How to Attempt Circuit Bending on the Guitar

Summary: Circuit bending is one of the most creative ways to make random weird noises. It involves soldering and wiring contact points on the circuit boards of common sound-producing electronic items like children's toys or synthesizers to alter the sounds such items make. The wiring is attached to switches that can then be used to control the "bent" circuit and create strange, unique and interesting sounds. Circuit bending is commonly associated with noise music, but such improvised musical instruments have been experimented with by a variety of musicians.

In this free video series, our expert will teach all you need to know about circuit bending. She will show you examples of circuit bending, the purpose of circuit bending and will talk about who does circuit bending. She will talk about what kinds of items and toys are good for circuit bending, circuit bending ethics, and electricity and soldering safety. She will discuss all the necessary equipment for circuit bending including screwdrivers, alligator clips, wires, wire cutters, soldering irons, solder, solder wicks, tape, batteries, volt meters, drill bits and various other components. She will even tell you about potentiometers, circuit bending ethics and all kinds of different switches.