I've built forty or so box guitars both 3 and 4 stringers fretted and un-fretted, Mag and piezo piclups. Over time I settled on a three stringer with no frets and a mag pickup. After playing for three or four years, I felt like I had pretty good cont
Read more…1. Any tips on making pickups for 3 string? Ive made a couple. Experimenting with different magnet setups , winding thickness and number of winds. 2. DIY tuning pegs. I imagine im overlooking an important video here somewhere. Ive watched alot of you
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I built a few guitars in the last 2 years and noticed three of them started bending. Two of them are "Neck Thru" design and are the worst. The third is "Hollow Body", not that bad but it's a more recent build. They are still playable but they
Read more…Made this on the fly while setting up. Stop me if you've heard this one before, but hey I'm outta work so...
Covers bridge placement and setting intonation - hope it helps.
Read more…I’m not sure about this but could you just mod a small amp for cbg? I have build a practice amp in an altoids tin but nothing big yet? So should I just mod an amp?
Read more…Hi all, this is my first post. Glad to join you.
So I have a kind of a big box I’m starting with (about 18.5” x 11” x 4”), so I am going to try to build a full sized bass. I have a spare neck already, so I don’t have to build one. I’m hoping it will
Read more…Hi, hope you are all well and doing the right thing. I went for my first motorcycle ride with mates after over 2 months at home. Wow! that loosened up the muscles.
Any way......I had this guitar brought in after someone else had it to put strings on
Read more…If I fit a hard tail bridge to a new build CBG, will I be able to play it acoustically as well as electrically via my GittyBucker pickup?
Read more…I've had it! I'm tired of not seeing my post or replies, no point in sticking around. Its a great site and I like the people, but this has gone on way too long! Let me know if/when it's fixed.
Read more…My Quarantine is over and I am back to work, not going to lie, I enjoyed the time off. In those 3 months, I built these; some of my finest builds, especially the 12 string and the 4 string bass. The 4 on the left, are for new pastures, but I will enj
Read more…Something I have never seen discussed on this forum (maybe I'm in the wrong place) is the use of guitar backing tracks to accompany your CBG playing.
I don't have any other players near me and after playing solo three string slide for a good while I
Read more…Hi, here is a shortened video of clips of a solid body build.
body and neck are new Guinee rosewood, Top cap is a local hardwood called Burdiken Plum, ebony fingerboard, maple stringing
EMG active pickups, Mother of pearl inlay.
Its here>
I'm playin
Read more…I found this locally via Facebook marketplace, $20. Plugged it in for a few minutes and tinkered around with my 3 string with a rod piezo, seems like a decent little amp. Anyone have experience with it?
Read more…I cut the tops for my bass gamba and my classical not needing a footstool. My other jigsaw had a laser to help cut straight lines though. What's you're go to tool for hitting your lines again to straighten things up? Flat file, round file? I don't ha
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Thanks to everyone for all the great advice. Now I want to return the favor.
When it came time for me to build a fretted CBG I wanted to use whatever I had on hand. This meant cutting my slots with a table saw and making my own frets. Nails w
Read more…since im an "essential" worker i havent had much time to spend in the garage.
Read more…Hey all, greetings from Colorado! Long time listener and first time caller!
Thought I'd post this little project I built to pass some time last weekend.
It's a pickup from an old pawn shop fake Telecaster, a piece of spruce I had laying around in the
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I've made good progress with the 6 String Banjo. Once I got the neck, the thread, the tailpiece and Tin in front of me, I had a better idea as to what I needed to do, so I stuck it all together and I'm quite pleased with what I've got so far.
Had som
Read more…Making use of space. This weekend’s project.
It seems I have lots of workshop area but not much free space if that makes sense. My walls are full, not even space to hang a photo. No room under benches or even on top of them, most of the time.
I have
With a few mods this works! What I like about it is that it's made from regular wood.
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