Just so there is no freaking out about where I have gone, I wanted to announce that I am offically shutting down my website. As much as I would have loved to make a fortune selling cbg's the reality is that I did not have the time or money to invest in it.
I also felt a bit like a hypocrite promoting a DIY instrument then trying to sell them.

I will still be working on music with 7 Hills Stomp and will also continue to do the podcast.

Thanks to all who helped promote me

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Best of luck in your ventures. I really enjoyed 7 Hills Stomp in Huntsville, and you do a terrific job on the podcast.
Best of luck. Hope you will post your builds here.
Not two cents worth, but I wouldn't hold you hypocritical about it at all and I doubt anyone else would either. In fact there is a reason some sell and most make. Equally great arguments for both sides.

Anyhow, Good luck and hey, even if you make a fortune, don't give up on selling one every now and then.
I am sure I will still build, and maybe even sell afew on ebay or something every once in while. I just won't be promoting it as a business anymore. It just wasn't much fun after a while.

Wes Yates said:
Not two cents worth, but I wouldn't hold you hypocritical about it at all and I doubt anyone else would either. In fact there is a reason some sell and most make. Equally great arguments for both sides.

Anyhow, Good luck and hey, even if you make a fortune, don't give up on selling one every now and then.
Hey Eric mate i wish you the best of luck in whatever you do bro , as for the DIY instrument aint that what a CBG is all about ? i know some of us make em fancy some of us make em old looking main thing is is makin them - i dont know it's hard to explain but for me if i was'nt building i'd just be sittin around watchin TV on a evening filling my head with TV crap - at least building get's you mobile up and about using the brain cells and been creative , at least your still gonna be here with us and building for yourself
All the best mate
juju.
Hey, you can put out a 'limited edition' series at twice the price!! hehe

Seriously though mate, best of luck :o)
your not closing shop...your evolving!!!!!

your finding your calling within the cbg world ...i am quite positive if a new song or album calls for a new guitar...the joker will be mad at work in de shop!
well I think its gr8 you're streamlining, ditching what you dont wanna do any longer, keeping what you do wanna do-makes perfect sense to me bud.I'm just glad to have you around.
Well, this is all well and good for you - but what are the legions of those poor Indonesian kids supposed to do when you close the sweat shop down?
Stitch Shane Speal t-shirts I suppose. :>)

Knotlenny said:
Well, this is all well and good for you - but what are the legions of those poor Indonesian kids supposed to do when you close the sweat shop down?
Joker,

Everyone needs to follow their own path. What feels right is really important to take note of. You have a lot of friends in the CBG world. Stay in touch. Hope our paths cross again.

the best,

Wichita Sam
Nuthin like business to muck up a good hobby. Joker, I don't know you or your struggles of late...but, I saw you play in Huntsville and was astounded. If you have to re-arrange some stuff to keep your compass pointed in the right direction, so be it. You can't be called a hypocrite in these circles for giving people what they could not give themselves. In my book that's what enterprising Americans do.

Just do the music for you (and share some with us now & then) I look forward to seeing you perform again.

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