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Yamaha Silent Guitar

Posted by Paul Craig on February 17, 2019 at 5:55pm in Cool gear discussion - that's not cigar box relate

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuXIwsNmY6o

These guitars are pretty cool for a minimalist type guitar/travel guitar and they sound great. Sweetwater has them for about $650, but I'm thinking that a good 2 x 4 piece of wood and a few scraps you could make your own. Add a C.B.Gitty Rod Piezo, maybe a pickup and a preamp with a couple of one knob effects and your golden.

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  • Paul Craig February 19, 2019 at 5:02pm

    I'm wondering if I should do steel strings or bronze acoustic strings? Maybe a double neck is in order?

  • Paul Craig February 18, 2019 at 12:07pm

    The problem around my neck of the woods is the only 2 x 4's available are White or Yellow Pine. Which is a soft wood for this kind of build.

    Stewmac has some Mahogany at 3" x 4" x 2' for $126(pricey). They also have some  body blanks for about the same price. It would best to find a cheaper lumber supply for some Mahogany for the body piece and use a Maple electric guitar neck. I could probably make one of these for $300 total cost. Still a lot of money so some Oak would be just as good. ;)

    • Taffy Evans > Paul Craig February 18, 2019 at 5:12pm

      Yep, I consider it a lot of money due to the fact that when I did a hearing test without seeing the captions [eyes closed] most of the effect changes were practically unnoticeable. I did pick up reverb and chorus effects but most of the other switching had me guessing.

      Taff 

      • Paul Craig > Taffy Evans February 19, 2019 at 5:00pm

        It can be harder to determine differences in a recording than being there in person depending on the quality of the recording. That being said, recordings can be manipulated to prove points as well.

        It did have a good sound and it made me think of the 2 x 4 Bass builds that a few people did recently. Then I thought about doing on of these type guitars with a similar construction. Just don't want any soft woods like the Pine Cedar and Tulip Poplar available around here. Red Oak is available, but not in 2 x 4's, so I'll have to get a few 1 x 4's and glue them together and use a bandsaw or jigsaw to cut out the form.

  • Paul Craig February 18, 2019 at 11:54am

    I'm going to build one for myself one of these days, but it'll be at the back of the project list. I got 6 unfinished builds sitting and collecting dust at the moment. Haha

  • Don Craig February 18, 2019 at 7:47am

    I think you're right.  Any of us could build a silent solid-body that had earphones.  $650 is a lot of money.  Although it is an interesting and attractive construction.

    • Paul Craig > Don Craig February 19, 2019 at 5:01pm

      It is an attractive guitar and the built in effects are nice.

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