A novel application of gardening tools

[SICbass]

http://youtu.be/V9-ltPsbw9g

[alyctes]

It would be interesting to know the tonewoods used in the shovel.

[KingPrawn]

I think i have a 83 Spear & Jackson in the shed.

[KiOgon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGSHIidlesQ

[Bigjas]

I have built a shovel slide guitar recently. I saw Justin Johnson playing his on YouTube and thought that was fun. Mine is an old and well used shovel, I had to knock of quite a lot of old cement and crud off it before I started. I like the old and worn look..... It has a 3 pole pickup that I got from ebay, and to be honest it actually sounds quite good. Its best played with a healthy dollop of distortion. I currently have mine tuned to Eb and I am learning to play The Ace of Spades on it. Its great fun.

[pfretrock]

[quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1507762644' post='3387873']
It would be interesting to know the tonewoods used in the shovel.


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If you can find an ex-motorway maintenance guy's shovel, covered in tar, they make the best road worn shovel guitars.
(neat use of a bolt for a nut)

[Happy Jack]

[quote name='Bigjas' timestamp='1507794790' post='3387944']
Mine is an old and well used shovel, I had to knock of quite a lot of old cement and crud off it before I started. I like the old and worn look.....



[/quote]

Hmmmm ... I'm not sure about that. You may have been fooled by a piece of relic'ing. Are you sure that's not a brand new spade that has been 'treated'?

There's a lot of this about on eBay just now.

[KevB]

Def going for that 'allotment-worn' look.

[Paul S]

I am thinking of doing a travel version - might the idea have legs?

[ahpook]

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[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGSHIidlesQ[/media]
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You beat me to it

(and wow - that brought a flash of my youth back, ta....aaah, heady days)

Edited October 12, 2017 by ahpook