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First CBG Build

Posted by Tony Davies on August 3, 2011 at 6:20pm in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion

I have been pottering about in the workshop this week thinking about doing my first build - today I found some offcuts of astroboard which I use for making flightcases etc.And a few pieces of mahogany - so I thought right then , must be able to make at least a guitar and a stomp box - so based on the size of the panels I had - cut up the stuff and have enough to do 7 boxes - pics below will keep updating as I go.

 

More to follow as and when I get the time.

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  • Tony Davies August 23, 2011 at 10:20am

    Hi Guys

     

    Got a bit sidetracked this week an made a stomp box

    Just need the rubber feet putting on , tested through my 5w valve amp sounded great.

     

    305737409?profile=RESIZE_320x320And have stuck it up on my website for £25 a pop - gives me a little profit but not a lot as they say.

    Pile em high sell em cheap.

     

    Regards

     

    Tony

  • Tony Davies August 11, 2011 at 6:13pm
    I have a box of black plastic corners that I use on speaker cabs - that will do , hope to see at an open mic soon.cheers
  • Soulcatcher & His DooFa Diddley August 11, 2011 at 1:50pm

    coming on tony!! yep you gotta use Black knobs n corners, will look well cool

     

  • Tony Davies August 11, 2011 at 11:34am
    Nah - will make loads of guitars in different configurations just for the hell of it.
  • Henry Strat-o-varius Lowman August 7, 2011 at 10:42pm
    Do a double neck with one neck fretted and one neck fretless. You will have the BEST of both worlds on one instrument!
  • Tony Davies August 7, 2011 at 9:58am

    As my dear lady was out for a while , did a little more

     

    305737023?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024found a bit of mahogany for the next and a bit of amazique for the fretboard ?

    305738709?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024and maybe the pickup i got from juju?

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    Some black hardware and black corners - coming along slowly . found a roll of jumbo fretwire so should it be fretted or fretless mmm

  • Bad Finger (Eric) August 4, 2011 at 9:58am
    I think they look just fine! It's the way I would have done the same.
  • Soulcatcher & His DooFa Diddley August 4, 2011 at 9:25am

    them orange ones look well nice tony

    some nice black pickups n knobs would suit them real well

     

  • Tony Davies August 4, 2011 at 7:51am
    True
  • Dan Sleep August 3, 2011 at 7:54pm
    That's just a good excuse to make some more!!

    Tony Davies said:
    On reflection I suppose I should have have made them inside out so the ply is outside ah well.
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