in case nobody was paying attention, this guy is easily in the argument for the most talented overall musician of his entire generation.

Gibson Custom Shop is releasing a Jack White signature model Diddley Bow. Their best luthiers have taken this version apart and meticulously copied each part in perfect detail, right down to the wood grain, level of dirt on the wood, the brand of electrical tape, type of wire, coke bottle, nail rust, etc. They acquired the actual hammer Jack used in this video to craft each instrument. They analyzed this video using the latest software to exactly reproduce the force and velocity and number of hammer blows. They sought out the actual cows and their manure and brought them into the custom shop to have them watch each instrument being skillfully crafted. Each of the 50 limited edition models will be signed by Jack. MSRP $185,000 - which includes a potato sack gig bag, a DVD documentary on the planning and production of the Bows, and 8 x 10 framed photo of each cow.

This is why I'm such a fan of JW. He knows music doesn't come from high tech equipment or defined technique. It comes from the soul.

37 people hating because they bought a guitar before seeing this

he should record an album on that thing

Jack white is my life long crush...forever. Don't care how old he gets.

Saw him in Nashville 3 days ago. Best show I've ever seen! 8 rows back. Thanks for the great time Jack. It was only a 4 hour drive from Cincinnati, but I would have drove to the end of earth and back to see him!!!

Jack White is a genius

JW: "Who says you need to buy a guitar?" Also JW: Plays a store bought guitar in the very next shot.

Jack White is ABSOLUTE! Going to see him July 27! First time to see him live. Can I say AWESOME!!!!!

this man is so.. amaizing he made his own fucking music geenre.. his own that only he plays. and he plays blues like no one in the whole world does. this man is not just a artist. he is a legend. a under-restemated legend. jack i salute you.

What a guitar player. Just wow. That opening scene with him making the guitar just bleeds coolness factor. Jack, you fucking rock.

Jack inspires so much just to play shitty old unique guitars. Nothing more personal than a shitty guitar you can annihilate.

Who says you need to buy a guitar? All you need is a coke bottle, a string and some nails...and oh yeah, a vintage tube amp and boutique effect pedals.

Jack White is brilliant!!!! Sooooo talented!

Did he really just built a guitar with that type of clothes on, at a cow farm in the middle of nowhere.

1:32 The most badass moment in cinema history.

This will forever be my favorite iteration of White.

that was just the best: "Who says you need to buy a guitar?" lmao

love how he has mastered the fret board.. a lot of people don't take the time

he plays blues like no one in the whole world does.

I love this guy

I like Jack. He's one of a few rock stars who a. owns a hammer b.can hammer a nail (I'll bet he can change a flat too).

El ingenio de un genio . saludos desde Chile a todos los Rockeros .

Omg perfect moo timing from the cow lol the cow was definitely loving that guitar playing lol jake white one of the most underrated guitar players he’s amazing

ridiculously,amazing,dude knows how too lay it down,i never thought there would be someone who could come close too Dickey Betts ,jimmy Hendrix or Stevie ray Vaughan,now i know,HE'S HERE,i mean HEAR!!!!!!!!!!

Covid lockdown guitar build tutorial

With this clip he instantly became the second coolest person In the “It Might Get Loud” film. Only slightly behind Jimmy Page.

I don't always buy makeshift guitars, but when I do, I make sure they're made by Jack White

If Dwight from the office became a rockstar

As soon as I seen the first five minutes of IMGL, I paused, went to my garage and made a one string, pressed play, skipped through the edge parts, went to a Wayne Hancock show and had the guitjo player test the one string out, then he bought it from me. Thanks Jack

But does it djent?

that little percussive trick he does at 2:53 is fucking sick.

Yes it sounds amazing

it took him a 1: 13 to build a guitar

Thanks, man. They should sell these. Like at Guitar Center. They would be #1 sellers.

Jams!

"who says you need to buy a guitar??" LIKE A BAUSS!!

Dammit jack why you gotta be so cool?

i was getting ready to turn down my volume lol

mother of god

Very impressive craftsmanship

Funny thing--Jack has no idea how to use a hammer, but he certainly knows how to use a one-string Coke bottle guitar...

he didn't create his own music genre. a little known fact: blues has been around for a pretty long time. he created his own sound, but not a fucking music genre.

yeh, but what im trying to say is that every one have their uniqe style of playing even though it is the same genre of music, and in jacks music it really shines.

Jack Withe is God.

not possible to be better at guitar than jack white. you may be great, but never will you top him, and now you shall never atone for making such a ludacris statement

Yes, but can he build a Tesla Coil?

This is my happy place

Pretty good fun to watch some riverhero make his own buzzybox - Mark Twain with a hip flask and extension cord, this man stands as a stripe on my flag, wild bristly bang-n-bang-getsome

Funny that "Jack White" is a Strain too... =)

I will now just silently show this video those who will speak, I have nothing to play

Genio

allright but i wasnt that exact when i said genre, i ment that he has a very very special way of playing the blues. and i like it, and im glad you do 2. :DD

Best sounding Diddley bow I've heard. Only bad part is, you can't tune the thing using a nail :/

CUT TO: 2018 - Now he's recording and touring with a custom Eddie Van Halen Wolfgang guitar and 5150 head. L-O-L

great...

SO COOOOL

I still believe he is the clone of Johnny Depp. You wont convince me otherwise so good luck.

Who says you need to buy an amp? Wait

what is the tunning he's playing?

yeeh youre compleetly right.

Well, not really. Every blues musician has their own take on the blues, but they're all playing LIKE each other. Jack is fucking great, a true genius. But the point is, he's not massively different from any other blues musician. A fact that he is proud of.

Lookin like a fancy red dead character

great !

He didn't build a guitar, he built a Diddley Bow. They are really cool and super cheap to make. Just google it and yo can make them out of just about anything. Fun to play to.

does anyone know what equipment he used doing this? nice tone

Whats the thing he nails to the light piece of wood? I wanna do this.

(It's actually called a "Diddly Bow".)

so MOOO menth YEAH all along :)

for the slide i think it should be open D, but I'm not sure.

Genial o gênio

i love this shit.

What is this man's life...

yeah it's probably in open d

What guitar is that

Does anybody know the exact things he uses ? For example the pickup? Planning on doing this myself. Cheers

Do you ever just make a guitar?

What song starts between the two videos ? ~ 1:33

what amp is he using for when he builds the guitar? i know he uses a big muff, and its obviously an older head and cab, make and model anyone know?

... MMMM!!!!

Hey ! Jack baby ? What are you smoking ? A Cigar , a Cigarette or WEED ? ?

jack white is like a young jimmy page

Yes Jack white is one of the best musicians of all time. Making a hobo guitar doesn't make him the best of his generation, what does though, is his musical gift, song writing and how he plays the guitar what he played, not a hobo guitar, it's common sense. Jimmy Page said Jimi Hendrix was the best ever, he didn't have KZfaq, or anything, just flipping the guitar upside down and restinging it was fucking genius, i would have never thought of that and he played music that he heard in his heart, with out KZfaq, the sound Hendrix had he never compied, he was the best of all time and every generation. So 🖕 off...

Fucking brilliant

one the pick is wired to the jack you pretty much just do what he did nail on both ends one just enough to keep the bottle in place and just get the string tight use a screw and u could probly tune the fucking thing

2:55

Diddley Bow

that was acually in reply to @massimo beckers

an interesting fact about this scene, is that it is actually dubbed over, by Jimmy Page playing, not in fact Jack White.

You were trying to say he plays his own genre. Which by your own admission he doesn't.

What genre could that be?

I would pay money to jack black and jack white form a band called ying yang

I't's a fucking genius !!!! :)

Does anybody have a good tutorial on how to make a guitar like this?

Detuned guitar

he's not jack white, he's michael cera

What is the name of the guitar he is using ?

He is Tired of Chinese Guitar Centers

You really think the Willy Wonka of Rock n Roll would live somewhere in Mansion right?