I Built a Guitar Out of an Old Shovel

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  • čas přidán 31. 08. 2019
  • I take an old rusted shovel and attempt to make it into a guitar
    My website: www.burlsart.com/

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  • @padentuel5013
    @padentuel5013 Před 4 lety +3038

    I’m still confused on the part where he gets a better sound on his shovel than me on an American player strat

    • @lonelypotato520
      @lonelypotato520 Před 4 lety +118

      He scoops his mids

    • @hylianheadache5856
      @hylianheadache5856 Před 4 lety +28

      *scoops*

    • @azraelsgrave
      @azraelsgrave Před 4 lety +57

      Additionally to what was said. He overlayed the audio and remastered in a program. Still a cool project.

    • @meyep3386
      @meyep3386 Před 4 lety +17

      I'm not a musician, but it didnt sound like that until it went through the program ? So basically, the guitar doesn't sound like that.

    • @jasonlongo6823
      @jasonlongo6823 Před 4 lety +71

      @@meyep3386 pretty much every guitar you have ever heard, unless it was being played in the room you were, in will have gone through as much processing so that's irrelevant really.

  • @Elanau
    @Elanau Před 4 lety +911

    "I've never played this type of guitar before, so there's a steep learning curve."
    *plays like a master*

  • @oisinnoone2179
    @oisinnoone2179 Před 4 lety +1032

    New video idea: make a shovel out of an old guitar

  • @buddy-7086
    @buddy-7086 Před 4 lety +607

    This is possibly the most American thing I’ve ever seen

    • @elbiballo
      @elbiballo Před 4 lety +17

      0% guns
      90% shovel
      10% beer

    • @CyrilViXP
      @CyrilViXP Před 4 lety +4

      Did you ever seen guitars from USSR?

    • @svnsparks
      @svnsparks Před 3 lety +1

      Cyril ViXP yes because the ussr is american

    • @mahkraleal4853
      @mahkraleal4853 Před 3 lety +5

      In Texas we have people who make guitars out of guns.

    • @mohammadsarker8911
      @mohammadsarker8911 Před 3 lety +1

      Godtaku Leal if they play live and someone messed with the guitarist, they would get a Spas to the face.

  • @sunlensfilms4424
    @sunlensfilms4424 Před 4 lety +3054

    That guitar is technically “Groundbreaking”

  • @joshuaheadey9670
    @joshuaheadey9670 Před 4 lety +3091

    It appears your videos are a documentation of your slow descent into madness as you make guitars out of increasingly obscure things

    • @martinmathea9647
      @martinmathea9647 Před 4 lety +101

      Joshua Headey there is a CZcams channel of a guy making kitchen knives out of increasingly obscure materials (like milk). I would watch something like this with guitars.

    • @darren9194
      @darren9194 Před 4 lety +12

      @@martinmathea9647 I really want to see that now

    • @martinmathea9647
      @martinmathea9647 Před 4 lety +12

      @Darren at least here you can watch the milk knife for now: czcams.com/video/t557dPspLxo/video.html

    • @NathansWargames
      @NathansWargames Před 4 lety +11

      2059, Makes guitar out of used plutonium Nuclear rods, #thisishowsuperheroesaremade

    • @BonnibelLecter
      @BonnibelLecter Před 4 lety +13

      The knife guy is one of my favorite youtubers, so now I want a guitar knife from him and a knife guitar from this channel. C R O S S O V E R

  • @justyourcommonzombie7730
    @justyourcommonzombie7730 Před 4 lety +508

    “Shovel guitars aren’t anything new, it’s not like I’m doing anything groundbreaking”...... 🤦🏻‍♂️

    • @ShockMe1994
      @ShockMe1994 Před 4 lety +6

      Just your common Zombie that was hilarious

  • @dylansmith1261
    @dylansmith1261 Před 4 lety +227

    Next video: “I made a guitar out of a cereal box”

    • @TheWaveBloke
      @TheWaveBloke Před 4 lety +12

      I did that when I was a kid. One cereal box (reenforced with balsa wood) with a hole cut, and six rubber bands stretched to different lengths. Didn't stay in tune for more than about 30 seconds but it worked.

    • @patbiss7742
      @patbiss7742 Před 4 lety +3

      well the next video was one made out of paper so you weren't far off

    • @Hurricane800
      @Hurricane800 Před 4 lety

      Make one out of paper

    • @justdaniel7995
      @justdaniel7995 Před 3 lety

      No way! You can't be cereal!

    • @flazo9152
      @flazo9152 Před 3 lety

      Next video " I made a guitar out of Microsoft PowerPoint "

  • @zem6300
    @zem6300 Před 4 lety +625

    Ah, perfect for underground music.

  • @akasegaonkar
    @akasegaonkar Před 4 lety +533

    **Burls Art: Sees random piece of equipment**
    "So guys, today I'm gonna make a guitar out of this..."

    • @R3dFlames
      @R3dFlames Před 4 lety +24

      **a dog walks by outside his garage...*_*_ _"BURLS NO!"

    • @joermnyc
      @joermnyc Před 4 lety +9

      “So bought this used bulldozer... making a guitar out of it.”

    • @zulhar9479
      @zulhar9479 Před 4 lety +1

      Next he will make one out of the screwdriver he was using

  • @diamondcreepah3210
    @diamondcreepah3210 Před 4 lety +34

    the background music is exactly what I imagine being played on this guitar

  • @kingofstuff1732
    @kingofstuff1732 Před 4 lety +40

    "So, what instrument do you play"
    "uhhhh..."

  • @florianffa
    @florianffa Před 4 lety +1295

    Sounds like the guitar from the Breaking Bad intro

    • @otavio048
      @otavio048 Před 4 lety +49

      Its called slide guitar, pretty popular on the early 20s 30s and 40s, still very used

    • @SURREALL69
      @SURREALL69 Před 4 lety +3

      😂😂 so cool

    • @jayketchup3910
      @jayketchup3910 Před 4 lety +5

      I was thinking that same thing

    • @wesleyalan9179
      @wesleyalan9179 Před 4 lety +3

      @@JamesBrown-uh4mw ,immature comment, your mommy know you do this?

    • @jtd70
      @jtd70 Před 4 lety +3

      @@JamesBrown-uh4mw whoa calm down champ

  • @nostradamusus
    @nostradamusus Před 4 lety +405

    Could you please make a bass out of a fork? Thanks.

  • @Grayjacket11
    @Grayjacket11 Před 4 lety +123

    5:55 "this isn't anything groundbreaking"
    Well it's a shovel so actually...

    • @10Adarsh
      @10Adarsh Před 4 lety

      Wow! That's brilliant!

  • @loafieshenu
    @loafieshenu Před 4 lety +235

    Me: mom can I get a guitar???
    Mom: we already have one
    Guitar at home:

  • @ocadusouza
    @ocadusouza Před 4 lety +112

    Dude, that guitar sounds amazing. Don't get me wrong but I wasn't expecting that level of sound quality.

  • @biancabarbulescu7504
    @biancabarbulescu7504 Před 4 lety +629

    How does this guitar sound so amazing?!?

    • @TheAgeOfAnalog
      @TheAgeOfAnalog Před 4 lety +71

      reverb

    • @rtg4261
      @rtg4261 Před 4 lety +24

      Bianca Maria Barbulescu it’s the amp, I have one and it has so many different effects

    • @filpnsweet
      @filpnsweet Před 4 lety +2

      rtg what kind of amp is it?

    • @koeix682
      @koeix682 Před 4 lety +7

      @@filpnsweet Yamaha THR10

    • @rtg4261
      @rtg4261 Před 4 lety +1

      Koeix yep

  • @ReyGames-jz5sn
    @ReyGames-jz5sn Před 4 lety +33

    Im actually kinda diggin the tone

  • @XLBiker13
    @XLBiker13 Před 4 lety +6

    Surprisingly my favorite guitar build to date. I didn't expect that. But a lot of that can be attributed to the demo. By far your best guitar demo. The only one I ever found myself replaying to hear again. That was really good. Love the percussive quality to the playing.

  • @ChrisWilliamsRMWpigeon
    @ChrisWilliamsRMWpigeon Před 4 lety +247

    i'm digging this already!!!

  • @bassboijacob
    @bassboijacob Před 4 lety +154

    Build a guitar with recyclable materials
    Like the Red special

    • @TALKINGtac0
      @TALKINGtac0 Před 4 lety +2

      Idk, that sounds like almost any guitar

    • @MChapman-tx4forever
      @MChapman-tx4forever Před 4 lety +8

      YESSSSSS! Officially my favorite comment. Brian May and his dad were genius in making that! So iconic. No doubt this guy could do something similar.

    • @bassboijacob
      @bassboijacob Před 4 lety +5

      @@MChapman-tx4forever YES

    • @MChapman-tx4forever
      @MChapman-tx4forever Před 4 lety +5

      Bass boi Jacob It’s great to know there are other finely-cultured people on CZcams. 👏

    • @zsilver2834
      @zsilver2834 Před 4 lety +4

      BRIAN MAYYyYYYyYYYYYyYYYYY

  • @mrkrabsgotafatbooty841
    @mrkrabsgotafatbooty841 Před 4 lety +8

    Sounds like an intro to an Old Western movie. I love it

  • @Mortthemoose
    @Mortthemoose Před 4 lety +6

    Don't know how this got into my recommendations, but I'm glad it did!
    That was really interesting and very clever!
    The sound at the end was incredible!

  • @juancas-cas9570
    @juancas-cas9570 Před 4 lety +44

    I don't know if you are a better constructor or musician. I love when you test your guitars.

  • @reneep810
    @reneep810 Před 4 lety +8

    Im not gonna lie I've rewatched this video so many times just to hear the demo I think its soooooo so good like wowowowow

  • @memelordmarcus
    @memelordmarcus Před 4 lety +9

    who ever knew that a shovel could sound so good

  • @erinbonnett5924
    @erinbonnett5924 Před 4 lety +131

    I love your videos. Next summer I want to try make a guitar out of resin and set sunflower petals in it. Sunflowers are my favourite flower 🌻🌻

    • @aaliyahify
      @aaliyahify Před 4 lety +9

      That sounds like its gonna look so good.

    • @torimilone3520
      @torimilone3520 Před 4 lety +10

      I would watch a clear petal guitar video

    • @erinbonnett5924
      @erinbonnett5924 Před 4 lety +1

      Ruby yeah I just need the motivation and skill to do it but I’m so lazy 😂

    • @dsgsghghdrfhsj188
      @dsgsghghdrfhsj188 Před 4 lety +1

      that would be dope good luck!

    • @jtd70
      @jtd70 Před 4 lety +1

      oooo document it if you do

  • @DavidNwokoye
    @DavidNwokoye Před 4 lety +87

    7:21 That follow to following ratio tho. 👌

    • @R3dFlames
      @R3dFlames Před 4 lety +7

      It appears to be an undefined ratio since you can't divide by zero ╮(╯▽╰)╭

  • @wikiwiki1093
    @wikiwiki1093 Před 3 lety +9

    Burl: "I'm not good at 3 string guitar"
    **absolutely shreds it**

  • @kingzuna8007
    @kingzuna8007 Před 4 lety +33

    This is probably the most hillbilly southern trailer park guitar I’ve ever seen and I love it😂 it would’ve been better if it was a banjo made out of a shovel

  • @gabigonewild
    @gabigonewild Před 4 lety +24

    this man literally saw an old shovel and thought "yeah, i'm gonna make a guitar out of it"

    • @karlzuppin4823
      @karlzuppin4823 Před 4 lety +1

      Or he saw Rob scallon and thought "I'm copying that"

    • @TitanBeats
      @TitanBeats Před 4 lety

      @Java Monsoon or he played rust and saw the shovel bass

  • @TheGoobler
    @TheGoobler Před 4 lety +26

    The lil song at the end can be the theme for the upcoming Breaking Bad movie El Camino

  • @pinkpanda7671
    @pinkpanda7671 Před 4 lety +2

    By far my favorite piece you’ve made, so cool and sounds beautiful! Lived it!

  • @auraklezz
    @auraklezz Před 4 lety +22

    Rob Scallon and Justin Johnson :
    Aw shit, here we go again.

  • @rhettzkie
    @rhettzkie Před 4 lety +14

    So, what's next? An umbrella, a broom, a mop, a pan, a mallet? The possibilities are endless.

  • @superflyguy231
    @superflyguy231 Před 4 lety +1316

    *Rob Scallon wants to know your location*
    Edit: finally...top comment, thank you

  • @daviddavis2366
    @daviddavis2366 Před 4 lety

    Making the guitars is awesome......but...... The playing is amazing! I could sit and listen to you play for days! Thanks for such a killer page!

  • @TankWithFeet
    @TankWithFeet Před 3 lety

    WHAT A TALENTED GUY!!!!! HANDS DOWN FOR bRINGING BACK THE OLD STYLE COUNTRY! I LOVE IT!

  • @piplewis5139
    @piplewis5139 Před 4 lety +23

    Such a beautiful sound! Makes me want to learn slide guitar!

  • @Felek5917
    @Felek5917 Před 4 lety +9

    It sound a lot better than I expected. Great demo!
    Would love to see oil can guitar build!

  • @dranoer209
    @dranoer209 Před 4 lety +1

    I came randomly came across your channel and I have watched several of your videos now, and I just gotta say amazing talent! Keep doing what your doing. I wish you nothing but the best. 🇺🇸✊🏻

  • @sidgar1
    @sidgar1 Před 4 lety

    This is ground-breaking stuff! I really dig this new invention!

  • @normalhumanbeing8280
    @normalhumanbeing8280 Před 4 lety +21

    justin johnson has been summoned

  • @blonk182
    @blonk182 Před 4 lety +21

    Next month he’ll post a video titled
    “I Build a Shovel Out of an Old Guitar”

  • @matt79hz
    @matt79hz Před 4 lety

    Sounds awesome! Killer blues machine..

  • @sugartooth1511
    @sugartooth1511 Před 3 lety

    You're a my personal hero and genius. God bless you! Thanks for the extraordinary work!

  • @joshasdf9503
    @joshasdf9503 Před 4 lety +15

    I am going to start bulding guitars soon and you where an inspiration to me thank you!!!

  • @MakeSomething
    @MakeSomething Před 4 lety +3

    That sounds and looks so good!

  • @hegi_23
    @hegi_23 Před 4 lety +4

    This guy plays better on a shovel than I do on a normal guitar

  • @jamesdonnelly8888
    @jamesdonnelly8888 Před 4 lety

    Amazing result, inspiring video, thanks!

  • @DavidNwokoye
    @DavidNwokoye Před 4 lety +18

    Rob Scallon style.

  • @J4yy_
    @J4yy_ Před 4 lety +49

    Why does your bass only have 3 strings?
    Weird.

  • @jonaskyllo-steinmoen4121

    the locking tuners and everything. this is such a beautiful piece of art

  • @Lofi_Station94
    @Lofi_Station94 Před 3 lety

    Very cool sound, guy! The best "shovel" sound i ever heard!

  • @eliaskarppi5408
    @eliaskarppi5408 Před 4 lety +24

    Well this ought to be good...

  • @tevitavuki6100
    @tevitavuki6100 Před 4 lety +8

    5:54 'this isnt anything ground breaking"
    Of course it is its a shovel

  • @Bigknucklesandhands
    @Bigknucklesandhands Před rokem

    I love the music your putting out of the old shovel 🤙🏽

  • @spencervoisin7622
    @spencervoisin7622 Před 3 lety +2

    For the fret markers you could have used .22 long or .22 short shell casings as the spent casings are quite sharp at the edges and drive into wood nicely

  • @ByronRC
    @ByronRC Před 4 lety +4

    Man your videos are great, when your not building guitars, you should upload more videos of you playing them😀

  • @royfablooo2810
    @royfablooo2810 Před 4 lety +12

    Next Video: I built a guitar out of a Broom

  • @SeemsLikeSomething
    @SeemsLikeSomething Před 4 lety

    Wasn’t expecting it to sound that good. Very cool!!

  • @7.62shawn5
    @7.62shawn5 Před 4 lety

    Very cool! And sounded awesome. Really liked how you used a old shovel insted of a knew one.

  • @conanseibel4464
    @conanseibel4464 Před 4 lety +12

    Damn, I have 9 guitars in my garage now.🤣

  • @kwistiny
    @kwistiny Před 4 lety +3

    Aaaaaamazing lol as always I 💕 watching your videos. Keep’em comin

  • @pfkmsandiego
    @pfkmsandiego Před 4 lety +1

    your abilities as an artist, craftsman, and musician r incredible. just wanted to take the time to share that. stay up, bro. happy new year.

  • @tjmulhern1895
    @tjmulhern1895 Před 4 lety

    You are so creative! Thank you for sharing :)

  • @E-BikingAdventures
    @E-BikingAdventures Před 4 lety +4

    That's really cool, but I think I'm more impressed with your amp.

  • @gautamashtaman4493
    @gautamashtaman4493 Před 4 lety +7

    The demo Sounds like breaking bad theme music

  • @dennisrphymurphy7929
    @dennisrphymurphy7929 Před rokem

    Good for you ! . I can do the Coors thing, but other than that you are a genius. What a terrific progect for somebody that understands the project, and the results that will make them happy. You made me happy, thank you.

  • @love2rogue
    @love2rogue Před 3 lety

    love how you go one step further with a bottle slide haha. sounds sweet

  • @maesshell
    @maesshell Před 3 lety +6

    Vim pelo vídeo do Davy Jones
    Q Guitarra Top ⭐

  • @gabrielb6349
    @gabrielb6349 Před 4 lety +5

    "i've never played a 3-string guitar before" yeah ok mate you could clearly steal the show at any old western bar

  • @admirable_kon5083
    @admirable_kon5083 Před 3 lety

    This was way more awesome than I was expecting!

  • @laney7107
    @laney7107 Před 3 lety

    WHAT- I didn't expect the sound will be that good! You're amazing, Burls!

  • @benl6777
    @benl6777 Před 3 lety +5

    The song that he plays at the end should be on red dead redemption

  • @taffyistrashy
    @taffyistrashy Před 4 lety +3

    That's awesome and it's useful for more than D J E N T

  • @deanarupe73
    @deanarupe73 Před 4 lety +1

    Reminds me of something they would play on Heehaw. Just need a guy on a brown jug and we're ready to rock.

  • @derrick_builds
    @derrick_builds Před 2 lety

    Killer job man. Keep up the good work.

  • @madbam
    @madbam Před 4 lety +4

    Awesome job. I’ve built 4 shovels and the hardest part for me is drilling the shovel head itself. Do you have any tips?

    • @not-AI
      @not-AI Před 4 lety

      Use a drill bit for metal

    • @DK-Design
      @DK-Design Před 4 lety

      IIRC they harden most shovels. If I was going to do this, I'd heat cycle it a few times to soften the steel. (MAP or propane torch and get it red hot then let it slowly cool.) It may affect the sound so plan out were you going to drill and focus the heat.

  • @ryanjohnson3572
    @ryanjohnson3572 Před 4 lety +12

    For anyone who wants one, justin Johnson already did this and sells them on his website

    • @johnulcer
      @johnulcer Před 4 lety +6

      He mentions this in the video, to be fair.

  • @Itsme-gr7rb
    @Itsme-gr7rb Před 4 lety

    I hope you record another jam session with this beauty! Love your work!

  • @federicaamato2142
    @federicaamato2142 Před 4 lety +1

    brooo you're crazy!!! i love your works

  • @paramediccpo
    @paramediccpo Před 4 lety +4

    Wish I was your best friend bro / I would love to join you on your unique projects

  • @obscuredguitars
    @obscuredguitars Před 4 lety +6

    I really hope you intended this as a response and a big middle finger to that guy that made a video about "making a guitar out of paper" just so he could talk trash about you making guitars out of color pencils!

  • @michaelhemmingartist
    @michaelhemmingartist Před 4 lety

    Awesome build and what a great sounding guitar.

  • @danh3075
    @danh3075 Před 4 lety

    Wow. Beautiful sound.

  • @jakeallen8441
    @jakeallen8441 Před 3 lety +4

    0:32 lol the hammering was in sync with the music beat

  • @lampaderise7009
    @lampaderise7009 Před 4 lety +4

    Yeah you're right ...This shovel isn't anything ... GROUNDBREAKING ... ( 5:55 )

  • @creatiph
    @creatiph Před 4 lety

    sounds way better than I expected !

  • @sunseeker8460
    @sunseeker8460 Před 5 měsíci

    I am thoroughly impressed.

  • @Albeit_Jordan
    @Albeit_Jordan Před 4 lety +5

    I was watching the whole video wondering when and if you were going to mention Justin Johnson Lol

    • @TitanBeats
      @TitanBeats Před 4 lety

      i was waiting for a Rust referance

  • @natkruger4599
    @natkruger4599 Před 4 lety +6

    No one:
    Literally no one:
    Burls Art: LeTs MaKe A gUiTaR oUt Of A sHoVel

  • @IssacStevic
    @IssacStevic Před 4 lety

    small detail, but I love how he syncs up the hammer hits with the kick drum in the back....the little things make this video so good

  • @patrickdomenici5756
    @patrickdomenici5756 Před 4 lety

    Awesome. The sound out of that was like a punch to the beer gut! Now I'll spend the next 7 hours with my Line 6 Spider trying to get that EXACT tone....👍👍

  • @CYBERRABBIT31
    @CYBERRABBIT31 Před 4 lety +7

    Burl's art you should make a guitar out of a grim reaper scythe

  • @art_girlkelley938
    @art_girlkelley938 Před 4 lety +12

    Random person: hey what do u use to make ur guitars?
    Burls art: yes🤗

  • @nah3609
    @nah3609 Před 4 lety

    THIS IS AMAZING
    i'd Love to learn this

  • @jaimymetts
    @jaimymetts Před 4 lety

    O my gosh!!!! That is so cool!!!! And it sounds really nice!!

  • @toyotasummersalesevent7482

    “Did someone mention guitar?”
    I swear I’ve seen about 035 videos about this