Electric Bouzouki

Peter Crossley

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Also Finished this.. not a guitar.. but..

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That would make me very unhappy.

I would see it hanging on the wall, run over to see how much it costs, and then realize its NOT A GUITAR and I have no idea how to play it.

Would be perfect if it was a guitar.
 
That would make me very unhappy.

I would see it hanging on the wall, run over to see how much it costs, and then realize its NOT A GUITAR and I have no idea how to play it.

Would be perfect if it was a guitar.

They are actually quite easy to play, tuned GDAD unison strings..
in no time at all you can be pulling Jimmy Page rhythms out of it
 
Peter, I have to say this has been one of the coolest projects to watch you build. I have to ask....how much. I am not ready to pull the trigger today but it could go on the bucket list.
 
Peter, I have to say this has been one of the coolest projects to watch you build. I have to ask....how much. I am not ready to pull the trigger today but it could go on the bucket list.

Thanks mate
around $3800 Australian dollars
the exchange rate has been pretty steady at 78 cents US To 1 dollar Australian
so that would work out at $2,964 US
plus any shipping of course
 
He just can't make a bazooka, or an electric guitar - he has to make art...

Love the inlay. You do your own, yes?
 
It's really nice.... does it sound close to a traditional Bouzouki that has a pickup? or something very different with a bouzouki flavor
 
He just can't make a bazooka, or an electric guitar - he has to make art...

Love the inlay. You do your own, yes?

yes all inlays are cut using a jewellers saw, and inlaid with very, very small router bits in a dremel..

and yes Negative Ease, it sounds like an Irish Bouzouki until you kick the overdrive pedals and delay in......
 
How do you know if it sounds 'right'? I mean, I don't have any idea what an electric bouzouki is supposed to sound like.
 
Well, I expect it to be more 'precise'. Regular acoustic ones always had some kind of 'out of tuneness' to me. There is a big Greek population near here, so get a chance to hear them being played a bit.
 
Well, I expect it to be more 'precise'. Regular acoustic ones always had some kind of 'out of tuneness' to me. There is a big Greek population near here, so get a chance to hear them being played a bit.

There is a big Greek population in my house (SO is Greek) I hear them a lot myself. This area has a huge Greek population especially the next two towns over. There is a guy there that makes acoustic BouzoukiIs have been meaning to drop by his shop.

http://spartaninstruments.com/about-us.html

But in all seriousness, the electric is not going to ever sound like the acoustic (IMO) without a piezo. I would say it would be best to approach this instrument as its own musical vehicle. I would love to hear this with a bit of chorus, delay maybe even some gain. I would have a ball with this instrument plugging it into different amps (bass vs. guitar vs. keyboard) and effects. I would also love to explore the instrument in its purest forms straight into an amp. It just is so cool.
 
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That's what i was thinking- it has its own thing going on, and isn't really made to sound like an old folk instrument. But to an open-minded player, with a history in electric guitar amps and effects, it can be seriously cool. I doubt a traditional player would like one, much like an old school classical player would probably not dig a Strat.
 
There is a big Greek population in my house (SO is Greek) I hear them a lot myself. This area has a huge Greek population especially the next two towns over. There is a guy there that makes acoustic BouzoukiIs have been meaning to drop by his shop.

But in all seriousness, the electric is not going to ever sound like the acoustic (IMO) without a piezo. I would say it would be best to approach this instrument as its own musical vehicle. I would love to hear this with a bit of chorus, delay maybe even some gain. I would have a ball with this instrument plugging it into different amps (bass vs. guitar vs. keyboard) and effects. I would also love to explore the instrument in its purest forms straight into an amp. It just is so cool.

I previously made an acoustic Irish Bouzouki, before this. The electric one can approximate the acoustic, when everything is on full clean. But, yeah. its fun with delay and a touch of growl..
They do sound different to the Greek bouzoukis, mainly due to the different tunings
 
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