I have had a problem with two of my piezo/pot combos. All that I am doing is controlling volume. The sound is clear when wide open to 10, but if I back off the volume I get a lot of hum.
I think that I am free of any ground loop... am using the bett
Read more…I figure I'd throw this together and put it out. I chose this song because
1. It rules.
2. It's easy.
3. It's makes a good arrangement for people to learn a different chord shapes in D major tuning.
And here's the song in case you don't know it.
Read more…Did anyone else just see that?!?!?!?!
Paul was closing out the Concert for Hurricane Sandy victims when he brought out Dave and Chris from Nirvana and threw on a 4 string CBG resonator for the heavy jam! I think this will be on youtube later or at so
Read more…Does anyone have any suggestion where I can find some 3 string slide licks, techniques and picking patterns to add to my currently random wanderings over the strings? Just some basic variations and patterns would be great so that I have a place to s
Read more…Hi does anyone know where i can get this DVD ?
Even better if i cant get it in the UK
cheers
$oul
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I gettin ready to buy a looper.I know nothing about them except what I`ve read on internet.What`s a good choice? Also what do I need in way of hook up etc?Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Read more…A friend wrote a poem for his wife. He gave it to me to put into a song for their 30th anniversary. I edited the lyrics for phrasing.
It's traditional as it's not my usual looping. I recorded CBG rhythm, bass, drums, wurlitzer electric piano, CBG l
In the world of guitardom, there are classics such as Gibson Les Pauls and Fender Strats. And then there are the mavericks... the freaks... the escapees from the lunatic asylum.
That's where Musicvox comes in.
Consider the insane Steinberger-on-an-a
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Christmas 2012 will be here before you know it!
Shane Speal and Dan Sleep have organized the Christmas album in previous years, Dan asked me if I would like to help coordinate it for this year! (-:
For any of the new folks here on the Nation
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Was interested to find out if anybody uses guitar effects software, and what they use?
I managed to get hold of a copy of GUITAR RIG 5 PRO today.
My CBG sounds amazing running through it!
It also has a loop machine which is very useful, I can
Read more…If the Maya are wrong, let's do it!
I propose a tab book separated in 3 string and 4 string sections. If you use linux, in "songwrite" format, for mac and windoze, "tabledit", exporting as pdf. Both are available in free versions.
Tab can be simple m
Read more…A Little sampler of what one can do with just a couple of CBG's in a home studio.
Check it out. It is in my tunes list as well as in the player.
Deltaglowboy with Jana Lee Looker.
Read more…What happened to the videos posted yesterday afternoon with performers from the Chicago festival?
Will they return?
Read more…A while ago I bought a clip on chromatic tuner on eBay. Came from China and didn't cost much but I wasn't really happy with it. Somehow it seemed a lot less accurate than my hearing. Eventually I decided to get a better one. Snark had just brought ou
Read more…http://www.etsy.com/listing/114947990/cigar-box-guitar-no-54-don-tomas
This fine guitar is for sale, check it out. Video clips available too, follow the links near the bottom of the page. This one has an all wood box and face and sounds great unplug
Read more…I'm still too new and excited in this endeavor, so I haven't been able to solidify a "procedure" and standard for myself. This has probably been covered in depth before and if so, please point me in the right direction. I keep getting stuck on what
Read more…Hey folks, I'm using piezos. Anybody know how to build something similar to the flatpup pickup? I would like to build my own pickups for some of my Instruments. Thanks for any help! -JD
Read more…I've been building and playing for about 3 years now. I mostly play 4 string guitars because that is what Im most familure with and there are lots of places to find uke tabs.
At this stage on 3 stingers I've mastered the major, minor and 7th chords
Read more…OK So a friend of mine who has one of my guitars showed me some of what his wife does... All I can say is WOW.. As a builder of Guitars I know the amount of work it takes to make something.. I just wondered IF anyone might be interested in either cus
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