All Discussions Tagged 'guitar' - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-19T12:59:17Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=guitar&feed=yes&xn_auth=noDuel output jackstag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2024-01-27:2592684:Topic:38125662024-01-27T21:26:41.183ZJustin Stanchfieldhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/JustinStanchfield
<p>Hi all!</p>
<p>I'm in the planning stages of a baritone build, probably a fretless around 28", and I will probably use a PAF for the main pup, but might put a piezo in, too. So, my question is, has anyone used a separate output jack for each pup rather than volume or blender pots? I remember back in the 70s and 80s stereo guitars were a big thing but I never played on. Anyhow, as always, all advice appreciated.</p>
<p>Hi all!</p>
<p>I'm in the planning stages of a baritone build, probably a fretless around 28", and I will probably use a PAF for the main pup, but might put a piezo in, too. So, my question is, has anyone used a separate output jack for each pup rather than volume or blender pots? I remember back in the 70s and 80s stereo guitars were a big thing but I never played on. Anyhow, as always, all advice appreciated.</p> Vote for the Delta Blues Outlaws in the Blues Blast Music Awards ~tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-05-16:2592684:Topic:37782372023-05-16T19:28:44.606Zbilly jones bluezhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/billyjonesbluez
<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Vote for the <b>Delta Blues Outlaws</b> in the <i>Blues Blast Music Awards</i> ~ <b>Live Blues Recording</b></div>
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<div>our album '..<b>welcome to the blues highway!</b>' is entered into the category for "<b>Live…</b></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Vote for the <b>Delta Blues Outlaws</b> in the <i>Blues Blast Music Awards</i> ~ <b>Live Blues Recording</b></div>
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<div>our album '..<b>welcome to the blues highway!</b>' is entered into the category for "<b>Live Blues Recording</b>".</div>
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<div dir="ltr">..this is a recording of our live performance at Harlow's Casino on December 17th in Greenville, MS.</div>
<div dir="ltr">it was a fun show and a great audience. ..we hope you like it. ..you can hear the whole show here:</div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font size="2">vote for "america's MOST WANTED blues band!" in the <i>Blues Blast Music Awards</i> ~ <b>Live Blues Recording</b> category.</font></div>
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</div> Part 1 HUBCAP guitar build series!tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-02-25:2592684:Topic:37550192023-02-25T22:12:04.454ZTaffy Evanshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/TaffyEvans
<p>Hi, here is a condensed version of the building steps for my Vintage Hubcap build. Called a UFO by some. Ha-ha.<br></br> I have made it into 5 parts, covering:<br></br> 1 forming the ply rims.<br></br> 2 Assembly of body, neck, and tail blocks.<br></br>
3 more bodywork, and neck and heal assembly.<br></br>
4 Neck work, setting up, making the peghead.<br></br>
5 Fingerboard, fretting, fitting electrics…All done.</p>
<p>1- The sides and back are made of 3ply. Two strips [with the grain going across the strip. I use…</p>
<p>Hi, here is a condensed version of the building steps for my Vintage Hubcap build. Called a UFO by some. Ha-ha.<br/> I have made it into 5 parts, covering:<br/> 1 forming the ply rims.<br/>
2 Assembly of body, neck, and tail blocks.<br/>
3 more bodywork, and neck and heal assembly.<br/>
4 Neck work, setting up, making the peghead.<br/>
5 Fingerboard, fretting, fitting electrics…All done.</p>
<p>1- The sides and back are made of 3ply. Two strips [with the grain going across the strip. I use moisture and heat to help with the bend. The kerfing for the back stiffens up the sides and gives more gluing area for the back. A flat strip could be used instead of kerfing the timber.</p>
<p>I wanted to keep the vibration in the hubcap so the thick 12mm ring was added to the top of the body.</p>
<p>A body was used so that I could get some acoustic sound and any sound from the hubcap was not soaked up by my clothing when played close to the body. In other words, I did not want to plug it in all the time.</p>
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Taff</p> Guitar Racktag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-01-31:2592684:Topic:37480182023-01-31T21:51:14.116ZJim Boothhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/JimBooth
<p>Greetings CB Nation,</p>
<p>I am looking for some free plans for a guitar rack. Want to build one as I am tripping over my builds and would like to build one for a friend. Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Greetings CB Nation,</p>
<p>I am looking for some free plans for a guitar rack. Want to build one as I am tripping over my builds and would like to build one for a friend. Thanks in advance!</p> Six Guitars That Break All the Rules: Bart Hopkin's "Guitar-Like Things"tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2021-06-28:2592684:Topic:36450982021-06-28T16:09:57.717ZCigar Box Nationhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MotherLeeds
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://barthopkin.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Bart Hopkin</a> is one of the greatest modern minds of musical instrument design. His writings & recordings, especially his seminal <em>Experimental Musical Instruments Magazine</em> have influenced everyone from Tom Waits to our own Shane Speal, who…</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://barthopkin.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bart Hopkin</a> is one of the greatest modern minds of musical instrument design. His writings & recordings, especially his seminal <em>Experimental Musical Instruments Magazine</em> have influenced everyone from Tom Waits to our own Shane Speal, who says "there may not have ever been a cigar box guitar movement had I not discovered Bart Hopkins back in the late 1990's." </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://barthopkin.com/instrumentarium/string-lattice-giutar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="http://barthopkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/06-13m-stringlattice.jpg?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="750" class="align-full"/></a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><em>Pictured above: <a href="http://barthopkin.com/instrumentarium/string-lattice-giutar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The String Lattice Guitar</a> by Bart Hopkin.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Recently, Hopkin has been uploading video demos of his massive trove of instruments to <a href="http://https://www.youtube.com/user/bhpkn/videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his Youtube channel</a>, giving short descriptions. This latest video features his "Guitar-Like Things," stringed instruments that resemble guitars, but have otherworldly features. We describe these as "breaking the rules" because Hopkin uses some radical designs in each, including guitar strings that branch out into a Y, guitar bodies made from wobbly steel and bridges that excite strings quite differently than conventional ones.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://barthopkin.com/instrumentarium/wobble-steel-guitar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9154253682?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><em>Pictured above: <a href="http://barthopkin.com/instrumentarium/wobble-steel-guitar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Wobble Steel Guitar</a></em> by Bart Hopkin.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Most of these instruments were created with a one-piece neck/body that was simply fretted. We've listed each instrument after the video and linked to more information on his website.</span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://barthopkin.wpengine.com/instrumentarium/y-string-guitar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Y-String Guitar</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://barthopkin.com/instrumentarium/deep-guitar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deep Guitar</a> - feat. a magnetic pickup that behaves like a contact pickup. The pickup acts as a floating bridge</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://barthopkin.wpengine.com/instrumentarium/wobble-steel-guitar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wobble Steel Guitar</a> - feat. a bendable steel body</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://barthopkin.com/elastic-guitar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elastic String Guitar</a> - similar to Ashbory Bass or Kala U-Bass guitars</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://barthopkin.wpengine.com/instrumentarium/floating-bridge-guitar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Floating Bridge Guitar</a> - feat. a bridge that does not make contact with the body. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Tin Foil Rattling Bass (no extra link)</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Let it be known that these six instruments are some of the "safest" Bart Hopkin creations. He has created everything from woodwinds, percussion, Blue Man Group type creations and even <a href="https://cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/irritating" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The World's Most Irritating Instrument</a>. You've been warned...</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Dig deeper into Bart Hopkin's instruments on the <a href="http://barthopkin.com/instrumentarium/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instrumentarium Page of his website</a>.</span></p>
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<p></p> Are there a set of plans for a six string Cigar box guitar?tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2021-03-02:2592684:Topic:36084042021-03-02T14:52:18.874ZVirgil Fiorihttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/VirgilFiori
<p>I searched through older threads. I found a couple that could be helpful but the links did not work. I have the guitar neck of my first ever guitar. Sentimental to me. I want to use it in the build. I have made ukuleles and guitar amps but I have never made and electric six string. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>I searched through older threads. I found a couple that could be helpful but the links did not work. I have the guitar neck of my first ever guitar. Sentimental to me. I want to use it in the build. I have made ukuleles and guitar amps but I have never made and electric six string. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.</p> free new CD by the Jerusalem Muletag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-07-21:2592684:Topic:35275302020-07-21T16:52:00.574ZMatthew Borczonhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MatthewBorczon
<p><a href="https://jerusalemmules.bandcamp.com/album/one-horse-town">https://jerusalemmules.bandcamp.com/album/one-horse-town</a></p>
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<p>Here is a new Cd of mostly traditional songs played on a gas can banjo I made. I offer it free to anyone who wants it. I would ask if you do like it and download it please consider sharing the link on social media. It will help me get the music to a bigger audience. Thanks folks. Hope you enjoy. </p>
<p><a href="https://jerusalemmules.bandcamp.com/album/one-horse-town">https://jerusalemmules.bandcamp.com/album/one-horse-town</a></p>
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<p>Here is a new Cd of mostly traditional songs played on a gas can banjo I made. I offer it free to anyone who wants it. I would ask if you do like it and download it please consider sharing the link on social media. It will help me get the music to a bigger audience. Thanks folks. Hope you enjoy. </p> !!!Free!!! Cigar box guitar and accessories giveaway - Drawing is June 19th,2020tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-06-12:2592684:Topic:34971152020-06-12T18:27:23.554ZSteven M. Gerardihttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/StevenMGerardi
<p>If anyone is looking for a free cigar box guitar (and accessories), you can enter a drawing to win one. Here is the link to the giveaway information.</p>
<p><a href="https://youtu.be/vcFyWC4LGo8">https://youtu.be/vcFyWC4LGo8</a> </p>
<p>If anyone is looking for a free cigar box guitar (and accessories), you can enter a drawing to win one. Here is the link to the giveaway information.</p>
<p><a href="https://youtu.be/vcFyWC4LGo8">https://youtu.be/vcFyWC4LGo8</a> </p> Instrument Build-Off! "Hard Times Make Great Music" - Enter Nowtag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-03-17:2592684:Topic:34574942020-03-17T00:15:46.683ZCigar Box Nationhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MotherLeeds
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<p><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">"Hard times make great music." Ain't that th' truth?! …</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">"Hard times make great music." Ain't that th' truth?! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4127696916?profile=RESIZE_710x" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4127696916?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="200" class="align-right" style="padding: 4px;"/></a>While e'rrybody is stuck at home, we're gonna get y'all building the coolest stringed instruments ever. There's over $1000 in prizes, too!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">Unlike our contests of the past, this build-off has no limits on whether it's made from cigar boxes, cans or old guitar parts. It can have one string wired to a fence post or it could be a full size harp made from a station wagon! The more creative, the better. It just has to be a stringed instrument that you built. That's it!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">Here's the details:</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">Contest runs March 17-April 30, 2020</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">Judging based on artistry, originality, overall wow factor (and whether it makes Shane want to steal it for his own collection)!</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">Stringed instruments can be: </span></strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">cigar box guitars, </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">folk instruments, conventional guitars/banjos/basses/etc, experimental instruments, found object instruments, world instruments.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4"><strong>Prizes:</strong> </span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4"><strong>GRAND PRIZE</strong> - $250 <a href="http://cbgitty.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">C. B. Gitty</a> Gift Certificate for 1st place</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4"><strong>THREE RUNNERS-UP</strong> - $100 C. B. Gitty Gift Certificate to <em>three</em> runners-up</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4"><strong>BEST DEMO VIDEO AWARD</strong> - $100 C. B. Gitty Gift Certificate awarded to the best demo video submitted. (Note: photo submission to the overall contest is acceptable. This award was made to encourage you to film yourself playing and/or demonstrating your instrument. We wanna show off your videos!)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-4"><strong>MOST VISIONARY AWARD</strong> - $60 prize pack from Shane Speal's PoorMansGuitar.com for most visionary (outrageous, inventive, barrier braking) instrument</span></li>
<li><span class="font-size-4"><strong>HISTORICALLY ACCURATE AWARD</strong> - If you build an instrument from our <a href="https://cigarboxnation.com/page/free-plans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">historical instrument plans at CigarBoxNation.com</a>, you could win a $60 prize pack from PoorMansGuitar.com </span></li>
<li><span class="font-size-4"><strong>MACGYVER AWARD</strong> - $60 prize pack from Shane Speal's PoorMansGuitar.com for the best instrument made from 100% recycled materials</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">I<strong>NSTAGRAM</strong> - Three random winners who enter via Instagram will be selected to win a $50 gift certificate from C. B. Gitty (See entry details below)</font></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><strong>FACEBOOK</strong> - Three random winners who enter via the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/gittyfriends/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Friends of C. B. Gitty Group on Facebook </a>will be selected to win a $50 gift certificate from C. B. Gitty (See entry details below)</font></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><strong>TIKTOK</strong> - One random winner who enter via TikTok will be selected to win a $50 gift certificate from C. B. Gitty (See entry details below)</font></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Unlike past contests, no entries will be accepted on the CigarBoxNation.com main website. This is simply due to a glitch in the comments section. You can enter via Instagram, TikTok, Facebook or email.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4132682780?profile=RESIZE_710x" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4132682780?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="100" class="align-left" style="padding: 4px;"/></a>How to Enter Via Instagram:</font></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">1. In your Instagram feed, post up to three (3) photos and one (1) video of your entry.</font></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. Add a one (1) paragraph description with your photo entry. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3. You must include the following in your post: <em>CigarBoxNation.com Build Off Contest #cigarboxnationcontest #cbgitty #poormansguitar<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></em></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4132687710?profile=RESIZE_710x" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4132687710?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="100" class="align-left" style="padding: 4px;"/></a>How to Enter Via TikTok:</font></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">1. In your TikTok feed, post one (1) video of your entry.</font></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. Add a short description with your photo entry.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3. You must include the following hashtags in your post: #cigarboxnationcontest #cbgitty #poormansguitar</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4132692371?profile=RESIZE_710x" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4132692371?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="100" class="align-left" style="padding: 4px;"/></a>How to Enter Via <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/gittyfriends/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Friends of C. B. Gitty Facebook</a> page:</font></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">1. On the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/gittyfriends/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Friends of C. B. Gitty Facebook page</a>, post up to three (3) photos and one (1) video of your entry.</font></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. Add a one (1) paragraph description with your photo entry.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3. Direct links from Cigar Box Nation and Instagram are ineligible. You must have an original post on the page. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4133163401?profile=RESIZE_710x" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4133163401?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="100" class="align-left" style="padding: 4px;"/></a>How to Enter Via Email: </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">1. Email Shane at <strong>sspeal@cbgitty.com</strong></font></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">2. Attach up to three (3) photos and one (1) video link of your entry. </font></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. Add a one (1) paragraph description with your photo entry. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Judges:</strong><span> Shane Speal, Ben "Gitty," Baker</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>NOTE: IN ALL SUBMISSIONS, INSTRUMENTS THAT WON PREVIOUS CIGAR BOX NATION CONTESTS ARE INELIGIBLE.</b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">By entering the contest, you give Cigar Box Nation, C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply, Cigar Box Nation and PoorMansGuitar.com the permission to reprint your photos, descriptions and videos in social media. </font></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.cbgitty.com/gear-goodies/books-posters-more/books/christmas-canjo-songbook-easy-to-play-tablature-for-30-traditional-carols-songs-printed-version/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href="https://poormansguitar.com/store" target="_blank" rel="noopener">__________________________________________<img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4127536959?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><a href="https://www.cbgitty.com/gear-goodies/books-posters-more/books/christmas-canjo-songbook-easy-to-play-tablature-for-30-traditional-carols-songs-printed-version/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><br/></a></p> On-board soft distortion circuittag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2020-01-14:2592684:Topic:34333222020-01-14T22:36:07.095ZStevehttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Steve132
<p>This is my latest guitar, which includes an idea I had for an on-board distortion module.</p>
<p>I had previously built a soft distortion unit as a separate pedal and it worked pretty well. So I thought I would try to add one to the guitar and house the Stomp button to activate it on the soundboard. </p>
<p>Other features of the guitar are :</p>
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<li>Unidentified hardwood neck - The wood came via a friend and it may be an African wood </li>
<li>Homemade 'cigar' box as I still struggle to…</li>
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<p>This is my latest guitar, which includes an idea I had for an on-board distortion module.</p>
<p>I had previously built a soft distortion unit as a separate pedal and it worked pretty well. So I thought I would try to add one to the guitar and house the Stomp button to activate it on the soundboard. </p>
<p>Other features of the guitar are :</p>
<ul>
<li>Unidentified hardwood neck - The wood came via a friend and it may be an African wood </li>
<li>Homemade 'cigar' box as I still struggle to find the genuine article in the UK </li>
<li>Box uses finger joints using a table saw jig I made a while ago. So pretty strong</li>
<li>The added module is known as a 'soft distortion' amplifier. Unlike 'hard distortion' which works by completely clipping the tops of the signal, soft distortion just 'flattens' the signal more as the amplitude increases.Needs germanium diodes rather than silicon, then just one op-amp and a few resistors and caps etc.<br/> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3819313143?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3819313143?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></li>
<li>Battery powered via a 9V PP3. So the wiring harness looks like this<br/> <br/> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3819315047?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3819315047?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a>And the final build ...<br/> <br/> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3819316138?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3819407779?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3819407779?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><br/> Finally, here is what it sounds like with and without distortion switched in.....<br/> <br/> <span> </span><a rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/A5diCG1baBQ" class="Xx" dir="ltr">https://youtu.be/A5diCG1baBQ</a><span> </span></li>
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