Watched an eric Clapton Doco a few nights back which showed a bit of J.J. Cale and his Crazy, heavily modified H162 Harmony Guitar, which of course immediately grabbed my attention, set out to do my own version of one using this little piece of Crap I found by the kerbside a few years back, but after taking the back off, decided it was too small, and turned it into an “El Cheapo” Short Scale 3 String Git, BUT!, a Full Size $10 Junk Shop Git I modified a few years back, is already on the Bench, and will have all the Pups, Switches, Bells and Whistles similar to J.J’s Crazy Git, but in my own Style and choice of Hardware.AGP #459 - “Baby J.J. Cale Crazy Guitar”3 String Fretted Junk Throwaway GuitarScale: 18¾ inchesStrings: .038NW .026NW .018NWTuned A E aAs stated the Git is a free No Name ¼ Size Kids Guitar, with the Back ripped off, the Neck is Braced with a piece of solid pine, with a 10mm dowel at the Neck Block, and a long Tailpiece Screw at the Bridge end.The Cheap Arse Plasticky Dark Finish, the Thin Lacquer on the Top, and the horrible Black Stuff on the Fretboard were stripped of with a Heat Gun and Scraper, and then coated with 3 Coats of Shellac.A 5.2k 4 String P Bass Pickup is hardwired to the Output Jack.Not the greatest sounding Git, but not bad for a $12 Build. :-)
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3 Strings on "Baby Crazy" 'UJ', but "Big Crazy" which is currently a work in progress, will have your beloved 4 Strings, It's a 25¼ inch scale git, but haven't decided on a Tuning or String Gauges yet. :-)
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3 Strings on "Baby Crazy" 'UJ', but "Big Crazy" which is currently a work in progress, will have your beloved 4 Strings, It's a 25¼ inch scale git, but haven't decided on a Tuning or String Gauges yet. :-)