How to Make an Air Guitar!

Have you ever wanted to make a sweet guitar to rock out on for no money at all? Well Now you can!

Step 1 Materials

You will need:

Air guitar bodies
Air guitar pick guards
Air guitar strings
Air guitar tuning keys
Air guitar bridges
Air guitar nuts
Air guitar tools

Comments

[Skinr]

My advice? Don't make or buy an acoustic one; they're so quiet you can hardly hear them, unless you feel like spending $500+ on one. An electric actually sounds good plugged or unplugged; even better, most modern ones have wireless systems built into the body.

[Quick-tune]

You sure thats a strong enough fix at the neck to body? I can see a tendancy to flex. How about adding a video so we can hear what it sounds like?

[TommY.KillER]

OMG HELP! I can't remember where i put my parts! I can't see 'em! HELP!

[Thaw]

Baie cool. Waar kry mens lug vir die soort kitaar?

[Slayerfan666]

Dit moet op die kop van die kitaar op die rug van die liggaam.

p.s. that was from google translator so I can't be sure what it says.

[WickeD12]

hey umm mine is an electric and i forgot where i put my air amp and my jack im also not sure if im holding my air pick the right way.... S.O.S.

[mrmerino]

win

[Slayerfan666]

Double win.

[ilpug]

i am all a'lol.

[Muniosi]

Hey, where can I get the air guitar strings? I can't find them anywhere.

[Derek Vigil]

Try amazon, thats where I bought mine

[AlmightyFduffle]

OMG!!! i always wanted an air guitar, but they were too expensive!! thank you sosososo much!!!

[fender-electric-guitar]

Hey you should get slash on one of those fine guitars!

[Derek Vigil]

OMG this is way better than my Fender Stratocaster, Any instructions for making air drums?

[Slayerfan666]

No, you're on your own.

[Susan1]

My intonation is off, Do you have instructions?

[tmilligan]

what you need to to, is turn your air guitar saddles forward or backwards depening on if its intoned too high or low.

[Susan1]

My friends tell me my saddle is rusted, But I can't see. lol

[Derek Vigil]

Oh yeah air oil works for that the best lol.

[Slayerfan666]

Get tape and paint.
Tape areas you don't want to be painted.
Paint the areas you want painted.
If you want other areas painted a diff. color tape them off at first than when done painting the other areas take off the tape and retape the area you just painted when its dry, (air paint dries fast.)
Paint the other areas diff. colors.
Repeat if neccessary.

[Susan1]

Do you recommend sanding first? I tried to paint first but the paint didn't take. I just made an awful mess.

[Slayerfan666]

Yes I would recommend sanding.

[mechaninja]

i made one and put banana oil on it...

[Susan1]

I tried sanding and spraying Nitro on it. I got more on my shoes than on the guitar. Silly me....lol

[philthebottle]

Airbrushing is highly recommended as it will compliment this project the best.

[fluxorz]

^win

[Susan1]

How about the multi-colored duct tape? I'm not sure how to lubricate the pots though. Hey thanks! I'm so excited I don't know where to start.

[!revenge!]

i have built some air guitars myself before i saw this instructable, and i have to say that my skills have improved after seeing this.

i only have 1 question, what pickups fit in an air guitar? because i recently bought some pickups from ebay that normally fit inside a stratocaster, but those didn't fit.

[Slayerfan666]

Hmm thats strange I used the same pickups on my air guitar, maybe you got jipped by ebay.

[!revenge!]

that could be it, but i bought from a person who is generally trusted by ebay

[Susan1]

I would NEVER BUY an air guitar from ebay. I was sent an empty box once. I had no insurance.

[ElvenChild]

I know check this out http://cgi.ebay.com/Air-guitar-appeared-movie-The-Godfather-/110686043105?pt=Guitar&hash=item19c566fbe1#ht_500wt_1156

[Slayerfan666]

Try some Les Paul humbuckers.

[badad]

I guess your electric guitar needs some good drugs to play. AM i right?

[Slayerfan666]

Not necessarily, I wouldn't encourage it.

[rworsøe]

Where do i go to learn how to play my Air guitar?

[Slayerfan666]

International school of Air Guitar.

[phill_up]

Full of Win!

[cobmiester]

omg wat kinda drugs r u takin man. geeeeeeeezzzz

[Spycrab]

I made myself an air ukelele (after 6 months, that sucker took a LOOONG time to build), and electric bass, and a big stand-up bass (with slight modifications to the instructions). Awesome instructions, subscribed and 5 starred! :)