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Offline bubby

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made me a new diddley guitar
« on: June 26, 2014, 06:45:49 pm »



fun little slide guitar to make, took about 1/2 hour
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: made me a new diddley guitar
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2014, 06:55:35 pm »
Bow Diddly?
I ain't broke but I'm badly bent.

Offline osage outlaw

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Re: made me a new diddley guitar
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2014, 06:56:44 pm »
Very cool
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Offline bubby

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Re: made me a new diddley guitar
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2014, 07:16:44 pm »
Thanks Clint, yeah Greg there called diddley guitars cause he used to play one
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: made me a new diddley guitar
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2014, 09:26:19 pm »
What are the components Bub and is it just one string? Looks cool.
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Offline jeffhalfrack

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Re: made me a new diddley guitar
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2014, 11:31:29 pm »
thats sweeeet! I make them too,, have you ever heard of  "Sea sick Steve"? he's real good on the didily bow I wish I knew how to post a link JeffW

Offline Crogacht

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Re: made me a new diddley guitar
« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2014, 11:38:59 pm »
thats sweeeet! I make them too,, have you ever heard of  "Sea sick Steve"? he's real good on the didily bow I wish I knew how to post a link JeffW

Here you go Jeff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbefIwp5LoQ

There's heaps of other videos

Offline bubby

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Re: made me a new diddley guitar
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2014, 11:46:39 pm »
yeah jeff, sea sick steve and Justin Johnson, man that boy can play
Greg it's super easy this one is about 3ft of closet dowel, the box is an old golf ball wood gift box, part of a rivet in the string hole one string, a wood screw a bolt with a nut and a hose clamp, maybe i'll post some more pics, I have a video of a buddy at work playing it
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Offline bubby

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Re: made me a new diddley guitar
« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2014, 11:55:15 pm »



here's some pics on how it's put together, I forgot I used two tarp grommets to dress up the sound hole
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Offline soy

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Re: made me a new diddley guitar
« Reply #9 on: June 27, 2014, 12:09:12 am »
Cool bub! Get that video up my friend ;)
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Offline Buffalogobbler

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Re: made me a new diddley guitar
« Reply #10 on: June 27, 2014, 10:07:41 am »
Pretty cool Bob I'd love to hear it.

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Re: made me a new diddley guitar
« Reply #11 on: June 27, 2014, 10:13:33 am »
Very cool,Love how you use what's on hand.1/2 nut and bolt and hose clamp. ;) :)
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Offline paoliguy

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Re: made me a new diddley guitar
« Reply #12 on: June 27, 2014, 12:18:23 pm »
Probably a pretty authentic blues machine right there! Way cool!

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Re: made me a new diddley guitar
« Reply #13 on: June 27, 2014, 12:19:16 pm »
Sweet bridges bub! Your nuts! HAHAHAHA!
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Re: made me a new diddley guitar
« Reply #14 on: June 27, 2014, 12:50:47 pm »
Sweet bridges bub! Your nuts! HAHAHAHA!



Damn straight skippy
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