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Ridiculous Book Diddley Bow

Posted by Fergus Morris on January 10, 2010 at 7:10pm

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I call this thing the book diddley bow, or book bow. Definitely the weirdest instrument I have yet made! First time I have ever made my own magnetic pickup. I should credit Jerryrig240, whose youtube videos inspired me to make a pickup like this.

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HOLLOWBELLY February 3, 2010 at 4:29am

bloody hell-no way did I expect it to sound like it did-superb bass tone-I mean really superb.Loved the whole English intellectual subplot-the posh accent,the dictionary..like it should have been played on a punt whilst wearing a stripey blazer-wicked!!
Ilan Speizer January 14, 2010 at 3:08pm

I freakin' LOVE this!!!! Excellent!
Nathan King January 12, 2010 at 11:36am

Ridiculous? Yes. Incredibly awesome? HELL YES! I really love that instrument, it's too cool.

And if ya ever go back in time to 1965, you'll be set. :-)
Fergus Morris January 11, 2010 at 8:08am

It's not a novel, it's a 1965 Oxford University Calendar!
Jerryrig240 January 11, 2010 at 6:29am

Cool....did you watch my video's? or did you come up with the pickup idea yourself. If not, I am glad that I am srpeading the gospel of cheap pickups from junk.
Ice Bob January 10, 2010 at 10:00pm

cool bass book
HENRY LOWMAN January 10, 2010 at 8:12pm

Nothing "ridiculous" about THIS build...a "novel" idea...LOL!!! Talk about "bookmatching" (somebody PLEASE make me stop...LOL!!! Love it! Kind of like an Asbury bass in its size...neat sound! CHEERS!