Cigar Box Guitar Build Attempt #1: The Hefner

[MrNovember]

Step 1: Gather parts

This is what I had originally bought for this build, but my plan has changed almost constantly up to this point, so a lot has changed. I'll be naming it the Hefner when it's done because I'm using a Playboy cigar box

Step 2-5: Draw up plan, change plan, gather more parts, draw up new plan

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This is my current plan. I'm using two Gibson P90s with individual concentric staked pots for volume and tone, a three way selector, a phase switch, and a switch to bypass the volume and tone controls. The plan is to put the volume and tone controls on the side of the body to save some space, and I might put the 3-way selector in the top left corner like a Les Paul, but that would require running a lot of extra wire. I also still haven't really decided if I am using the Fender style hard tail bridge or the Gibson style bridge.
The neck is off an old Squire Strat.

I'll post more pictures as I build and hopefully some sound clips once it's done.
Feel free to give me tips or suggestions

[kosta]

I'm liking the sound of this so far!

[AxAxSxS]

Looks like fun! I'd go Fender bridge, The gibson style puts the strings up a lot higher which is great if you have the neck at an angle, not so great if its level with the top of the guitar.

[MrNovember]

Thanks for the feedback guys.

And thanks for the tip, AxAxSxS. Since I'm building it, I could angle the neck any way I like but either way the Fender bridge would be much easier due to space constrictions. I would have to put the stoptail of the Gibson bridge on the bottom of the guitar (which would honestly look pretty damned cool) but, again, it would just be a lot easier to go the other way.

[AxAxSxS]

The angle would be more work and effort, but thinking about it, it'd be hellishly cool. Either way I'm looking forward to your progress pics

[Greenfuz]

oh baby


give it a control plate like a hofner violin bass

[Fuzzy Me]

I like it. It's really smokin'. Sorry I couldn't resist