[Lady Ada] recently posted a tutorial on burning the Arduino ... few other components would do just fine. A short list of supplies is required, including an Arduino, a proto shield kit, a ZIF ...
In addition to the board and components, it's important to get your hands on some tools for your Arduino kit, too. You'll typically solder pin headers or wires to components, so a soldering kit ...
The guitar was built mostly from scratch using an Arduino, some harvested drum pads ... The physical portion of the build consists of two main components. The body of the guitar is made from ...