Hi All, Happy Easter & happy hunkering down!
I'm almost ready to wire up a build with a Pawn Shop Monorail Single-Coil pup and facing a choice. To keep the Q & A short and simple, I'm only considering these two options and hoping someone can speak fr
Read more…I broke the blade off a shovel recently and was going to toss the whole thing out, but I realized that the handle is actually a pretty nice piece of wood and would make an interesting CBG neck.
This is more of a woodworking question, but: If I wanted
Read more…Thought i would post a couple of pictures of the string ferrule bar i made this morning on my box: i wanted to add a little of myself to this guitar so i forged up a bar so the the ball ends cant get pulled into the wood:thanks, sk
Read more…Hi all, so I finally at the third attempt managed to build a 'guitar' that works.
It's a four string 2x4 lap steel. I bought some D'Addario EXL145 Nickel Wound 12-54 strings and following the E-B-E-B tuning set it up, first E obviously being the 54 s
Read more…Is this a viable pup design for a homemade pup from a transformer coil? It's supposed to be a cbg 3/4 string rail single coil.
Not going to lie guys, this one was a real pain. another quarantine build, this time a 12 string Biscuit Tin guitar. I don't think anyone has tried this before, I've seen one 12 string CBG, but not a Canjo. aside from the actual building process whic
Read more…Rooting through my scaps, I've come across some that I'd like to cut and use for a fret-board. They are thick enough (or will be as soon as I resaw them), but they aren't long enough. As I seen it, I have two options:
1. Glue them together to and t
Read more…Let’s talk about stomp boxes…
Made one with piezo, and was completely underwhelmed. Not ready to blame the piezo, but maybe. I think could have been other issues too. So,….
1. The box. Large, small, fat, thin, thick wood, thin wood? Have several to
I've tried to read every article on scale length and neck length but I still remain confused.
What confuses me?
1. Some picture show the fret board ending where the neck meets the cigar box, others show the fret board extending partially over over th
Read more…Per my previous post about stomp boxes, I (as usual) fixate and then proceed without having a clue as to what I am doing.
I've watched a few vids, about both speaker-driven stomp boxes as well as making pups out of small transformer coils. Haven't div
I looked around this forum, but honestly, not real hard. But I'm wanting to build my first CBG and when I went to CBGitty and looked at fret wire, I'm not sure which kind I need to buy. I'm just wanting to build a simple 3 string CBG. Any guide here
Read more…I have seen some pics on here of this box. I have not heard if they are good. It is a thick heavyduty box with nice finish. While it will have a pickup on it i am wondering if it is good acoustically? Most of the time I dont plug in and dont know if
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I built a few guitars in the last 2 years and noticed three of them started bending. Two of them are "Neck Thru" design and are the worst. The third is "Hollow Body", not that bad but it's a more recent build. They are still playable but they
Read more…Made this on the fly while setting up. Stop me if you've heard this one before, but hey I'm outta work so...
Covers bridge placement and setting intonation - hope it helps.
Read more…Hi all, this is my first post. Glad to join you.
So I have a kind of a big box I’m starting with (about 18.5” x 11” x 4”), so I am going to try to build a full sized bass. I have a spare neck already, so I don’t have to build one. I’m hoping it will
Read more…If I fit a hard tail bridge to a new build CBG, will I be able to play it acoustically as well as electrically via my GittyBucker pickup?
Read more…My Quarantine is over and I am back to work, not going to lie, I enjoyed the time off. In those 3 months, I built these; some of my finest builds, especially the 12 string and the 4 string bass. The 4 on the left, are for new pastures, but I will enj
Read more…Hi, here is a shortened video of clips of a solid body build.
body and neck are new Guinee rosewood, Top cap is a local hardwood called Burdiken Plum, ebony fingerboard, maple stringing
EMG active pickups, Mother of pearl inlay.
Its here>
I'm playin
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Thanks to everyone for all the great advice. Now I want to return the favor.
When it came time for me to build a fretted CBG I wanted to use whatever I had on hand. This meant cutting my slots with a table saw and making my own frets. Nails w
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