SICbass Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 http://youtu.be/V9-ltPsbw9g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 It would be interesting to know the tonewoods used in the shovel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingPrawn Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 I think i have a 83 Spear & Jackson in the shed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGSHIidlesQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigjas Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfretrock Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 [quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1507762644' post='3387873'] It would be interesting to know the tonewoods used in the shovel. [/quote] 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) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 [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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Def going for that 'allotment-worn' look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 I am thinking of doing a travel version - might the idea have legs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 (edited) [quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1507794412' post='3387934'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGSHIidlesQ[/media] [/quote] 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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