Could be made with a skill saw and hack saw, a drill with bits ( I had access to a band saw and drill press), a close grain 2/4 and a couple pieces of 1/2" thick wood of your choice for the fretboard, glue, screws and some threaded rod with washers and nuts and some plastic squares to cover the rod, some thumbtacks, a cheap set of tuners, a couple of cheap pickups, a length of angle aluminum, two pots, two mini switches, a jack and some strings. I had some old fretwire laying around so I used that, but first I tried just lining the fretboard with a medium ball point pen and it looked pretty good..that would be the easiest. I had most of this stuff lying around the workshop. I just hand brushed on a couple coats of water based clear poly for the finish.
It sounds very nice and bright and has good sustain.
EASY project for anyone with even marginal skill. Only took a few hours and was fun to make.
