Making an experimental mini electric guitar

I found an old bed in the garbage and I decided to make a mini guitar with it. I think the wood was pine.
Materials and tools:
Pickup: amzn.to/2ybFu7v
Lathe: amzn.to/2E4v7Yn
Zip ties: amzn.to/2pIL38L
Hand plane: amzn.to/2RAtjJC
Spoke shave: amzn.to/2pHhYup
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To find the fret positions I used this on line fret calculator:
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To connect all the electric parts, I used this wiring diagram for one humbucker pickup and one volume knob:
www.seymourduncan.com/wiring-d...
Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning, that at no cost to you, I get a small commission if you click through and make a purchase.

[@lamaj4909]

This dude spend days upon days crafting this guitar by hand in the highest quality he could muster
Then he makes the frets out of zip-ties

[@dexstevens5993]

Lamaj i assure u this was not the highest quality he could muster. theres a reason the title says expiremental

[@shubhamsharma2664]

No background music, Perfect!
The Crisp-Crunchy sound of every tool you use every cut you make and everything is so eargasmic!
Amazing work!

[@ScrapwoodCity]

lol thank you

[@fragmentsofsound8452]

hes not even time lapseing, hes just a really good carpenter

[@derpymcderp6473]

ha love it

[@brown9671]

Actually tho, why doesn’t he wear gloves?

[@ajdhjaoakdn2ndgoogleaccoun929]

Trust me

[@petez470]

Just add meth...

[@petez470]

Gloves get caught on spinny thing. Trust me, it's not pretty...

[@Mindy-ho1ew]

Legend has it that he's still picking up wood shavings

[@ScrapwoodCity]

lol

[@nikoplayz7300]

Vacuum

[@NonsensicalSpudz]

6:38 can't play any metal with out that stuff

[@kevo_codes]

Metalcore *-ejem-*

[@sumguy12345etc]

djesus christ man

[@PanosS56E]

awesome, sweet little quitar!

[@ScrapwoodCity]

thanks brother

[@apothecurio]

Dude I don't know why but the fact that your videos are speed up makes me laugh super hard. like 5:39 for instance

[@jjohnston94]

Because it's like watching reruns of Benny Hill.

[@PanosS56E]

lol^2

[@audreyfilms206]

finds an old bed, just casually builds an electric guitar XD looks awesome! sounds great too!

[@ScrapwoodCity]

thank you

[@IneptOrange]

Kinda sounds like a bass-boosted plastic recorder.

[@uhuhuhuhuhuh3537]

I wanna hear that now.

[@Amorous578]

@Daanish Zakriya russian don't like a jokes, huh?

[@EclipseAtDusk]

as a guitarist, this pains me
As someone that adores kooky, ridiculous shit? I absolutely love it.
Fuck that "I only play real guitars" guy a couple comments down, this seems like a great, fun little project.

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Thanks man

[@Delzra]

i was going to say "why the fuck did he not cut the neck in half, would have been a much better fretboard" but you know what, in the end i'm not even mad :D considering that this was legitimately made from scratch from SCRAP, this is just amazing work.

[@braedenwhite1412]

Scrap wood City in the time laps it sounds like helicopter roters and machine guns

[@F22Raptor723]

I wonder how well the intonation is

[@superclaw900]

Lotus_Eater_Machine well Brian May built his red special and look at how well it turned out, and he only used hand tools

[@tommylee85]

At thte beginning I thought it was going to be a really "poor" guitar, but it's actually really cool! nice work!

[@ScrapwoodCity]

thank you very much

[@mariarizopoulou4233]

Scrap wood City you are actually greek , right?

[@RetroTekGuyAU]

6:29 Drills right into his finger, Next shot improvised band aid. NICE!

[@GrumpyTy34er]

Still love this little project. It looks cool, sounds great, and I still watch it every once and a while.

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Thank you

[@Blaze22F]

That electric guitar riff background music that you always use would've been fitting for this video lol

[@ScrapwoodCity]

lol

[@PrinceHeadache]

I kinda miss it. I was waiting for it to start, but it never happened.

[@fryedchiken48]

100th like!

[@thebigboi5357]

Frank22 I prefer no music on these kind of videos

[@dub_2953]

mike twohy the wood shaving sound is so satisfying lol

[@zebanijah]

I really like your instrument videos. greetings from turkey

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Thank you very much my friend, greetings from Greece

[@vaggelispapadimitriou9135]

Scrap wood City γεια

[@vaggelispapadimitriou9135]

Scrap wood City το καταλαβα οτι είσαι ελληνας απο τον στόκο και τα βερνίκια , μπράβο πολύ καλη δουλεια

[@dansintheband]

it was nice how there wasn't any unnecessary talking, just showing how it's done. combining my two favorite things, wood working and music. loved it.

[@bobbybob3679]

I love how it has two purposes! 1, to play some crazy two string jams and 2, it will keep you warm when you run out of firewood.

[@ScrapwoodCity]

lol

[@fishyglue]

I don't care about the guitar, I just watch this for ASMR purposes...
Thanks ;)

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Awesome, thank you very much

[@rosesarenothingbutuselesso3113]

Jakob Schmied same

[@BrassLock]

I love all your musical instrument builds and find them inspiring. Very creative use of zip ties and old furniture that was going to get trashed - it's gonna have a happy life now!!

[@ScrapwoodCity]

thank you very much

[@williamkevern3285]

dav snow every headboard wants to be a guitar to make people headbang in other pleasing ways ;) lol

[@BrassLock]

William Kevern 😁😂😃😄

[@benlightbound2083]

dav snow calm down it's not a dog

[@teaghanserene5524]

He just invented a whole nother instrument, props to him for his great carpentry skills

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Thank you

[@jankuliini8796]

All these sounds, that came from building, gave me an eargasm.

[@RILLAryan]

finds an old chunk of wood from a bed in the garage and any normal human being at this day and age would look at it and instantly think, "hm, that would make a great red electric guitar for my own personal use. yeah."
happens to me all the time.

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Thanks

[@RILLAryan]

not a problem you did a fantastic job with it.

[@natebrennan3716]

RILLA happened to me just about every day. Now my house is an electric guitar XD

[@wazzap500]

Broken Matt Hardy
A bathtub wpuld definetly make a nice instrument.

[@dannydaniel1904]

I dare you make an electric guitar out of a guitar hero controller

[@Roaether]

That would be near impossible, unless you where to strenthen the neck a lot. Each string has a tension of around 15-20 pounds EACH, so they could be pulling on with a total force of 90-120 pounds, and a plastic neck could never support that. Even now, modern guitars have a steel rod (a Truss Rod) in neck to allow it to be thinner.
it could be done, yes, but the ammount of work done on it (strengthening the neck/body, wiring it, shaving down and re-freting the fret board, etc) would probably change the guitar so much that it would look nothing like the original
But hey, if you want to ship me a Guitar Hero guitar, the electronics, a threaded rod, and some tools to my apartment in China, I'd be more then happy to try XD

[@IceBrys]

It's the blood and sweat content like this that makes me realize that playing a game with OBS and a voice-over is NOT "content".

[@ScrapwoodCity]

lol, thanks

[@eggbertsmith]

That editing! Makes it very watchable, unlike the majority of other woodworking videos here.

[@GenTal1969]

You should sell that to Angus Young Rock on

[@ScrapwoodCity]

lol, thanks

[@I3urton]

Or send it to Rob Scallon

[@seansmith1826]

o3iquitous so it can Djent

[@ami2evil]

...that fuk gets plenty of free shit already.

[@NIIVES]

I read people saying you can't play much songs on it. well if you had put on lower sounding strings, you could've done a lot of djenty progressive stuff. also you can play the entire discography of Brushy One String hahaha

[@DimDoggo]

question is ....but can it djent ?

[@Istenostor]

A good guitarist can play most of the songs on two strings.

[@paulerapedreira]

This video is absolutely hypnotising, not boring at all. Most bullshitless DIY video ever, congrats for the great work!

[@Fr0stbite1801]

This is strangely mesmerizing. I watched half the video before I even realized it.

[@aydinkilic8104]

Amazing instrument. Keep up the good work!

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Thank you very much

[@clipvui739]

Aydin Kilic &

[@sp3hieplayzroblox805]

Aydin Kilic I wounder how many splinters he got making this

[@jacquelerock6938]

So cool man. Love it.

[@ScrapwoodCity]

thank you

[@Rauscheder]

Who would thumbs down this video? This is awesome!

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Thank you very much

[@ryann409]

people who prefer set necks to bolt on

[@skynyrdnemoy2418]

Zip tie frets....nuff said

[@dillanblaauw1482]

Me

[@missjosnamissjosna3656]

MDUZZOI

[@KingMinhvuong]

Excellent work. Nice guitar.

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Thank you

[@ArtStreet52]

Το μεγαλύτερο χάρισμα , πέραν του ότι είσαι υπέροχος κατασκευαστής και μουσικός , είναι ότι δίνεις δεύτερη ζωή σε ένα ξύλο που πιθανότατα θα κατέληγε στα σκουπίδια... Και δεν μιλάμε για mdf ή νοβοπάν. Μιλάμε για ένα δέντρο που κάποτε είχε ζωή! Keep up the good work! Peace and Love. Sakis.

[@ScrapwoodCity]

χαχα, ευχαριστώ πολύ φίλε! Βασικά είχε καταλήξει στα σκουπίδια και ευτυχώς το τσάκωσα!

[@ArtStreet52]

Αφού το πρόλαβες πάλι καλά! Εδώ που είμαι δεν μένει ούτε παλέτα για πάνω απο 10 λεπτά :P

[@ChicoMillion]

Oh man I can't believe how great that turned out, especially from what you started with!

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Thanks, glad you liked it

[@aWildJosh213]

I LOVE this guitar! It even has a gibson sg body style!

[@jeanmaldonado854]

Exelente CARPINTERO .....placentero ver como construye una guitarra ......mis respetos y toda mi admiracion para este señor .....exelente trabajo .....saludes desde Pompano Beach Fl.

[@khaledbaled]

But.. does it djent?

[@ScrapwoodCity]

lol, maybe. I am not into that stuff

[@KingBlonde]

Lamest shit, imagine if people commented saying "but does it punk" or "but can it play smoke on the water".. I mean, djent is basically a meme now.

[@thomasdarista2782]

Sebastian Ramirez he's right. It's sort of an inside joke on videos with weird string instruments.

[@jabby1492]

Not enough strings to djent on..

[@khaledbaled]

Jack Marshall One string is actually more than enough for it to djent 🌚😂

[@l0serk1d49]

Everyone’s forgetting he made this out of a fucking bed frame. Could you? More than likely not. It’s not meant to be the greatest guitar in the world and it’s not meant to sound the best either so stop hating. I’d like to see you try and make one of these. It’s a cool project to work on aswell. Good job man!!

[@fromtimesinkingdoms9144]

Panic!AtUrielectricWithRyden CauseRydenIsReal I haven't seen any hate yet. only love

[@SrSpok-qn1zx]

Well, i made an ukulele with a coconut and scrap wood

[@chrisharris5991]

Panic!AtTheRyden it is way harder than you would think

[@neurotica5461]

with enough time, resources and motivation. everyone can

[@chrisharris5991]

Evil Smile邪惡之笑 no because it’s taken me a month and I haven’t even got the body the right shape and the neck is the hardest part

[@ethanshohet]

Everyone stop giving this dude hate! He worked super hard on this, and its better than you could do!

[@cptwhitebeard1880]

Ethan Shohet havent seen a single hateful comment...

[@ethanshohet]

You haven't?

[@IceehawkPSN]

Why does this entire video sound like a how to basic video

[@ScrapwoodCity]

because it is

[@FatimaNiazi]

Scrap wood City lol

[@Somba335]

the way he sands it sounds like Flight of the Bumblebees

[@sweetlowfatjesus9663]

Wow, if only I had your patience to setup the camera and the lighting for every single little thing. Amazing video, I appreciate all the work from the lighting to the camera angles to the transfering of clips then the editing and doing a lot of that work by hand and then actually making the instrument playable. Amazing job!

[@ScrapwoodCity]

thank you very much

[@TheKidWithTheKat]

I don't think I've ever seen somebody in more desperate need of an electric planer.

[@erickirons1812]

This was one of those videos where I told myself I'd skip to the end just to see the end result but I ended up sitting and watching the entire thing.

[@MrStfmg]

So satisfying !

[@ScrapwoodCity]

thanks

[@elliotross]

best thing to do with a old bed

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Nice to hear that, thanks

[@murilocostarosa]

One of the coolest things I've ever seen

[@ScrapwoodCity]

thank you

[@charlieedmonson373]

I'm absolutely in love with the tuning pegs...

[@robertonome2448]

The case where the journey was better than the result xD
But amazing vid anyways

[@ScrapwoodCity]

thank you

[@SarcasticSyringe]

Roberto Nome what are you talking about the result was pretty damn cool to me considering he made that himself

[@GasNBullets]

I have heard the term... Baseball bat neck.... This takes the cake!!! Cool build

[@ScrapwoodCity]

thank you

[@TheLorizz]

Even if it's a little guitar, it's amazing to see how the making process is done

[@harutakeru2987]

I dont know why your videos making me so satisfied. . Great job. . Nice skills. . Keep doing this stuff. .

[@ScrapwoodCity]

thank you

[@broderick.8054]

The Wonky frets kind of remind me of a Turkish instrument called a Saz. Awesome project!

[@ScrapwoodCity]

I inspired this system from eastern music and instruments which do not use the classic western scale! That's for sure!

[@broderick.8054]

Scrap wood City that's awesome! I want to build something like this sometime soon.

[@uuddlrlrbas]

Does have it's flaws but you did make it from a bed piece.

[@garrybullard1479]

I guess that would make it a "lazy guitar" Lol.

[@rafaelorsatosilveira7190]

now that's just AWESOME !

[@ETILHK54]

That's dope, love it.

[@matteblacke4635]

"mini experimental electric guitar" also known as an electric ukulele with 2 strings

[@ScrapwoodCity]

lol, thanks

[@wilsonminogue8282]

I feel like it’s more of a slide guitar

[@isetta4083]

Not really

[@jolehood]

This is so cool, you should make a bass like it

[@ScrapwoodCity]

thank you

[@Selzor]

But then it would have only 1 string

[@Prehston]

You deserve a medal.

[@gamingwithf1restorm392]

When it’s 1:42 in the morning, you’re home alone, and you think about playing guitar...

[@ScrapwoodCity]

lol, thanks for watching and commenting my friend!

[@haventhebeast2671]

Its almost an ASMR i get the tingles but its loud

[@atl4st3]

Why is this satisfying for me?

[@GrumpyTy34er]

Every time I watch this video, I am always shocked at how well this sounds in the end. Then again, I know it's more about the skill someone has rather than the items someone has.

[@hamdanjf]

That's a lot of work, good job

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Thank you

[@elliotross]

wow
cool

[@ScrapwoodCity]

thanks

[@aquaman6166]

The ziptie frets had me laughing so hard. This is really cool though I'm honestly kinda shocked at how well it turned out

[@ScrapwoodCity]

thanks

[@hurdygurdyguy1]

This is SO COOL!! And thank you for no cheesy background music!!! I love the sound of woodworking!!

[@FilipeGomesDrummer]

This makes me feel like I'm watching one of those EuroNews "No Comments" sections on TV. Haha! It sounded better than what I expected.

[@danmar007]

I'll bet Jack White would love it!

[@ScrapwoodCity]

lol, :)

[@justinvzu01]

danmar007 This guitar would be worth more than his album's.

[@RabbitKiwi]

i love how after drilling by putting fingers under at 6:30 he put a tape on finger

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Lol

[@blendedstudio1090]

BEST ART I EVER SEEN !!!!!!!

[@totodepatas]

Wow. This is amazing.

[@ScrapwoodCity]

thank you

[@awertyuiop8711]

BUILD A DJENT STICK NEXT!!!! lml 0000
ay lmao :v

[@ScrapwoodCity]

lol

[@awertyuiop8711]

Scrap wood City l0l

[@anonymousprime1738]

Awer Tyuiop 1-0-1

[@bellum5432]

Awer Tyuiop tu ":v" revela tu identidad :v

[@soda_gt.]

Just put a really thick string it could djent

[@stevewakelingslide7089]

Good job!!!

[@vaporofdeath37]

awesome build!!! great job... I love it!!!

[@LaterMeansBrick]

PES went into woodworking it seems. :)

[@chclt4m]

LaterMeansBrick this isn't stop motion

[@AlligatorSoup]

You came soooo fucking close to drilling your finger at 6:30minutes

[@ScrapwoodCity]

and I actually did, lol

[@Hennu_TRM]

I was wondering about that tape/bandage on your finger in the next shot...

[@Hennu_TRM]

I was wondering about that tape/bandage on your finger in the next shot...

[@DimensionBodyworks]

Pretty awesome work!

[@ZicajosProductions]

I don't know why, I just felt like there was some sort of comedic undertone in this "sped-up video" layout.
Nice work. Performs very well!

[@JB-vy8wo]

deserves a like and sub

[@ScrapwoodCity]

thank you

[@JB-vy8wo]

Scrap wood City I just watched your hand piano and my gosh you are amazing! I immediately love your channel!!

[@JB-vy8wo]

*thumb*

[@mustardandpicklehater2.089]

THAT CUTTING WAS SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER LOUD

[@otavio048]

You make it look so easy

[@stevenmiller5366]

Ok, I'm impressed!

[@l0xx79]

This reminds me of howtobasic

[@ScrapwoodCity]

it is

[@motor2head]

Ελληνας εισαι ρε τρελλε; Χαχαχααχ! Ειδα το στοκο και σκαλωσα! Ωραιος!

[@lucaguitarplayer]

this is pure skill, amazing job man!

[@TroubleinZION]

Great shop! Great vid! Awesome guitar!

[@ScrapwoodCity]

thank you

[@cbc7879]

Yhea you are a lefty too who plays right handed!

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Yes

[@cbc7879]

nice m8... be more carefull whiledrilling next time btw

[@MrAadyn808]

Cas' BassCovers I’m a righty and I play lefty!

[@fromtimesinkingdoms9144]

Cas' BassCovers Same here!

[@remowo_]

μα μεν γκρέιτ τζομπ... κιπιταπ .... 😉

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Ευχαριστώ πολύ φίλε μου

[@iliasthanos9202]

ειναι ελληνας?

[@remowo_]

ilias thanos ναι

[@DiegoGarcia-zw9sn]

Dude that's awesome

[@franciscoadrianonascimento1630]

you're very incredible! Great art! Thank you.

[@ScrapwoodCity]

thank you my friend

[@solomonoh7769]

Did you insert a truss rod in this guitar btw?

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Nop, no need. Too little tension

[@jenshendriks9092]

Solomon Oh also, this thing has double the neck thickness because he left the top half on. I would have flattened the fretboard to about 16" radius and installed real frets.

[@PanosS56E]

Σαν τον Σταροβα όταν βασταει τη fender....και μοιαζει με κιθαρακι!!!!!!!!

[@ScrapwoodCity]

χαχαχαχα

[@jakemclendon5413]

This is insane. Like mind blown

[@scootrodellabutro6183]

love it! great video

[@extraearth3392]

And why didn't you just cut the Bed post in half, then you would have a basic neck

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Because my lathe can handle longer spindles

[@hellNo116]

super cool little project!!
are you from Greece by any chance

[@ScrapwoodCity]

yes I am. Thanks

[@hellNo116]

αδελφε ωραια δουλεια και το βιντεο πολυ χαλαρωτικο!!!

[@StevenFAllen]

Great Job! AWESOME! Bravo!

[@ScrapwoodCity]

thank you

[@74dartman13]

That is wild! You have a good imagination! Seasick Steve would love it!!!

[@ScrapwoodCity]

thank you