Three String Guitar Build - The “DARTH VADER” (Spring Reverb, Smoke Detector Piezo Pickup)

This is a “Black Reticle Box”. The specific plastic used is super hardened and very sturdy. .. perfect for an acoustic instrument!! The piezo was salvaged from an old smoke detector and there are two springs mounted on the neck inside the box to provide a nasty trashy reverb sound. This instrument is very inspiring and fun to play … seriously!!! oh my gosh !!! 😎
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[@deucedecker4903]

I called the ASPCA about the dogs hearing the Hendrix piece.😀 Sounded awesome dude. Very creative.

[@kymberlybyers6218]

I totally second the need for tutorial on the song you played at the end, it just rocks!

[@w13rdguy]

Darth Vader? Sounds like black magic! 🪄

[@davefuzzforrow6627]

Haha,you didn't want to start getting too crazy🤔too late fella😉😂😆you are the mad professor of CBGB's 😎🤟🤟🎸

[@wingyone]

Cool! I recently 3D printed some Darth Vader guitar picks I found online.

[@genomitchalinni8106]

Hey, Dale. You could have warned us. My ears are still ringing from that smoke detector test.

[@genomitchalinni8106]

Encore! That sounded great, bro.

[@mitchellwoodham28]

Del, you are the father... Of CBGs. May the force be with you!!!

[@paulrobinson8558]

You're a fantastically crazy man, but most endearing, too. Lovin' the eccentricity and the great CBG's. Well done, Del.

[@-jank-willson]

17:15 - 18:00 sounds like 'grunge' rock, like something Curt Kobain might come up with. Maybe because palm mutes are used a lot in 'grunge' rock, and the battery bridge sounds like palm muting...?

[@barryashton1404]

I honestly think 🤔 that you could make a cbg out of anything and it would sound amazing 😊

[@tomlittle4386]

Dell, I agree with Mr A…. You could make a guitar out of most anything and I’m always blown away by your talents playing the three string! Geesh, since I play a six string, I thought building the three string would be the hardest part of my three string journey ….. Haa Haa …. Built it (thanks to your videos) ….. Now I’m trying to play it, not coming as natural as I thought it would! Not giving up tho! Thanks for everything Del!

[@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar]

perseverance is the key bro …stick it out and you won’t be sorry. i promise

[@ericshaffer9823]

The force is strong with this one! 🎉

[@danbgt]

You and Mojo should make a record. 😬

[@leonardharrold3794]

Nice build man, I built one for my cousin with the springs only in a dulcimer scale. Ps don’t poke your finger with that rusty nail on the head stock.😂

[@-jank-willson]

you can get magnetic coil pickups from power bricks (the ones you use for phones and tv's and such) very easily as well!

[@-jank-willson]

could you do a video on using cheap thrift store PA systems as amps and thrift store 'home theater' speakers as speaker cabinets? waaaay cheaper then getting buying a real amp + cab.

[@Pineapplepen_2]

Cool! How to learn to play a three-string guitar, where to find chords for three strings?

[@Firtzyk]

Could you tell more about the E phygrian Minor scale?

[@alwayslearning8365]

Has good tone. Very impressive. 👍🎸

[@KingKernel]

Can you do a tutorial video on the song you played at 13:45? Very sick, especially with the "banjo" sound Cool build

[@Steven-gf3nj]

Be careful with collecting old smoke detectors with Americium-241. Somebody might think one might be making something a little “louder” than a cigar box guitar. Just sayin’ Del. Lol

[@birdwoodcbgs71]

A very enjoyable episode Del. The guitar sounds ace!! Did you make the single coil pickup on the ‘drill’ guitar yourself? Thinking about making my own. So just wondering.

[@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar]

i would love to start building pickups!! that’s something i haven’t done yet

[@hurdygurdyguy1]

Dude, where do you get those reticle boxes… are they Intel exclusives?? The Vader looks and sounds mighty terrific!! 19:07 ... I gotta slow the video down by half and learn that tune!! Very cool tune!! I spy a small cutaway body in the windowsill... got plans for that?! I'm in Israel at the moment, I made a cbg for one of my archaeology dig colleagues and gave it to him here (he loves it!!), but I made a big mistake !!! I didn't bring one along for myself!! 😭

[@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar]

dang dude!! i’m jealous!!! 😎

[@vtbn53]

Great stuff Del, very impressive, but could you tell me what a "reticle box" is please? I Googled and Googled it but all I came up with is it is a synonym for crosshairs. Could it be receptacle box?

[@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar]

i’ll do a video explaining… 😃👍🏽

[@vtbn53]

@@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar Fantastic! I look forward to that.

[@ranman58635]

Dell, is there any way you can send me a diagram of how to hook up that distortion switch to a guitar? I have a disability that makes it hard. I may just have to se your video again. Perhaps you can do another video but more detailed? Anyway thank you.

[@user-zy4fx7vg4r]

Del, would happen to sale those boxes?

[@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar]

email me?! 😎👍🏽

[@itsclearasmud7718]

I salvaged a bunch of smoke alarm piezos and was unable to solder to them. Any suggestions ?

[@davidspriggs1945]

Hey Del I've been searching for the reticle boxes...can you post an address for them please?

[@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar]

i salvaged them from the recycle bin at intel… i used to work there for the last 35 years. i’m retired now 😉

[@user-pn7fu3sl2e]

Where did you get the clear plastic boxes at

[@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar]

intel

[@user-pn7fu3sl2e]

Thank you I'll try that

[@MaxcoreyMusic]

Love your videos Del, but sometimes the volume is just way too low to hear you

[@crystalphotographybyj.luis2704]

whhat do you say in 13:36? I can no duplicatte what you are saying nin 13: 36 please tel me.

[@crystalphotographybyj.luis2704]

you will not clarify?

[@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar]

i’m tuned EBE 😎👍🏽

[@crystalphotographybyj.luis2704]

@@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar thank you

[@normbarrows]

That thing has excellent tone. EVH used the drill and pickup trick on the intro to Poundcake kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZnFeIamp9uZmKc