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The Exit Sign Guitar + a quickie blues lesson. Built by Gary Desrosiers
Video + photos
Here's a wild guitar concept I haven't seen before. This three-stringer was crafted from a discarded exit sign by Gary Desrosiers. According to Desrosiers, he came across the plastic sign at a job site and inspiration struck.
He
Read more…Piezo pick up placement
Thought I would share with y'all something that I think works pretty well with the piezo disk pick up from C.B. Gitty. I've always thought that even with the disks buried in leather/foam/etc. was still a bit too "boomy" for my tastes so I started ex
Read more…Pick up issue
Hello everybody
I'm new to the world of CBG, but eager to build my first guitar. I'm planning to craft a 4 strings one, and here is my question: i want a dirty, overdriven bluesy sound, which i known i won't get with a piezo. So i'm looking at magne
Read more…My accidental pick up discovery
Hey CBG'rs
I'm sure someone else has discovered this too. While cleaning out my garage I found a very old (Probably over 20 yrs) Realistic (Radio Shack) Dynamic Microphone you know the old ones for the cassette recorders with 2 plugs on the end One
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