BrendanK wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 11:40 am it's 25k and is fries.

HAHAHAHA

jason from volo wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 11:45 am

Dr Tony Balls wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 8:35 am I already own this thing and it's not too far off...

How does this thing come into existence?

"Well, we didn't have any good ideas for a shape and just wanted to make a guitar that was easy to manufacture, so here it is: a box."

Or, was it: "Well, we have all of these wood planks left over. What should we do with them?"

Ha...well basically Erick Coleman did this:

https://www.stewmac.com/video-and-ideas ... uild-ever/

...and I told him it was rad. A couple months later we were horsetrading where I built him an amp in exchange for him building me a different guitar (Esquire with a TV Jones Powertron). He determined that trade was uneven and surprise sent me the Esquire AND a plank guitar.

jason from volo wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 12:32 pm (Kinda feel like a chump for making a little fun of it.)

It's fine, Erick's made fun of me for playing it live!

Dr Tony Balls wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 12:36 pm

jason from volo wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 12:32 pm (Kinda feel like a chump for making a little fun of it.)

It's fine, Erick's made fun of me for playing it live!

Bo Diddley had a guitar like that.

Now I kinda want to build a plank bass with a single Ric bridge pickup on it and no tone or volume control. Plank headstock also.

^ That guy has a whole bunch of ridiculous basses:

https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALe ... UNWuVXW-RM

Nate Dort wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 1:16 pm Now I kinda want to build a plank bass with a single Ric bridge pickup on it and no tone or volume control. Plank headstock also.

YES. DO IT DO IT DO IT

jason from volo wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 11:45 am

Dr Tony Balls wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 8:35 am I already own this thing and it's not too far off...

How does this thing come into existence?

"Well, we didn't have any good ideas for a shape and just wanted to make a guitar that was easy to manufacture, so here it is: a box."

Or, was it: "Well, we have all of these wood planks left over. What should we do with them?"

I actually like the look of the cigar box/Bo Diddley guitars.

boilermaker wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 3:00 pm

jason from volo wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 11:45 am

Dr Tony Balls wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 8:35 am I already own this thing and it's not too far off...

How does this thing come into existence?

"Well, we didn't have any good ideas for a shape and just wanted to make a guitar that was easy to manufacture, so here it is: a box."

Or, was it: "Well, we have all of these wood planks left over. What should we do with them?"

I actually like the look of the cigar box/Bo Diddley guitars.

I'd love to see this shape really pimped out. Super nice piece of wood with a striking finish. Maybe even binding or a meticulously smoothed out edges, arm and tummy cuts, but still a rectangle. That would amuse me so.