Hello! new member here and i have not posted yet so i think it's time! Sadly not for a good reason.
I have just finished my first Cigar box guitar and strung it up. When tuned to GDG i get a buzz on the thickest string when not fretted and it goes aw
Read more…Got a build done with lots of help from George McLeod he showed me how to make a really nice neck and a whole bunch of other stuff. The head stock is shaped like a grenade with .303 shell casings added, gumwood with a maple veneer. The neck is stonew
Read more…Hello, I am currently working on building a 4 string 'bass' box guitar. I'm not using a cigar box, as I am building my own.
I've attached the neck as it currently exists. I will be putting a fretboard on.
Here is the plan I have for the fretboard (
Read more…As the Title say: I am looking for any resource to learn to play a frettless 3 string CBG.
A Book or DVD would be great. Free stuff is always apreciated.
No fretts, no more strings, just those 3 strings and my bottleneck. we need help ;-)
Read more…I've been considering using a notched piece of bone or plywood for a string guide on my guitars. I like to use a zero fret, so I don't need a real bone nut, just a notched piece to hold the strings at the right spots.
I was thinking I could use eith
Read more…In all my years of teaching cigar box guitar through Youtube videos, no lesson has been more popular than a quick class I filmed on Seasick Steve's playing style. Recently, I fired up the camera and updated the information, giving closeups to the f
Read more…Finally finished my 3 string CBB. What a learning curve! Started with a 20" long bulk cigar box, built a steel rod reinforced red oak and mahogany neck, through the box, corian nut, jumbo frets, and laid it out for a 30 1/2" scale. So far, so good. O
Read more…Have you have heard about 12 string basses like ones that Hamer makes, they have tripled every string so you have Eee Aaa Ddd Ggg strings on them, for example E is for lowest string and ee are 2 strings tuned octave higher, and so on.
So my plan is t
Read more…Howdy all,
I picked up this interesting CB guitar at an estate sale this weekend. It actually works and as you can see, someone invested some money into this. Grover tuners, SD Humbucker, etc. Problem is, the action is ridiculous. I don't unders
Hello I`m new here, hope I make it right.
I`m Arne from Germany.
You can see here my built of "The Ford Mustang" Resonator giutar 4 String. I bulit it from scratch and painted by hand.
The paint job you can see here :
The sound here :
Internet viral sensation, Brushy One-String is known for flogging an old acoustic guitar graced with a single bass string. After playing that guitar worldwide for several years, it was finally in need of some repairs. Pablo Lojo, a luthier in Buen
Read more…I've been using the Acoustic Guitar String Size Calculator at wahiduddin.net to calculate string sizes for various scale lengths and tensions. You enter your scale, tension, tuning and octave and it will calculate the theoretical string size. You w
Read more…I have five builds ongoing at the moment, but my first build has encountered a bit of a stall. The trouble is that I mistakenly cut the neck (which is not tapered) to the proper width for a typical fender nut without taking into account the hardtail
Read more…Does string action matter on a slide guitar? My personal preference is high action--1/8" at the nut and 1/4" at the bridge. I did make one CBG that had low action, but I found it difficult to play. Since then I've gone with high action on my slide
Read more…I just finished my first 3 string CBG; and I am pleased with it, and it sounds good. I've started to make a 2 string CB Bass, and I have a question regarding strings: there are 4 bass strings in a pack; so, which 2 strings do you use?
Read more…I have a cbg and scale measures 610 mm ( 24 " ) . The stringing I used was 0.011 caliber . I tried to tune like this: low G middle D middle G I could tune the strings G low and middle D , but the middle G string is breaking when I try to tune . I
Read more…Good morning, fellow bargain basement luthiers!
I am new to the use of any musical instrument (aside from the obligatory month or two with a recorder while in the SCA 30 years ago), and my CB Gitty Diddly Bo arrived over the weekend. I've watched Sha
Read more…Article compiled by Shane Speal
A sketch of Eddie "One String" Jones instrument. A 2x4, broom wire, medicine bottle for a bridge (covered by a paint can, which Jones called his "broadcaster"). Played with a bottle slide and a stick.
Song #1: Eddi
Read more…Hi there, I have just picked up a 4 string banjo and I am having much trouble finding sheet music, and just overall general information to learn. If I could get one of you great people to help me out and point me in the right direction, that would be
Read more…Dozens of boxes to choose from to make this model.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3OqEs3USl4
http://www.jagshouse.com/cbg/images/6stringblackarturo.png
http://www.jagshouse.com/cigarboxguitars.html
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