When you solder a wire to the white part of a piezo, do you scrape off a little of the white so the solder sticks or do you just solder to it? I'm getting ready to try one.
Read more…Anyone else? I hadn't picked up my 6-string but a couple of times before putting together my first primitive CBG a couple of years ago. Now I'm playing pretty regularly again, and planning on buying a new (or at least different) instrument. The big D
Read more…Hey folks, I recently contacted one of the heads of a blues society here in the mountains of Colorado, just kinda showing him what I do. My ultimate goal was to get free admission to the 2-day blues fest they host in June... hee hee hee. But he too
Read more…I want to take a stab at making a reso cover. I see Lowes/Home Depot carry 6X24" sheets of steel or aluminum. For those of you that have done this ... would either work, or should I stick with steel? I want to drill many holes in them, and pound them
Read more…Just finished my first build. CBG plays nice, but getting a hum / buzz from the pickup when its not wide open (volume on CBG). I can touch the volume knob or the cord end that goes to the amp and it all but stops. Wiried like diagrams. Everything is
Read more…Nice to be back with the CBG folks. I've been gone for a couple of years. Trying to find time to get back into building and have a question for the group. Does anyone know a good source for those cheapie wood bridges that you insert the strings throu
Read more…Hi, I just stumbled across these videos of Jesse Fuller, an extremely talented one man band. He did vocals, harp, kazoo, 12 string guitar, slide guitar, foot pedal hi hat, and most intriguing, a foot operated bass he invented called a fotdella. You
Read more…Thanks to all of you for posting all your pictures of your builds and telling how you built them. I also send a big thank you to my good friend Jay at tinyguitars because of all of you and Jay incurageing me. I am working on how to have a small work
Read more…I play the guitar, the blues comes out, I play the drums, rock comes out. My feet and my hands are confused with each other. What are some musical influences and what comes out when you play, more blues, more rock? More country? Here I am, still tryi
Read more…Here is a video of Rihard Johnston playing, it sounds like to me he has some sort of a double bass set up, his bass has a spring board effect to it somehow, how in the world is he doing this? I do notice he has a tom on the ground I think too, but I
Read more…It's the THIRD annual Post-Turkey Apocalyptic Goat Sushi CBG Freak-out featuring special guests THE VAPOR RHINOS and lots of other ... surprises! We are kickin it up a notch this year .. .. expect BBQ, blood, and NIPPLES!!! Live at THE TRIPLE on Broa
Read more…Got my copy of the DVD yesterday. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. Really let's you know what kind of "crazies" we deal with around here. Anyone that likes CBG should get a copy and watch it. Show it to you friends, they won't think you are q
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