How To Make The Simplest Electric Guitar - DIY Guitar From An Old Wooden Board

I made a minimalist electric guitar, and I want to share with you how I made it. There is nothing superfluous in it - only the minimum set that is needed for an electric guitar.
People love different shapes of guitars. Someone likes Gibson SG, Les Paul, Explorer or Flying V. Someone likes Fender Strat or Telecaster, Mustang or Jazzmaster. Someone likes Superstrats, crazy BC Rich Warlock or Mockingbird. And I thought: what if I make a DIY guitar without a body at all. Well, more precisely, it will have a body, but a minimalist and simplest one - so that only the most necessary things fit on it.
It's kind of like a cigar box guitar, but without the box.
To make the body, I found an old wooden board (about 10 centimeters wide). Therefore, I think that this recycled project can definitely be called Trash to Treasure. I also used the cheapest single pickup (about $4) and the cheapest Fixed Non String Through Hardtail Bridges I could find ($10). The most expensive part of the guitar is the neck. I used an old neck from an old cheap Harley Benton guitar (the whole guitar was less than $60).
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[@TheGorillafoot]

Tone wood people's heads are exploding by watching this.

[@hakanaxlund4316]

😅

[@nobnobnobnob]

They still have pstd from the Concrete Guitar build

[@pdlawson-venusloon359]

😂😂😂

[@amsumanravih]

I respect the creativity of the project (and mean no offense to the creator of the video! great work!) but it would be kind of insane to claim that the clean tone here is anywhere near the quality of a proper guitar or that this proves/disproves anything about guitar construction or materials...

[@oscardarrell]

Yeah it sounds like sh!t..

[@vincenzoerriquenz2356]

This video explains exactly the brilliant and neat idea of Leo Fender about solid body guitars: a pickup placed on a rigid base performed by a body made of a plank of ANY wood, attached to a neck via four screws; the pickup converts the vibrations of the strings in an electric signal that goes to the source of amplification of It.This Is the core of the concept, everything else comes after, and is less and less relevant

[@HannaShevchenkoUA]

Awesome! And that crow at the end was so funny 😊

[@johnpeccarelli2389]

Whoa 🤯- I never would have believed it if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes 👀 and heard it with my own ears… 👂

[@jensbomholt4529]

Tonewood choice & Masterworks & Signature ... hottest ingredients ever! Coolest project: respect, man!

[@CorbenEdward]

NICEEE!! I love this kind of stuff. Also, as a guy who also loves Corvids, Respect! That caught me off guard!

[@MrHardguitar]

Glad to hear that. Thanks for your feedback.

[@Shewjei]

the tones are brilliant, but i must ask won't the wood bend over time? why not double layer the wood with a healthy layer wood glue?

[@edwtorres1]

AWESOME PROJECT!!!... WHEN LESS IS MORE!!!... YOU ARE A GENIUS!!!... THANKS FOR SHARING!!!... Greetins from Argentina!...

[@Pawelkarolryszka]

Very cool, but is there a way to put a volume and 2 tone knobs ?

[@creamwobbly]

2 tone knobs? That's not a nice way to refer to the members of Madness!

[@Maicol_fuzz]

I didn't know you at all, and I just saw your video I did the same 1 month ago Telepathyyyy lol

[@maksimsamojlovich1929]

What did you understand while screwing bridge on? I mean, point of double 1/2 scale should be: in the middle of the tuning saddles (on a bridge) / at the closest to zero fret point / closer to back guitar strap buckle?

[@delorissamuelson6988]

I am just blown away! Wow.

[@robinleebraun7739]

For electric guitars, tone wood’s effects are greatly exaggerated. See Jim Lill.

[@wbwillie]

cool concept but that screwdriver is driving me nervous (nice Alice Cooper reference there LOL)

[@hoofbags]

Call it the paletcaster!

[@wealldieatthehandsoflovedones]

Did this back when the pawn shops really loved buying my guitars..... I made one so ugly and simple, no one wanted it.

[@hakanaxlund4316]

Awesome!👍🏻

[@UNKUHNOODLES]

🎸👀👀👀👀👀SO COOOOL!!!!! I bet if Gibson made this they would charge 3000 Bucks!!!😜🍻

[@MrHardguitar]

I am selling mine for only $2500. Hurry up! Quantity is limited. 😁

[@mr_j0r1s10]

That’s really cool! I recently stripped a custom epiphone les Paul from its hardware because the neck was completely done for, and now I’m also making a DIY guitar from it 😂

[@manuelgomez1768]

Qué buena idea!!

[@TheArkFan91]

Sounds amazing love it

[@MrHardguitar]

Wow. Thanks. This begs the question: does guitar wood really matter?

[@wyldelf2685]

​@@MrHardguitar as long as wood plank is strong , , ,I guess it doesn't matter , 🤔 hats off to you on this build 👍 I do enjoy a guitar that is very lightweight and I believe you Aced it here 😮😂😂🏆👍

[@hpsp1234]

i love how theres just a crow on his pedalboard

[@bikerjon8934]

yeah

[@TOMOPRATAMA]

Crazy Brilliant.. Good Job!!!

[@gunpowderboardgames]

Thanks Silent Bob, very cool! where do you get your fret boards from, old guitars or can you buy these?

[@deonnoed2739]

Hay man! Feel fine you, amazing fantastic your post video I loved, but you have careful HSI from your pet crow, SHALLOW!😂😅😊

[@hypoflipzy1157]

Btw its literally been proven that tonewood doesnt actually affect tone on electric guitars. This guitar will sound as good as the pickups and amp used.

[@joc8246]

thanks man , your video helped me fixing my guitar and your face at the end was so hot....

[@CarlosVillamater]

May I know if which is better to tie the pick up wire or solder it to the mono jack?

[@somsakpongpan5126]

ก็มีเท่านี้แหละกีตาร์ไฟฟ้า มนุษย์เราต่างหากที่ทำให้ไม้โง่ๆมันมีราคาแพง😂😂😂😅😅

[@shubhanbrahmkshatriya7460]

I really want to do this myself. One question I have, is should I install a truss rod and if so how do I do so?

[@jameslabs1]

Very inspirational and cool. Thanks

[@sanndeeee3038]

Me : mom I want an electric guitar Mom : we have that That guitar :.....

[@ritz1119]

Love your project ideas - simplicity perfected! By the way how did you get that mythical magical bird delay pedal? Glad to see someone other than me also using the super slinky gauge.

[@MrHardguitar]

First of all, I just love these strings. I have tried many different brands and gauges. But when I first tried super slinky - it was WOW! Now all other brands and gauges do not exist for me. Now, about the bird. Well, everybody know that the bird is the... You know... But to be honest, it's just a Screaming Bird Booster. And finally, thank you very much.

[@ritz1119]

@@MrHardguitar Glad to see we share the same love for the super slinky. All hail the Screaming Bird Booster!

[@marcd1981]

Very well done, that's some good sound from a couple of pieces of wood!

[@k_potassium]

1:04 - what's the measurement if it's for Bass Guitar?

[@kassd4169]

This is very creative!!!

[@Ififitzisitz]

Bro is literally nick harmer

[@jakobrlancaster]

I want to build my own 4 string guitar with a 2" wide neck. If I scavenged a guitar neck like you did, how hard would it be to remove the nut and replace it with a nut custom cut for 4 strings? I've built my own instrument before (a mountain dulcimer). The end result was playable and I'm proud of it, but it's got serious problems with string buzz because I could never get the frets flat or the action correct. I measured and cut the frets myself, so I probably bit off more than I could chew for a first time project. Because of this, I've got it in my head that a DIY guitar is going to be way harder than it probably is

[@ferrarenniel9317]

Make a bass next

[@Gary.Poltava]

cheap and cheerful

[@juliuscaesar5001]

How dare you 😂

[@Nazman06]

That is cool .can you set the action and intonation? The action was purdy high

[@iblesbosuok]

_Membumi,_ down to earth. Respect.

[@animalmusical9054]

It's wrong! You need a Alder wood to be right. And that bridge is not Gotoh. And this cap...

[@MrHardguitar]

I believe I should have used rare mahogany from an endangered species of trees illegally cut down in the Amazon rainforest.

[@animalmusical9054]

@@MrHardguitar yes. And hardware must be gold.

[@MrHardguitar]

But I used a bridge made of platinum. So you offer me some downgrade. )))

[@animalmusical9054]

@@MrHardguitar oh, sure! Sorry! 😅

[@matthughes9195]

I think the action might be a little high 😂

[@nhuy-helen4005]

Ok you numbone guita!!!!!❤

[@rafa83fs]

🤔🤦

[@Ironsmithwins]

Genial! How to find the right distance of total strings length (from top to down)?

[@fatroberto3012]

On all guitars, the 12th fret is half the distance from the inside edge of the nut to the point the strings touch the bridge. So the bridge position is set by whatever neck you choose. Give yourself room to adjust the intonation before you measure.

[@christianurgese]

You should paint it.

[@AnthonyArellano-fr7br]

Very nice ❤

[@zvirb]

Is this the neck from the fluffy guitar?

[@MrHardguitar]

No, but it's almost the same neck.

[@julin417]

Hi, thanks for the idea! One question, where did you find just the fretboard of the guitar separated from the rest of the body?

[@MrHardguitar]

It is sold separately. Just try searching for "guitar neck".

[@julin417]

@@MrHardguitar Thanks !!

[@alexrossalexross556]

Good job.

[@jijimohan4961]

Awesome 6:16

[@vasilyz81]

Интересное изобретение👍

[@papuchu]

❤ 👀

[@thomaspollock8167]

Toooooooooooooooooooooooooooo kool!

[@MrHardguitar]

Thaaaaaaaaank you 😉

[@ladislavschvarcz7475]

Super 👍👍👍 dobrá práce 👍👍👍

[@anibalraulfunesramirez6186]

como curiosidad 10 puntos, como guitarra, una poronga...

[@randallhaney7909]

I thought you would make it into; Like a maybe lap steel; type of slider (fooled me lol.) Cool stuff Boss. Thanks for keeping it fun.

[@MrHardguitar]

I am not very good at this, but why can't it be played like a lap steel guitar?

[@randallhaney7909]

@@MrHardguitar Sorry if I offended you? Was not my intention to do that. Yeah Boss; it absolutely can be played as a lap guitar, I was just saying that a lap guitar's action is so high that it can't be chorded with your fingers, Like the old "Hawaii lap steel's were slide only" But your creation you can obviously do both like a dobro. Keep safe and Warm.

[@MrHardguitar]

No, you didn't offend me at all. I'm really not very familiar with slide guitars and lap steel guitars. I even got to read a bit about them yesterday. Now I have become a little wiser. Thank you.

[@Praemolar15]

The diddley bow is much simpler

[@MrHardguitar]

Yes. A few years ago, I showed how to make an electro diddley bo in 10 minutes: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ep6QZpl5mM6CrKc But diddley bow is not a real guitar.

[@Praemolar15]

@@MrHardguitar Sorry, I overlooked that nitpicky detail