Skateboard Ukulele

Demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7tysKFG3d0I built this electric ukulele with an old skateboard deck as the body. The single coil pickup is connected to a volume potentiometer and the output jack. The scale length is 17 inches (tenor).
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  • wicked.,.,

  • realistically end of the weekend. Ideally, tonight. 8v) I am ready to crank her. That pup was on a diddly bow several years ago, and sounded good then.

  • @ colin mcgrath

     

    It's looking good.  When do you think it will be done? 

  • Some issues I have run across. First, I got this idea from a post on Reddit.com which was taken from a facebook page made by guys who make skateboard guitars. While looking through their photos I came to the realization they were not using the original deck. It seems they were stripping the artwork off and putting it on a fabricated board made from maple. For good reason. The deck I am using is softer wood laminate. I am going to have a metal back plate for support and to bolt the neck to. I need to fabricate a jack plate too. and make enough room for volume and tone. This is a quick build for my daughter, more than likely it will just be for wall art. 

    Here is the headstock

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  • Here is the deck I am using.306007035?profile=original

  • @ colin mcgrath

     

    awesome.  I really want to see it. 

  • cool. I was thinking the same concept on mine but opted to cut off the section around the neck. Mine should be done by tonight. Heading to hear your sound sample.

  • That is so cool. You got to send a pic to skaterboarder magazine.

  • yes kinda like Don Ho meets Tony Hawk

  • dude  ....  wheres  my  .... 

    lol   cool  man  ;-) 

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