Cool gear discussion - that's not cigar box relate (126)
please recommend a smal mobile Amp with Effects
I like to play unplugged
BUT i miss some ... yes what is it? ... reverb, chorus, delay? I am not sure because very unexperianced with amps
- Yes i could get a big amp with all effects and so on but i want to be mobile (play in the park)
- Yes i could
Amps & Effects - and their Sound
I am new to amps
but because i am going to buy one (see this thread)
i started thinking about it, and i see there are so many possibilities and i got courious
What kind of Amps and related gear (Effects and co) do you use and what Sound do you get wi
Read more…Spring Reverb pedal
Anyone using a spring reverb pedal with cbgs?
Looking to add a bit of surfy twang - something reasonably priced, second hand or new.
Anyone tried a Danelectro Spring King with a cbg?
I've had a Danelectro Reel Echo for yonks and it's built (and sized
Read more…How to electrify a harmonica for hands-free playing
Hi. Does anyone know who to DIY electrify a harmonica for use in a holder? Would a clip-on, stick-on, or rod piezo work? Also, are there any good CBG specific harmonica courses? Thanks. — looking for recommendations.
Read more…Zoom guitar amp modeler -awesome for CBG
I bought this last week off craigslist for $25. Works great as a preamp with my cigar box guitar amps, and I especially like it as a diddley bow preamp. I've hooked it up to a cheap 10 watt guitar amp, a high end bass combo, and a classic tube setup,
Read more…time for a little precussion....
here is something that showed up on facebook tonight.... quite a simple device but some quite complex rythms easily achieved... the guy does 2 differen timings in each hand !!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z24_E596CE4
Read more…2 unrelated questions
I have 2 questions for the Nation. They're unrelated to one another, but here goes. 1. I'm partially blind, so pprtability is an issue. Do they make mixer guitar pedals? I ask because if I pick up shows, I wanna carry as little as possible. A couple
Read more…Question about cables
I have a piezo and bass pickup in my guitar, as the one in this video. https://youtu.be/jjC2C5h0HjU I also have a percussion device/acoustic pickup running parallel to the piezo, as seen in this video. https://youtu.be/aLL83bseXUc Do they make a ca
Read more…What's the strangest thing you've ever done to achieve a certain sound or effect?
This funny picture was posted on the CBN Facebook page this afternoon. It had a fan near/against an amp, with the caption, "Budget Tremolo." I found an unrelated video on YouTube, demonstrating this.
We know that certain gear, effects, etc can g
Auminium CNC body guitar.
nice guitar made from a solid block of aluminium with custom wound pickups...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUyDdvF0iyU
Read more…A cardboard guitar that rocks!
Who says you can't build a cardboard guitar? http://youtu.be/7Oo2H-W7d6A
Read more…1995 Epiphone Gibson Sratocaster Score!
So this git, with an accompanying Epiphone EPSC210 2 channel 2x30 W dual 10" speaker solid state amp suddenly fell in my lap. they were sent to me for appraisal in mostly non-working, poorly adjusted condition. So a coupla springs, a fully loaded Fen
Read more…Cat Urine Strat
If you were ever wondering what the inside of a guitar looks like after a cat has peed on it and the owner of the guitar didn't promptly clean it up, here it is...
Backstory: I was at the antique mall yesterday when I ran across a nice looking 2005
Read more…Argh! What have I done to my Resonator? !
I have a relatively cheap electric resonator guitar made by Vintage.
I've had it for years, mostly just hanging on the wall. So then I saw this You Tube video where it recommended cleaning your resonator out periodically to get rid of all the dust i
Read more…Great 6-string tuning for CBG players
Do you have a 6-string, but mainly play CBG? I do. I was gonna learn traditional guitar, until I discovered Vestapol tuning. Keni Lee Burgess talks about this a lot. It's DADF#AD This tuning is easier for slide players. Because of this, you can play
Read more…help wanted
A while back i picked up an old 6" jointer for a good price,it's a solid cast iron bed machine,i've fiddled with it to the nth degree,blades are set to within a couple of thou,checked and repeated.I still have a problem with 'chatter/bounce on anyth
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