WHAT IS A DIDDLEY BOW? | The Godfather of all stringed instruments...One-String Guitar
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Give him just a stick, a piece of wire and a can. He will start to play a concert within 3 minutes, for sure. That's a kind of art, musical mimimalism, deeply rooted in the blues. Justin is living that feelings.
You explained the minor pentatonic visually in a way I could easily recognize better than anyone I've ever heard. This is awesome.
awesome i remember watching a video years ago about origins of blues and seeing a guy use a clothes line and strung it up on the side of a metal barn and was slapping it it's sounded cool this instrument reminds me of that im out im my man cave right now building a diddly bow . your a legend thanks for sharing this video.
Randell Monaghan Thanks so much, Randell. Those early barn door diddley bows are the predecessors of these modern diddley bows. Thats were the Blues began :)
Randell Monaghan can you find a video or a picture? I searched the internet to find a example but I can’t find one, it sounds amazing though!
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I had to dig in deep
To find diddlie blm
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@@justinjohnsonlive I would sure like to hear more of your beanie boo lose Justin I find it extremely extremely educational
I'm always happy to listen at your talent...another day starting the right way. Thanks Justin, keep on playin'
My uncle made his out of a fruit picking basket , broom stick, string and a couple nails, thanks for the memories
Great explanation and use of the diddly bow.everything makes a lot more sense knowing some music theory. Single string seems like a good foundation to learn from. Off to make a prosthetic leg diidly!
did you make it?
Awesome tutorials!! Very Educational!
I started watching Justin several years ago, mainly because of videos of him playing shovels and the like. I recently got into Cigar Box Guitars (CBG), bought my first last year, just had a second one shipped last month. This has led to many CBG playing and build videos, and in that wormhole, you run into Diddley Bow playing and build videos. And here I am.
Hopefully someone still sees the comments, as I can see this is from 10 years ago. I thought I would comment anyway, and say thank you for all of the content you put out there, it is very much appreciated.
Brilliant Jason and thanks for your knowledge!
Hey Justin & Family, Thankyou for all the most excellent video tutorials and the effort it takes to make them & for sharing your extensive knowledge. Have a Happy New Year & All the Best in 2016. Take care, Cass.
+Cass Virgillo You too, Cass! Thanks for all of you support! Did you ever receive my email after we got your box?
Hi Justin, Yes I did, thankyou. You can lower the action or whatever you want to make it for your style of playing, hope it's not a piece of junk. Take care, C.
Super cool stuff man, thanks heaps
Interesting ...one thing according to Billy Boy Arnold how Bo Diddley got his name was from one of the Chess Brothers ...I think it was Phil and they were recording the song Bo Diddley ..... Billy and Phil got to talking and Phil asked Billy what does Bo Diddley mean and Billy told him it means a funny guy like a clown....so Bo was expecting the record to come out with Elias McDaniel as the Artist but Chess had other ideas...and called him Bo Diddley....and that's Chicago History as I remember Billy Boy telling me
I am totally hooked by this stuff....
That is an excellent way to learn any stringed instrument. I think you will learn your intervals quicker but it will also help you take a more linear approach to the guitar neck instead of thinking in terms of scales and position playing. Cheers!
Totally agree. My guitar playing shot through the roof when I started putting together the basic correlations of a voice and Diddley bow and the low and high E strings on the guitar. Made me far more creative
77 years old didn't know Bo Didley got his name from this. Man, Isn't it good to be alive !!
Great music on something so basic, a testament to your talent mate. I noticed that you bought your diddley bows from Tasmania in Australia and in the background I also noticed that you had an originally Australian biscuit company's biscuit tin, Arnotts now owned by Campbell's. The logo still has an Australian Eastern Rosella parrot.
Looks like you are having a good time playing them always enjoy hearing you play.
Thanks a million for this!
What were the fret markings for the blues scale (i.e. the brass marks)?
While I’m not entirely sure I’ve found that many delta blues notes consist of 0-3-5-7-10-12 and maybe 13 but I may just think that because of the slide. I’m in NO WAY a professional just my experience with a Diddley Bow
wish they would have known about them in the state of washington when i was growing up . that is a sweet machine
You are a great teacher, passionate about your craft too!
That's how I explain the three two clave to people. I say do you Bow Diddley? That's a clave song. :)
Building a shovel now! Love it!
I like that bass.
Man... I can get a nice wood cigar box for a few bucks from my local cigar place. I want to make one of these now!
What ever it takes to connect create
1st 11
YOU are a wizard.
Great video! Maybe that’ll improve my understanding and skills! 😎
Justin. Ya Pop. Lol just turn 70 and still learning. ENJOYED MUCH FROM U SON.
LIKE TO SEE MORE
cigar box
wauwwwwwwwwwww this is brilliant thank you fam.and Justin you are real very good.
I remember a long time ago I had a not very good acoustic. Well it only had one string left and I was too baked and lazy to ever get one. I think it actually taught me something having one string. Cuz before I would always stay on the top mostly where the major chords are. Fingers got kind of bloody but eventually I can play about a hundred times not as good as you can
You get a lot of rhythm out of that thing. Awesome. You made me want to dust down my old cigar box guitars that my Dad made...
Very good, pure talent. iam from Brazil, and I enjoy your work. Sensational !!! Happy birthday.👏👏👏👏👏
Dude, you are really good! Keep on being da big dawg!
Great video and thanks 😊
Best video you've ever made, in my humble opinion.
Amazing!
🎉сэр вы почти изобрели русскую балалайку☝😊
Again a I watch this video, and I have to say.. so useful, so beautiful.
once again awesome video Justin, by any chance will you be coming to Queensland while your in Australia?
We will hopefully be back to Australia early next year and will definitely try to get to Queensland. We will keep everyone posted on which regions I'll be performing in once we get dates confirmed.
didnt I see you knock out a tune on the shoe string of a left sneaker from a pair of 1963 keds?
Hard to say
Justin, Hope you don't mind questions on here. Love the video btw. If you made a Diddley Bow, could you make the neck out of a crooked piece as long as you could draw a straight line where the frets would be?
The diddley bow was an imitation of one stringed West African instruments. African Americans did the same with the banjo. Early blues players were black.
Howdy Justin
Gday Mate
Greetings From The Mountains Of West Virginia
Fantastic Video
What is the best string to use for Diddley Bow
I made one today, and used a low E
but the sound is kinda dead
even with a small pickup
thanks
Stay Coo Brother
I like to use a wound A String from 6-String pack, or a large diameter unwound string such as a .020-.024. If your string is sounding dead through the pickup it might also be because you string isn't close enough the to pickup (if it is a magnetic pickup). I hope this helps, and let me know if you have any more questions :)
Howdy Justin
Gday Mate
Thanks
What Type Of Pick Up Do You Recomend
Built Another One Today
Used A Wooden Cigar Box , and a G String Big Difference
Gave The 1st One To A Friend Of Mine
Stay Cool Brother
Rich
1958wvpicker You should check out Dan Sleep's new line of flat pickups at www.HumidorGuitars.com. They are specifically designed to be easily installed under the strings without having to cut a cavity in the instrument's body to accommodate a magnetic pickup. You can also easily adjust the height by adding a shim underneath the pickup if necessary.
heyu vwpicker. greetings from a valley near frankfurt am main.
a dull sound may come from something as little as using too soft of a material for the bridge or nut. metal, bone and glass work fine, wood is too soft.
cant say much about pickups, only, that i like the sound and simplicity of what it's inventor calls the "flatpup". i only used a piezo so far. it doesnt sound bad, but really doesnt like much overdrive. the best sounding of 3 diddley bows i have made so far, is a thick-walled tube of bamboo, and a very thin fish can on a piece of plywood with a hole, kinda like a resonator guitar.
peace~
Howdy Cuda
Thank You
Greetings From The Mountains Of West Virginia
Really Appreciate All The Excellent Tips You Gave Me
I've Also Built 3 CBX Diddley Bows
And They Just Keep Gettin Better
Stay Cool Brother
Rich
Hubby and I made my first diddley bow today
Excellente'
Too Cool!
The first diddly bow I've played was a simple light table leg using a tin funnel as a sound projector
What king of string do you use?
Yeti cuz it's magical...
I believe Bo Diddley got his beat from the old hambone Rhythm
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A 1 string guitar is not a diddley bow !
a diddley bow is an instrument that use the counter note as a second note, but a guitar plays only the pitched note!
This is probably the main différence between a guitar and a DB
This difference included the fact that a DB has a table that runs the whole instrument, under the whole length of the string, to vibrate with the pitched note AND the counter note, so, to amplified it the DB a piezo will be more accurate than a magnetic pick up.
The diddley bow is a single-stringed American instrument which influenced the development of the blues sound. It consists of a single string of baling wire tensioned between two nails on a board over a glass bottle, which is used both as a bridge and as a means to magnify the instrument's sound.
Hello! Which string is commonly used 3rd or 6th? And what note on the open string? Thank you!
You can use any guitar string for this kind of didley bow, but I generally link to use the A (5th) string for a bass sound, or the unwound G (3rd) string to get a smoother sound, higher, vocal sound.
Hello! Thanks for the answer! I assumed it was a matter of choice. As the string sounds on a regular guitar, so it will sound for one-string guitar. The Cigar Box Guitar, is a classical system, three-string is G - D - G. The third open string is G. Fourth - D. The fifth open string - A. Six String - E. Means fifth string is configured as an open string G, right? Or I'm wrong?
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But will it djent
Tune it down to b - the LOW LOW B!!! \m/
Those percussive rhythms are the grand daddy of djent.
What is an inexpensive slide piece?
the neck of a bottle maybe . . .
A socket from a socket wrench set that fits your finger
@@nicholaspietrzak9992 that's the spirit haha
A stainless steel drink bottle, it gives a nice reverb.
Awesome stuff here Justin...you have to check out Erasmo Coco's you tube channel from Edmonton Alberta Canada.. his Diddley Bow's, well man he makes some really smooth and dynamite instruments all reclaimed materials......all the best in 2018 to all of You.!...
Justin. Thanks for posting. I am trying to follow along but have trouble following the strumming muting pattern for the Bo Diddley beat. Are you able to explain it? I am very new to playing. Thanks! Mike
JT Toad your brilliant video/ show sure got my mojo stomp started I'm just going to the shed to build me a bathtub base You inspired me
Please don't stop posting your vids I'm sure you will get many positive offers may you choose lucratively. Harvey of Dorset. UK.
Nossa cara, Sou do Brasil e gosto muito dos seus videos... Like !!
Super
what is the easiest way to mark the 2 diff scales?
S.F. Outdoors Club I'd like to know that too. Would be thankfull for some Information!
Install DAW software on a computer, like cakewalk. Use its quantizer to find the notes of the scale your liking for, tune it by ear on the scale notes from your computer.
fukkkkkking kool
Wow! Dude you look so grunge!
Did this come along BEFORE or AFTER the Appalachian Dulcimer?
I can't believe it. I heard The Wizard make a mistake. He's human after all. Lol.
I have some extra parts. Hmmm
is there an easy way to figure out the scale markers?
What kind of pick up did you use for this
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subbed. Gonna make me a Diddly!
Man, I bet you could play a mud puddle if someone threw a string in it. Thanks for the video. I want you to know I subbed before but had to unsub because I'd binge watch until early hours of the morning. But I catch you here and there. Thanks again.
WHAT STRING IS IT ? I GOT MAKE ONE I WORK IN A MACHINE SHOP I GOT TO PLAY
but why do you need the slide ?
David gilmour 🤔
Hey Justin! We have a song called Bo Diddleys Groove! Check us!
that weet-bix box in the background is from New Zealand.
cool video Justin 👍👍👍
The acoustic db is from Tasmania, he may be touring down under. He doesn't say where this workshop is, I wish he did.
YOOOO
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