I am looking at some suggestions for a couple types of tools to aid in my building...
First... Table Saw vs Mitre saw. Which is the better choice for cutting necks and other hard woods?
Second... Table router or a Dremel-type router?
Appreciate the f
Read more…This unexpected cover tune came across my Instagram feed the other day and I was absolutely floored! Velcro Mary is the performing name of one-man-band, Jason Erb and his take on the Nine Inch Nails song, "Head Like a Hole" is a fantastic re-workin
Read more…...an amp/monitor kinda thing and I don't know what it is. I think it is some sort of monitor/amp. No idea of power, has 2 XLR inputs, 2 x vol/treb/mid/base knobs and reverb and chorus. The footprint is that slanty monitor profile, and the speaker (M
Read more…Looking for ideas with pics on straps used and placement for CBG's and the type of strap button used.
Thanks
Read more…Does anyone know what kind of pick ups Mike Snowden users in the guitars he builds?
Read more…I was wondering if anyone know if there are groups or workshops in Vancouver lower mainland area that get together to discuss CBG Building
Read more…This one breaks a lot of rules so it might just fit in here.
Every year, talkbass.com has a winter build-off. This year's theme is "air space", meaning that some hollow element must be incorporated in the instrument. Being both a bass player and a
Read more…Is there a site from which I can download a book o music theory? I have started to get interested in this side of things, and find it helpful with chord progressions etc
Read more…Just pulled the trigger on this. Was looking for a used locally, but the prices were within 10-20 bucks, so new is a no-brainer, plus I get what I want, and don't have to settle. Prolly gonna try the Keith Richards 5-string open G trick...
I am wondering if I wanted string gauges 40 30 20 - these are just numbers for example. If one pack of strings the six fifth and forth matched this,and another pack matched but the fifth fourth and third. would the 40 30 20 be the same from each pack
Read more…Hello all! I am an amateur dulcimer builder who has produced a few well intonated dulcimers with minimal tools (backsaw, mitre box, scribing chisel, yardstick/straight edge, pocket knife) and noticed that the resources for amateur level dulcimer buil
Read more…Hello, the reason I ask is because I got some piezos but they are a little too large diameter. I was wondering if you can trim the brass disk diameter smaller? I dont really know but it seems like it is the center that does the magic. I want to drill
Read more…Besides for use for a zero fret, why would you choose jumbo sized fretwire vs medium size when installing wire across the fingerboard?
Read more…I'm constructing a cigar box Uke Bass using U Bass strings so I'll need to use a piezo pickup. Does anyone know of a pickup that has a good 'bottom end' response?
Read more…I have noticed something in sustain, certainly in my new Squier, but maybe in my cbg's too.
For lack of a better term, it sounds to me like 'natural tremolo', a cycling slight tonality change that seems (to me at least) to travel back and forth along
We all need a little rythm. This is a small box with a tailpiece “clacker” to achieve what I wanted to be a snare/rimshot type sound. (Something for beats 2 and 4). You could use a bigger box for the right foot for a bass sound but I use my cajon. I
Read more…One of my recent CBG constructs is fitted with a piezo pickup and I feed it through my CBGitty amplifier, recently made. However, even with the gain turned up to max I’m not satisfied with the level of “grunge” I’m getting. Would it be possible to ta
Read more…"Cigar Box Chest," circa 1880-1920. Artist unknown
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