Sorry in advance, this will be windy. Last Fall, an artist friend encouraged me to apply to a local juried art festival. What the heck, I took three gits to present for inclusion, not expecting to be included with "art". Well, two weeks later, Grandp
Read more…Just found this guy a couple of days ago. He is a long time guitar player but only a few months on a cigar box guitar. He already has tons of content on his youtube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAD4RhswSUBY8FQK5OTtHMA/playlists
Enjoy,
Ru
Read more…I'm looking for like minded muscians to do some picking on their home made contraptions. Are there any CBG jam sessions in the St. Louis area? If not we should start one.
Read more…Hi I have completed my first build but got carried away and ended up with a 660 mm space between the nut and bridge I am putting strings on tomorrow unsure wether to glue bridge or not also have a piezo to fit at a later date
Read more…What is the best way to install and hide a Humbucker pick up under the lid so it picks up the best sound from the strings?
Read more…Our good friend and CBN member Jim Morris could use your support . Help him and his acoustic group “Hay Fever” create their first CD . Yes , I hear rumors there may be some CBg fiddle content in the mix,too .(but not making any promises. ;-)
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Read more…Has anybody tried a puddle of either hot glue or epoxy for desensitizing a piezo?
Read more…hi newbie here
I have a Cano and was looking for one string tab. I see references to diatonic dulcimer. My question is if the Cano is tuned to D. Then as long as I have a song in D I am set. Like diatomic accordion music in D it should be easy to pl
Read more…I must have done 100 takes, positioning my amp in various places, to try and get a good recording of my guitar, and voice. The sound in the recordings sounded more like my guitar was unplugged. A bit of a bummer, it sounds suh-weet through the amp.
Read more…I'm building a new concert scale uke from a CBGitty kit. This time I'm using a dowel glued into the heel/neck block. The problem I'm having is the amount of flex from the neck. For some reason this particular neck is very "bendy". And now I have some
Read more…What gauge strings are best for a 20" scale if I want to tune to GDG?
Read more…How many of you play out? Open mic or paid gig, doesn’t matter. Do you play your CBG’s in front of strangers? It took me forever to do it with a factory guitar. I showed up to one particular open mic at least a half dozen times, with my guitar, and
Read more…As we all know, also the very basic acoustic, unfretted 3 striged guitars are Always very fun to play.
I recorded this a while ago and have put it on you tube today: https://youtu.be/GYoYlzBUMWE
Enjoy!
Read more…Hello again! A friend was kind enough to give me a 6 string humbucker pick up. Has anyone used one on a 4 stringer? If so were there any issues to be aware of?
Thank you for the great input!
Read more…This Dodds and Claus guitar made in 1790 shows how innovative the American music scene has been for a very long time.
Unfortunately I think the piano action is missing.or at least I can't see it
The strings are single single paired paired paired an
Currently running a 3 string CBG with piezo disc (no volume or tone control) through a pignose(new model). I’m looking for something to help break up the tone a bit more while maintaining portability. Any suggestions (micro pedal, adding a volume and
Read more…I saw Paul Craig's pic of a steel bar truss rod install from the other day, and recoiled in recollection of my first attempt at a truss rod. Had a good plan, install under fret board, cover it up, no problem. I proceeded to cut the slot through the b
Read more…***Christmas 2017***
will be here before we know it !
For any of the new folks here on the Nation every Christmas we compile a FREE DOWNLOAD album of songs played, composed and sung by our members, we have been doing this for the last several years
Read more…A while ago I posted about my 4 string questions. Well I decided to add a bit of a follow up. In the spirit of "use what you've got,"I tried fishing line. I used 80 , 50, 30 , & 25 pound test. After trying a few tunings to come up with something I
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