I figured I would start a thread to talk about where we all get our materials to build CBG's. If someone can tell me a cheap source for electronics and pickups I'll tell you how to get a set of quality tuning pegs (6 to a side) for $12 shipped. Everything else I either get direct from the Martin Guitar factory since I live around the corner from it, or the wood from lowes. Let us know!
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jim I dont mean to diss u buddy i'm just saying that I find them cheaper by finding used junk guitars in good will yard sales and flea markets for under ten dollars and they have usable tuners bridges nuts string brackets etc. thereby recycling what would have gone to the dumps and doing my part. More power to ya in ur business. I wholey believe in the small business mans right to make a profit. Didnt mean to raise any hackles here. I sincerely wish u good luck and keep on pluckin.
I have and its not worth the money. I'll be the first to say when a product is bad and this one isn't any good. It does work and it is wired, but the pots are crap, the tone pot might as well not be there and the pup is feeble.
It might work for acoustics but not electrics.
-WY
James Walter said:
You buy from them? Have you tried the wire harness with the pickup already installed for like 9 dollars? You can't beat that price, but if it sounds like junk, there's no point in my mind...
You buy from them? Have you tried the wire harness with the pickup already installed for like 9 dollars? You can't beat that price, but if it sounds like junk, there's no point in my mind...
Wes Yates said:
I haven't had to pay anything more than the bid price. I think that's standard seller stuff. I've gotten a bunch from them and haven't paid any more than bid + shipping.
Plus this is what it says:
# International Buyers Note: 1) Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer ' s responsibility. 2) Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying.
#We ship to these countries only: Canada, USA, United Kingdom, Australia, New zealand, France, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Ireland, Singapore, Japan, South-Korea. If your country is not in this list, please contact us before you bid.
I assume that means non-US countries.
-WY
Rawl Gelinas said:
Wes, I saw you eBay source for tuners is in Hong Kong and their fine print says you are responsible for customs duties (import taxes) and to contact US customs directly before bidding. What is the story on that? - Rawl
radio shack piezos # 273-073 $1.99 Take piezo out of black case it works much better. 1/4" plug jacks same place intermnal jack 2/$4.00 external pigtail female jack 2/ $4.00 they also have potentiometers for $4.00. Hope this helps now about those tuning pegs? where do I getem?
I haven't had to pay anything more than the bid price. I think that's standard seller stuff. I've gotten a bunch from them and haven't paid any more than bid + shipping.
Plus this is what it says:
# International Buyers Note:
1) Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer ' s responsibility.
2) Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying.
#We ship to these countries only: Canada, USA, United Kingdom, Australia, New zealand, France, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Ireland, Singapore, Japan, South-Korea. If your country is not in this list, please contact us before you bid.
I assume that means non-US countries.
Here's what I paid:
6 Chrome Guitar String Tuning Pegs Tuners Machine Heads
Sale price: $11.88
Quantity: 4
Subtotal: $47.52
Estimated delivery: Varies (Seller ships within 1 days)
Sales Tax: (none)
Shipping & Handling:
Standard Flat Rate Shipping Service 0
Standard Int'l Flat Rate Shipping 0
Standard Int'l Flat Rate Shipping $2.00, Each Additional $2.00
Seller: etherwholesale
-WY
Rawl Gelinas said:
Wes, I saw you eBay source for tuners is in Hong Kong and their fine print says you are responsible for customs duties (import taxes) and to contact US customs directly before bidding. What is the story on that? - Rawl Wes Yates said:
radio shack piezos # 273-073 $1.99 Take piezo out of black case it works much better. 1/4" plug jacks same place intermnal jack 2/$4.00 external pigtail female jack 2/ $4.00 they also have potentiometers for $4.00. Hope this helps now about those tuning pegs? where do I getem?
So you'd complain about spending 4 bucks a tuning peg when they can go for 10 plus easily? Yes, charging twice as much does sound like a lot when you put it that way....but not when twice as much is 4 dollars.. What's the sense of selling something if you'd make a dollar profit for every one you sell? Is it worth the hassle?
ed wentling said:
ya know i dont begrudge anyone in business a profit but wow! charging twice what you paid for them? too rich for me. I like my source better but thanks anyway.
James Walter said:
I don't use products that ship from Hong Kong or China. I can get tuning pegs from the US from 12 dollars. I sell them on my website, but of course they are marked up so I can make a profit. www.Euphman06.webs.com
ya know i dont begrudge anyone in business a profit but wow! charging twice what you paid for them? too rich for me. I like my source better but thanks anyway.
James Walter said:
I don't use products that ship from Hong Kong or China. I can get tuning pegs from the US from 12 dollars. I sell them on my website, but of course they are marked up so I can make a profit. www.Euphman06.webs.com
I don't buy from Hong Kong because of that little sentence about customs and all of that, so I don't even bother. I would be interested in knowing if anyone here used Hong Kong ebay parts and how they dealt with the whole customs thing.
I saw you eBay source for tuners is in Hong Kong and their fine print says you are responsible for customs duties (import taxes) and to contact US customs directly before bidding. What is the story on that?
radio shack piezos # 273-073 $1.99 Take piezo out of black case it works much better. 1/4" plug jacks same place intermnal jack 2/$4.00 external pigtail female jack 2/ $4.00 they also have potentiometers for $4.00. Hope this helps now about those tuning pegs? where do I getem?
Yes, I agree with that... I just don't buy them from sources over seas directly when I'd have to worry about import duties and all that junk. If I can buy them from a US source I will, regardless of where they came from before that.
Wes Yates said:
Not to start an argument here, but don't most tuning pegs now days come from a manufacturer somewhere overseas? I agree, too much stuff comes from there but it seems unavoidable.
-WY
James Walter said:
I don't use products that ship from Hong Kong or China. I can get tuning pegs from the US from 12 dollars. I sell them on my website, but of course they are marked up so I can make a profit. www.Euphman06.webs.com
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I have and its not worth the money. I'll be the first to say when a product is bad and this one isn't any good. It does work and it is wired, but the pots are crap, the tone pot might as well not be there and the pup is feeble.
It might work for acoustics but not electrics.
-WY
James Walter said:
Wes Yates said:
Plus this is what it says:
# International Buyers Note:
1) Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer ' s responsibility.
2) Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying.
#We ship to these countries only: Canada, USA, United Kingdom, Australia, New zealand, France, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Ireland, Singapore, Japan, South-Korea. If your country is not in this list, please contact us before you bid.
I assume that means non-US countries.
Here's what I paid:
6 Chrome Guitar String Tuning Pegs Tuners Machine Heads
Sale price: $11.88
Quantity: 4
Subtotal: $47.52
Estimated delivery: Varies (Seller ships within 1 days)
Sales Tax: (none)
Shipping & Handling:
Standard Flat Rate Shipping Service 0
Standard Int'l Flat Rate Shipping 0
Standard Int'l Flat Rate Shipping $2.00, Each Additional $2.00
Seller: etherwholesale
-WY
Rawl Gelinas said:
ed wentling said:
James Walter said:
I saw you eBay source for tuners is in Hong Kong and their fine print says you are responsible for customs duties (import taxes) and to contact US customs directly before bidding. What is the story on that?
- Rawl
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