“The Amazing Jack Daniel’s Diddley Bow”
May 23, 2011 by
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One Plank – One Bottle – One String!
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@redgreen1990 I build most of mine out of things being thrown away. Talent, well, I been playin’ and practicing for over 20 years. It’s just a great way to spend time. Hope you build and play one someday- you won’t regret it! Check out seasick steve for more inspiration.
I’m still to poor to but the stuff to make one, and I lack the talent.
@WoWintosh I built this diddley bow much like the originals- there are no tuners. You basically shove objects under each end of the attached string. The tighter the string is made the higher the pitch. I use my ear unitl I hear a pleasing pitch. Thank you for the comment.
@wadester1969
In this video, it was tuned to F#
You sound great!
one of my favs….love watching this video….I picked up my stuff today to make one…I can’t wait to try it out ! Love your beat babe.
@RevolutionarySamurai I like a heavy bronze – the thicker the better. But that’s just me. It’s a low “E” – It might even be tuned down closer to a “D”. I use my ear to let me know what sounds best. thanks for the question- hope you build one if you have’nt yet.
`What gauge of string did you use for this one? I’ve got tons of bronze guitar strings recently, just wondering what you used!
lol awsome you just look like a bad ass on that lol nice beat have to try to make one my self looks fun
Shared it on Facebook! I love it! One video I enjoy listening to over and over! Great stuff!
@wadester1969 Awesome XD I’m gonna try a Diddley jack sometime then, lovin’ the sound!
@RevolutionarySamurai – I have made homemade pickups in the past. I was in a hurry to make a video fo this one and used a simple piezo clip on mic. You can see the wire hanging off the bridge in the video. Thanks for the question.
is this electric or acoustic?
lol cheers for sharing please can u do a tutorial or send me the tabs
Glass and wood, when they resonate, have a different tone to me. These can be built fairly quickly and are fun to experiment with different materials.
All soundboxes resonate…
This particular one sounds good-the glass bottle does resonate which gives it a unique sound.
I like these diddley bows, but I really want to hear them unamplified.
Simply Incredible!
opening shot, we see a jack bottle with a bridge and a string, and we scroll up…
and i see the missing neck, start laughing, and say to myself “i bet this guy used the neck to make the slide..!”
and the picture scrolls up farther, and we see the neck is actually the NUT !!!! LMAO!!! friggin genious!!!!!
-wipes tear from eye-
just awesome. keep the videos and homemade instruments coming!!!!
loli i made some thing simmeler bet wit two strings
There’s Whiskey in those bottles? I only find empty ones when Old Otis is around.
Did Old Otis drink that wiskey?
Super Mr…WADE…
I generally either drill a small hole in the plank and hang it from a nail, or tie a piece of leather to the diddley bow and hang it- simple!