grounding fix!

[@musicalmiscellany]

Ha ha. Thanks for watching Steve. I like to pass on the little tricks I've learned.

[@Tom_Klein]

Another great video! Looks nice, I like the orange! Sounds really good!

[@musicalmiscellany]

Thanks. I'm really happy with the way this bow came out. It sounds pretty wicked.

[@mybusiness7663]

Cool project I thought what would it look like if you put a fade on it to match your pvc aboriginal instrument

[@musicalmiscellany]

Too funny. I actually thought about that but I was out of red paint. I could've just done a fade from yellow to orange but that isn't as cool as the yellow/orange/red fade.

[@keithhampton9700]

Thanks for your knowledge.Mucho Respecto!!

[@musicalmiscellany]

Thanks for watching. I like it when my videos help others.

[@duncanmcneill7088]

On a guitar or bass there would normally be an earth wire running to the bridge to ground the strings.

[@musicalmiscellany]

That's accurate.

[@barrythird3297]

That is a new idea 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@musicalmiscellany]

@@barrythird3297 thanks for watching

[@orchestratedpassage9468]

your ready for a rubberbullet cover band ;)

[@musicalmiscellany]

Ha ha. Thanks for checking it out.

[@normanroberts6680]

My amp hums from bad ground, like the quick fix

[@musicalmiscellany]

I'm glad it was helpful. Thanks for the comment.