I want to install a surface mount 9V Battery holder on a CBG, simlar to the two on the bottom of this link:
http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/electrical_other.htm
but I'm a cheapskate and don't want to spend the money. Any DIY suggestions?
Read more…I want to make a nice 6 string. I have and old stew mac tele neck and enough parts. I can't seem to score a nice box locally. Any help here?
Read more…Well, I have been making my transformer/DC converter pickups....but I was just in the mood to test some stuff out and I took some of my magnets and have been wraping them in just about the same amount of wire that seems to be around my all ready woul
Read more…Hey, any downsides to reinforcing the cigarbox with a small amount of tightbond in the corners, or maybe some kerfing on the inside corners? I'm assuming that this won't hurt the meager sounds coming out, but would like any options. Thanks, Ken
Read more…Anyone have a good idea for a diddley bow whammy bar? I know that you can bend the board and get the effect, but what about someting with a bar that you pull like a real whammy bar. I one time tried to use a metal bracket with some springs inside and
Read more…Has anyone been able to purchase cigar boxes in bulk from the distributors? I never seem to be able to find direct contact information for most of the cigar manufacturers. I know Shane had a bunch of boxes he was selling, but at the time I didn't ha
Read more…With the temps in the teens I'm only out in the shop a few minutes at a time, but I have been getting something done.
i get some buzzing/humming noise when wiring a volume and tone pot with a piezo-evryone says it sounds like a ground problem,but where and how do you get a good ground on a cbg?
Read more…I have recently completed a 3 string using a tin box body. As a pickup I bought an ebay special which is one of those devices used to electrify an acoustic 6 string. It had a clamp to mount across the sound hole this was cut and shut and it is now ri
Read more…Worth putting in more than one catagory on this form. This is great. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSpoMWQRCiU
Read more…Been playing with the real deal, but found a way to make toothpick frets really strong and longer lasting.
I was reading about using sawdust and CA glue to fill holes etc. and had an idea.
I already laquer over my toothpick frets, but since I have a ch
Will this pot work as a volume control for a piezo equipped CBG?
http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electronics,_pickups/Components:_Control_pots_and_knobs/Standard_Control_Pots.html
I was thinking of the 250k one...
Need some opinions on whether or not I can get by with the typical 1 x 2 piece of oak for a four (4) string neck. Do you think the strings would be too close?
Read more…My current build has the headstock as pictured. (Yes, it is only rough shaped in this picture) When I put the tuning pegs on it, obviously the strings won't line up with the nut since they will be coming from the pegs, which are off center.
What is
What does everyone use for string pin ends? RIvet barrels? Grommets? What size do you use? I don't want to use washers. Help please. Thanks.
Read more…I know I'm a newbie an all, but several people in my circle of musician friends and other acquaintances are asking me to build them CBGs. I decided the best way to go about it was to plan it right and build this batch at one time so I drew up some pl
Read more…1) shielded wire 2) special flexible condiut 3) two mono 1/4" plugs 4) couple pieces rubber heat shrink All that equals the perfect companion to a CBG. My CBC (Cigar Box Cable)
I found some scrap Honuran mahogany and figured I could use it to frame and back a license plate CBG, do they need a reso in them as well to get the twang of the reso or does the license plate provide satisfaction. I could find a tuna can or somethin
Read more…i can get walnut in my area,but i would have to have rosewood shipped,and rosewood is very expensive.is there any drawbacks to using walnut for fingerboards,and what other alternatives are there for inexpensive fingerboard material?
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