The Texan
Meet “The Texan”. The Texan is a diddly bo, a single string slide guitar. He features a shovel handle neck, outdoor faucet tuner and his bridge is a brass hose sprayer. His “whammy bar” made from old garden shears and he features a copper ThinBucker pickup for electric playing. His “action” is high and he’s played with a slide.
![]() The TexanSingle string "Diddly Bo" | ![]() Texas garden theme | ![]() Water faucet tuner | ![]() The TexanSingle string "Diddly Bo" | ![]() Texas bottle cap volume/tone |
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![]() Whammy barMade from garden sheers. | ![]() BridgeMade from water sprayer nozzle. | ![]() Shovel handle neckMade from hickory. | ![]() The Texan | ![]() Magnetic "Thinbucker" pickupScreams the blues |
![]() Dripping springs | ![]() Internal Whammy bar mechanism |