First build - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-28T13:11:00Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/first-build-10?commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A3652751&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHi Lane, thanks for the comme…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2021-09-27:2592684:Comment:36667692021-09-27T23:52:49.367ZTaffy Evanshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/TaffyEvans
<p>Hi Lane, thanks for the comment. I've posted a "how to do it" on here.</p>
<p>Taff</p>
<p>Hi Lane, thanks for the comment. I've posted a "how to do it" on here.</p>
<p>Taff</p> Taff,
Using the dummy sound…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2021-09-27:2592684:Comment:36670042021-09-27T18:36:04.650ZLane Martinhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/LaneMartin
Taff,<br />
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Using the dummy sound hole cover was a really slick idea. Very cool look.
Taff,<br />
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Using the dummy sound hole cover was a really slick idea. Very cool look. Plugged it in yesterday and s…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2021-08-20:2592684:Comment:36573792021-08-20T11:50:49.397ZLark Leazarhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/LarkLeazar
<p>Plugged it in yesterday and started plinking around. The humbucker in the neck position with the tone rolled all the way off (heavy electric strings) sounds great through my Ampeg bass amp. My wife walks in all google eyed and states "At works!". Made a temporary bridge out of a dowel with a craft stick under it. Need to get to the belt sander at the shop and take the bridge height down. </p>
<p>Plugged it in yesterday and started plinking around. The humbucker in the neck position with the tone rolled all the way off (heavy electric strings) sounds great through my Ampeg bass amp. My wife walks in all google eyed and states "At works!". Made a temporary bridge out of a dowel with a craft stick under it. Need to get to the belt sander at the shop and take the bridge height down. </p> Getting close.
-P/U mounted.…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2021-08-18:2592684:Comment:36569472021-08-18T21:51:16.062ZLark Leazarhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/LarkLeazar
<p>Getting close. </p>
<p>-P/U mounted. Soldering done. Drilled out and mounted jack plate. "Click" tested with headphone amp. </p>
<p>-Partially finished the bridge. It's 7/8" high which is probably at least a 1/4" too tall. </p>
<p>-Glued a walnut scrap on the underside of the neck between the box supports, just to beef it up. That glue needs to dry overnight before I tension it with strings.</p>
<p>-Finished the walnut piece to fit between the FB and box. It looked like a bad patch job…</p>
<p>Getting close. </p>
<p>-P/U mounted. Soldering done. Drilled out and mounted jack plate. "Click" tested with headphone amp. </p>
<p>-Partially finished the bridge. It's 7/8" high which is probably at least a 1/4" too tall. </p>
<p>-Glued a walnut scrap on the underside of the neck between the box supports, just to beef it up. That glue needs to dry overnight before I tension it with strings.</p>
<p>-Finished the walnut piece to fit between the FB and box. It looked like a bad patch job when oiled, so I stained it black. Looks better to me. </p>
<p>-Four knob options. two shown here. Halves of a wine stopper. I beefed the hole up by dripping CA into it. Others are copper end caps that I filled with epoxy. Also have some turned ones from Oak and some plastic OEM Yamaha ones. </p>
<p>Been a blast. </p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9444576690?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9444576690?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full" width="100"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9444577452?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9444577452?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full" width="100"/></a></p> Cool, thanks for sharing. I…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2021-08-18:2592684:Comment:36566432021-08-18T11:25:43.714ZLark Leazarhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/LarkLeazar
<p>Cool, thanks for sharing. I thought about moving one or both. I didn't want them on the bottom for 'sit-ability' and my ends are too thick. </p>
<p>Re - pickup location. I know from my old guitar days that I prefer a neck pickup. Bridge is too trebly. I measured my P-basses. On them the P/U is 85% of the scale length from the nut. So, on a 25.5" scale, that puts the P/U at approximately 21.5" from the nut. I'm using a flat bucker, so I can blue tape it down and move it around for a…</p>
<p>Cool, thanks for sharing. I thought about moving one or both. I didn't want them on the bottom for 'sit-ability' and my ends are too thick. </p>
<p>Re - pickup location. I know from my old guitar days that I prefer a neck pickup. Bridge is too trebly. I measured my P-basses. On them the P/U is 85% of the scale length from the nut. So, on a 25.5" scale, that puts the P/U at approximately 21.5" from the nut. I'm using a flat bucker, so I can blue tape it down and move it around for a while. </p>
<p></p> Hi, good to follow your progr…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2021-08-18:2592684:Comment:36568122021-08-18T01:53:54.153ZTaffy Evanshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/TaffyEvans
<p>Hi, good to follow your progress, warts and all, Haha.</p>
<p>Not only different ways to get tone, from the amp, from a pedal, or multiple pickups but also different places to mount and extra pots.</p>
<p>Here are a couple of ideas I have used.<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9439438296?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-center" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9439438296?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> Tone and volume on the side keep the top free of stuff.…</p>
<p>Hi, good to follow your progress, warts and all, Haha.</p>
<p>Not only different ways to get tone, from the amp, from a pedal, or multiple pickups but also different places to mount and extra pots.</p>
<p>Here are a couple of ideas I have used.<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9439438296?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9439438296?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a> Tone and volume on the side keep the top free of stuff. <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9439439476?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9439439476?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a></p>
<p>Guitar on right has pots in the top side <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9439443464?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9439443464?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a> This guitar has volume disguised under a dummy sound hole cover and tone on the tail end.</p>
<p>Taff</p> There are other ways to chang…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2021-08-17:2592684:Comment:36566312021-08-17T22:56:08.656ZCarl Floydhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/CarlFloyd
<p>There are other ways to change the tone without using a tone pot. ;)</p>
<p>There are other ways to change the tone without using a tone pot. ;)</p> Turns out the pot shafts are…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2021-08-17:2592684:Comment:36567072021-08-17T17:16:24.863ZLark Leazarhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/LarkLeazar
<p>Turns out the pot shafts are long enough to go directly through the top. I can always add a plate later.</p>
<p>I hear you on the tone. Without it, leaves more space. And it's likely rarely changed. But, not knowing how this will sound, I wanted to include it. </p>
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<p>Turns out the pot shafts are long enough to go directly through the top. I can always add a plate later.</p>
<p>I hear you on the tone. Without it, leaves more space. And it's likely rarely changed. But, not knowing how this will sound, I wanted to include it. </p>
<p> </p> Takes a good bit of planning…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2021-08-17:2592684:Comment:36567032021-08-17T16:30:31.380ZCarl Floydhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/CarlFloyd
<p>Takes a good bit of planning to get all the components to fit. I sometimes leave out the tone control.</p>
<p>Sure wish I could cut out an F-hole that nice!</p>
<p>Takes a good bit of planning to get all the components to fit. I sometimes leave out the tone control.</p>
<p>Sure wish I could cut out an F-hole that nice!</p> Big day in the shop.
-Bad ne…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2021-08-17:2592684:Comment:36564742021-08-17T12:54:31.267ZLark Leazarhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/LarkLeazar
<p>Big day in the shop. </p>
<p>-Bad news first. Walnut supports must have shifted up slightly when clamped/glued. With almost no tolerance, now the box won't close properly. Some dremel work fixed that. Then the neck heel needed some belt sander touchup, since it was sitting higher also.</p>
<p>-Neck drilled for screws. Temporarily attached and tailpiece location confirmed using string. Action looks acceptable. </p>
<p>-Walnut block prepared to use under the strikeplate tailpiece. …</p>
<p>Big day in the shop. </p>
<p>-Bad news first. Walnut supports must have shifted up slightly when clamped/glued. With almost no tolerance, now the box won't close properly. Some dremel work fixed that. Then the neck heel needed some belt sander touchup, since it was sitting higher also.</p>
<p>-Neck drilled for screws. Temporarily attached and tailpiece location confirmed using string. Action looks acceptable. </p>
<p>-Walnut block prepared to use under the strikeplate tailpiece. Problem is the strikeplate screws aren't going to hit much wood. With the wider walnut, I can screw it into the meat of the box.</p>
<p>-Tail ground wire installed and tested. </p>
<p>-Walnut patch prepared to go in spot where FB doesn't quite reach the box top. </p>
<p>-Control plate isn't going to work. There's just not enough 'real estate' on the box top to have both pots and the input. The upper pot is too close to where the bridge will be. I need to go side of the box with the input and move the pots to horizontal. </p>
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