I read on here about wiring two piezos in series to change the tone and impedance and it definitely worked... but, I get quite a bit of hum on the amp with it.
The one with just a single piezo connected to jack has no hum problem.
I tried grounding the
OK, I have my piezo and I have my 1/4 inch jack (3 prong). What prong does the black go to and what prong does the red go to? Also, do I need to wrap the wire to the prong (through the hole of the prong) or just solder it to the prong (NO wrapping
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I had a cbg I made and really never played, it had a peizo, and I had another one I really never played, and it had a pickup.....so I took the one with the pickup apart and took the one with the peizo apart and I liked the license plate c
Read more…Hey. Just wanted to say thanks for those that answered my questions before, but I have more questions. I am in the middle of fretting my neck right now, and have run into a problem. I am doing it in MILLIMETERS for more accuracy. Not to mention, find
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I'm hoping to do a show circuit this summer and decided I needed an autograph hound..... so, big ole white Punch box and lots of chrome...
Modern Art Headstock from a long ago trade with Ron Marr (aka. Blind Dough Boy) , neck oak, fretboard wa
Read more…I've been thinking about doing this for a while and I finally got it together for Earth Day. An all cardboard guitar. I used Chopsticks for the bridge and nut, tin can lid for the tail piece and a bit of tin can to help anchor the machine head. Sound
Read more…OK, first what are your thoughts on stringing CBGs with the strings 6,4,2 and then 5,3,1 on a different CBG? Do you prefer the neck of the CBG to be just sanded wood and unfinished or coated with a lacquer or some other coating?
Read more…Just in case you haven't been around the site to see all the GREAT information we have, please take a few minutes [read: hours] to hit these groups: Secrets of the CBG Undergound and Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101. There's more invaluable informatio
Read more…anyone have any hints, tips, or tricks i should know before i try this? i do know this i am gonna try it my way (to be explained later) and see what i can do with it and it wont be fretted or angled head, mainly i am worried about attaching to the bo
Read more…Hi, I'm finishing up my first build, and already have my guitar strung up. I have not glued the neck to either the top or the bottom yet. Right now I can still open the box, loosen the strings and take the neck off and mess with the piezo. Once I
Read more…Howdy all, been lurking around here for a few weeks and joined up as a member a few days ago. I'm finally getting ready to build my own CBG
Any suggestions on ways to remove paper from boxes? I'd like to have the paper off for projects with kids - where some parents will probably dislike the tobacco references. I've tried a few methods: scraping, sanding, steaming.
The steam iron work
hey yall, will post pics soon as i have them and add a link to the reply but i just finished a new build last night and fine tuned it today. its a 3 string bass, played with a slide and tuned the same as our guitars, AEa cept being a bass its one oct
Read more…i'm looking for a good place to get fret wire for a decent price or even a good alternative. i have used tooth picks on a couple of builds but i want something with a little more polished look. any help would be huge
cheers
nate
Read more…I am going to be getting some boxes that have sliding lids on them instead of the normal hinged lids.
I like the idea of being able to access the inner workings in case of a need to repair a wire on the jack or piezo, though I think if I am careful en
I have been working on the neck for my CBG. Its a through the body neck. I thought I would be creative and add a fret board, or the like. Here is the problem, first off, I do not have the fancy tools, so I couldn't use a band saw or table saw to make
Read more…OK, finally finished my personal WS # 200 .... I know that it was built out of order, but having never done a plank... well.... you know...
the plank was from a 130 year old barn floor.... the seller said douglas fir.... probably right... not super
Read more…Hi, I am working on my first build, and im getting ready to glue the neck on. I read the people only glue the neck and the two ends, and notch the rest about 1/4 in. from the face to allow it to vibrate. Is this true? I feel like this might allow the
Read more…Hello all, I been lurking here for a couple of weeks waiting on my membership to be approved. Thanks for having me, I went ahead and built one, would like some feedback. Thanks again, Im addicted!!!
I was walking around lowes tonight and noticed a rack of laminate samples for counter tops. They come in tons of colors and patterns and seem like they would make a pretty good inlay material... and best of all, they are completely FREE :D
