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Aluminum Channel Experimental Guitar

Posted by Wichita Sam on September 24, 2009 at 9:14pm

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In my fav. haunt, I discovered a whole rack of aluminum channel ( 7/8s by 1 1/2 inches).... being sold by the pound it was super cheap (four 3 foot lengths less than $ 3), so I had to try to build a guitar on it....

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Wichita Sam November 26, 2009 at 8:30am

Thanks Jim... with a piezo and a tuner and a string you can play almost anything...
Jim Mitchell November 26, 2009 at 7:53am

Wow this sounds great...
Wichita Sam November 17, 2009 at 6:34pm

My "finished" model has a mahogany veneer fingerboard... a little less "scratchy" and much better looking...

thanks for the comment...

the best,

Sam
Vince Stark November 17, 2009 at 6:31pm

Has a beautiful bass tone! Hard to tell it's even metal....
Wichita Sam November 4, 2009 at 10:02pm

format problem... I won't have time to sort it out until Friday.... the lastest one on YouTube is a much better looking and slightly better sounding. I'm looking for plastic endcaps for the Al channel to complete the look.

I really do love playing it...

the best,

Sam
Kevin M. Kraft November 4, 2009 at 9:41pm

THAT'S the right speed! lol The one over at your youtube account was a bit speedy!
Wichita Sam October 11, 2009 at 5:57pm

I've retro'd two bass tuners and the E and A strings from a bass set and this thing is WOW. A little sensitive to contact noise with the piezo, but I'm working on that....
Ice Bob October 11, 2009 at 4:44pm

i like it. looks solid as a rock
Wichita Sam September 26, 2009 at 12:27am

Thanks for everyone....

THis afternoon, I built another on a guitar scale (24 1/2") and three strings (5-4-3) and it sounded terrible. The dimensions of the channel must be perfert for bass response... The next thing I"ll try is loading the first one with E/A bass strings....
Paul Doug September 26, 2009 at 12:04am

Really a great sound. Sure thought it would sound different.