Don't know if people have seen this before, but it might help in their selection of types of wood for building.
http://ejmas.com/tin/2009tin/tinart_goldstein_0904.html
Read more…Hi guys could anyone tell me if they coat their paper covered boxes with any type of protective coating ? And if so what
Read more…Hey gents, I've finally strung my first build. I made the fret board flush with the top of the box, following some of the builds I watched on youtube. Now that its strung the action is really high. Now I see why a raised fret board is so common. My b
Read more…"30 Holiday Classics" arranged for both "3 & 4 String Cigar Box Guitar" Tablature, notes, chords and lyrics included with each song. Fingerstyle and single string melodies. Chord charts and suggested accompaniment styles included. Song list:
All Thro
I have an order for a uke bass. The guy is a big McCartney fan and has a full size Hofner but wants to fill out his collection with a nylon stringed Titchenbacker mock Rickenbacker 4001.
I build a lot of ukes and I had a good look at a Kala UBass an
Read more…Christmas 2016
will be here before we know it !
For any of the new folks here on the Nation, every Christmas we have compiled an album of songs played, composed and sung by our members for the last several years with some great songs!
The primary re
Read more…Okay, I didn't notice it. Did anyone else?
https://www.cbgitty.com/cigar-box-guitars-and-instruments-on-the-cbs-bull-tv-show/
Read more…Hello! I'm new to CBG but not to guitars. I play blues on a guitar with a 25" scale and a humbucker at the neck. It came in a "high G" tuning, but I went to a low g for more growl. I've been cannibalizing nickel electric strings for it, but do you th
Read more…I'm just trying to finish off my first build and I've hit a problem that I just can't seem to solve.. If I pluck each string going up the scale I get a lovely clear sound, smooth even and bang on tune.. The problem is when I strum all 3 strings I get
Read more…Hello tribe
Been out of touch for a while, but kept on working. Learning how to play the Spanish bandurria and came to start making a guitar from scratch out of some oil boxes. They are big enough and have enough twang and resonation.
I want to make
Read more…So I make the fiddle and the box is too wide and no room to really make a taller bridge. So I need to scallop the side. What are we filling that scallop with?
Read more…CBG World, I've made several CBG's but always with the most basic of amp circuits (piezo wired to jack). My current license plate build is more complicated than I would have like it to be but I'm making it for a friend so he gets it the way he wants
Read more…i am going to build the 1941 fiddle per the plans on this site. Any tips Is the bridge handmade or premade, strings sets?
Read more…I've got a collection of 1st (E) and 2nd (B) strings. Does anyone have a use for these? I found that I can make diddley bows using the 6th (low E) string, but don't know what to do with the others. I would gladly mail them to anyone who wants them
Read more…I have looked all over this site and can't find an answer.... I bought a bunch of pre-amps with a rod piezo and started to convert them to disk piezos because I use a bolt for my bridges. I thought this was dumb since they have a rod piezo attached.
Read more…I am getting ready to start my first build. Looking at available materials I see cedar available reasonably priced. Has anyone tried cedar for building a neck? What kind of success have you had with it?
Read more…I am having trouble finding plans for a wahboard guitar. Should I keep looking or wing it?
Read more…I thought this might be a way to share videos of those who play CBG...
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