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PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 2:19 am 
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First name: Joshua
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Hello,

This isn't really anything fancy but I figured I would post it here. Most of you might get a laugh out of it.

When I was on my internship they had me on switch shifts. The first time I was switching to nights I was trying to stay awake and was wandering around walmart at 2 AM. I saw a yard stake next to an address plaque and was like hmm...

This was the result:

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It turned out pretty neat but I wanted to be able to plug it in, so I found a cheap pick up and got to work with another stake and address plaque.

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Parts included:

2 wooden yard stakes
2 address plaques
1 gold picture hanger with a hole carved in it to hold the string
2 regular picture hangers to serve as strap buttons
2 bolts and nuts to serve as bridge/nut
1 guitar tuner
1 cheap single coil pickup
1 output jack
4 nails

Over all it was a fun little project and a great conversation piece.

Hope you guys got a kick out of it.


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PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:46 am 
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I find it hilarious.

Gotta ask about your pickup placement.... I did that once years ago fooling around with a junk guitar, and was not impressed with the resulting tone. What were your results?

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:24 am 
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You gotta like that bridge, too!


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 8:21 pm 
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Haha yeah it's a fun little toy. As far as the tone from mounting the pick up like that, I can't really comment on to be honest. I may make a quick little clip and let you hear it.


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 5:25 pm 
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Well here is a little sound clip to give you an idea of what it sounds like:



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:45 pm 
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Surprisingly woody when clean.
Great fat slide tones with the distortion.

Two thumbs up!

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 8:39 pm 
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City: Chattanooga
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Thanks man! I can't really play it but it's still fun!


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