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Spin-N-Shake

Posted by Matt Schaub on March 7, 2012 at 2:01pm

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light, double, Darth, vibrato, spin

Demo of spinning two necked guitar. Both ends of the strap are mounted to a single screw with 3 fender washers. I glued a block of wood to the neck (in the center of the box) to support the spinner. This 6' guitar vibrates like mad. When struck upright the whole instrument shakes for a unique vibrato effect.

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Matt Schaub March 19, 2012 at 11:47pm

I'm a bit of a newbie, after reading up on a few things I used felt pads to keep my transducer from going nuts... big strings stay!
Matt Schaub March 10, 2012 at 11:46am

Thanks all for the support! This is such a great community! @ ED I'm using a piezo transducer so I got what I paid for :) I'm working on a third CBG and I'm going to scrap the good pieces from a bad diddley bow and use a real pickup (and replace the pickup with a piezo on the reconfigured bow)... I'll definitely keep an eye out for bushings too.
Bluesheart March 10, 2012 at 6:52am

Crazy cool build man!!
Bad Finger (Eric) March 8, 2012 at 9:29am

RE: your comment about changing the strings - If'n it was mine (and it isn't) I wouldn't change the strings out. I can't see for sure, but I don't see a mag pickup. I'd get a flat mag pickup for both sides instead of a piezo and that will cut down some on the sliding noise. You might also try a different slide. I use the steel bushings from the hardware cabinets at Lowes where they have all the funky screws, split pins, etc. They don't make as much noise sliding on the strings.
bemuzic March 8, 2012 at 9:24am

that's brilliant!!!
Ron "Oily" Sprague March 8, 2012 at 8:42am

Matt,

This one's for you:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FMi_pQn_cs&feature=youtube_gdat...
Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw March 7, 2012 at 7:27pm

Fantastic and weird and wonderful and strange and ..... Fascinating instrument.
PooStickPaul March 7, 2012 at 6:16pm

Whoa, look at that its propellor man!
Clock The Wolf March 7, 2012 at 5:37pm

Interesting...
Bad Finger (Eric) March 7, 2012 at 2:56pm

Perhaps if Darth Maul had this then he would have made it to EP II.

Very nice. Sounds great.