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A neanderpaul fan from another website made an electric cigar box guitar for me!
I got it tuesday and wrote a song this morning and made a vid on my day off. I have like an hours experience with a slide before I got this thing so bear with me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VEa3g6zqX8

hey that was great shiitt Paul!
I hate to use these words but.....very cool

and the dog liked it too
*(;>)-~

Love that kinda blues. Unexpected from you, to be honest, but good stuff.

Excellent! Reminded me of some old OLD ZZTop (their 1st album -before anybody had ever heard of them) Nice effect, the dog scratching, did y'all have to rehearse that a bunch, or was it a first take thing? Now I gotta go into the shed and dig up a spark-plug socket.. I used to use a zippo lighter, but that looks like it works better.

Nice, Paul! Different from what I've heard from you.

You surprized me with this one.

Thanks.

That is to cool, I have never seen a cigar box guitar, it must require a lot of bracing to support the neck and string tension. I also like the vid. you have a good voice dude!!!!!!

Thats 2 dang cool, I get a big kick outta the sound you get from "old school" instuments!!! and thae fact the dog liked it !! LOL };)
Laterzzzzzzzz y'all
Rhonda

hey Paul,
I really enjoyed your singing, and I like your new cigar box guitar. very cool. Also GREAT production !
In other words, "you done good" !

Even though I usually don't like blues music, that was awesome...Great job once again, Paul!

Very cool Paul!

My friend makes washtub and cardboard box basses. He was on the Today show demonstrating one. He played a gig with us using the washtub bass - a metal washtub, a broom handle and a piece of rope. Awesome!

http://www.youtube.com/user/washtubbass

yeah the Video was great too!
you should hit an open mic w/that act...
at'll give em somethin to talk about!

*(;>)-~

Hey JimmyD, there's a local guy that plays an electric washtub bass. He puts a mic under it. LOL

I've played the thing, & it's way different, but not that hard, really, once you have the pitch positions in mind.

I tried playing the jug with him, but I suck at that...LOL There used to be a local guy that put some liquid in it, & leaned it this way & that for different notes. Believe it or not, it worked for him, but I never heard anyone else play it that way. Most ppl just drone the jug note & hum.

Way COOL

Hayden King wrote:hey that was great shiitt Paul!
I hate to use these words but.....very cool

and the dog liked it too
*(;>)-~

Well thanks HK!

Andragon wrote:Love that kinda blues. Unexpected from you, to be honest, but good stuff.

Thanks, I like throwin' curve balls!

ZXYZ wrote:Excellent! Reminded me of some old OLD ZZTop (their 1st album -before anybody had ever heard of them) Nice effect, the dog scratching, did y'all have to rehearse that a bunch, or was it a first take thing? Now I gotta go into the shed and dig up a spark-plug socket.. I used to use a zippo lighter, but that looks like it works better.

I'll take that ZZTop compliment any day. That little mutt.... what a story... we go way back. Like 10 years. She belongs to a self destructive friend of mine. That little dog used to pee herself when I would come see her. She was so happy to see me. She will eat a stranger though. Bit a neighbor the other day

philbymon wrote:Nice, Paul! Different from what I've heard from you.

You surprized me with this one.

Thanks.

Appreciate that philbymon. Remember I like to surprise and be different every time from freaky spoken word ... "I'm gonna get you" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt2JIrYmYKU
to A Capella loops while drivin' ... "Andy Griffith" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxBFoS0huHI
To church hymns http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ziKfjHWqZ0
To pure pop. "Talkin' about me" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naA8_6a_KG0 To classic 70's era sounding metal ala JIMMY DANGER. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x63Nc0c7CJA

J-HALEY wrote:That is to cool, I have never seen a cigar box guitar, it must require a lot of bracing to support the neck and string tension. I also like the vid. you have a good voice dude!!!!!!

I had never seen one in person. It has no brace. It only has 3 strings so tension isn't that big of an issue. It does stay in tune. This is what the craftsman anomoly 40 said about it. "30" Red Oak 2x1 with the frets and fret markers burned in." Thanks for the props on my voice. It's my first instrument.

A Lil' Devil wrote:Thats 2 dang cool, I get a big kick outta the sound you get from "old school" instuments!!! and thae fact the dog liked it !! LOL };)
Laterzzzzzzzz y'all
Rhonda

Thanks Rhonda and welcome to bandmix!

Sentient Paradox wrote:Awesome. I'm speechless.

Groove-in wrote:hey Paul,
I really enjoyed your singing, and I like your new cigar box guitar. very cool. Also GREAT production !
In other words, "you done good" !

Well thanks Groove-in, by production do you mean audio? Either way it was all just my trusty sony DV cam. I LOVE the audio compression on that little beast.

RyanStrain3032 wrote:Even though I usually don't like blues music, that was awesome...Great job once again, Paul!

Woah ! I even got Ryan on some old school standard style blues. I'm with you Ryan and If I recall correctly Philby too. It takes about a song or maybe 3 and i'm over the blues. This ancient style of blues is fun but I won't repeat it very often I'm sure.

jimmydanger wrote:Very cool Paul!

My friend makes washtub and cardboard box basses. He was on the Today show demonstrating one. He played a gig with us using the washtub bass - a metal washtub, a broom handle and a piece of rope. Awesome!

http://www.youtube.com/user/washtubbass

Wow that is cool JD! I've often wondered about those washtub basses.

RobinL. wrote:Way COOL

Robin! You are too kind. I really appreciate the feedback here, but going and making comments on my video itself is really going the extra mile and it fuels my neanderpaul internet train. Here is what Robin said and my response there. Thanks Robin!!

Robin-
"If I only had a tiny bit of your talent!"
neanderpaul
"Whatever girl! You sing your butt off! Plus you look half your age! Now post a video!!! 8^)"