Need a little help group. I started off using small eyelets as string guides. 1st stringing went fine once i moved to the Southbound Acoustic Light Gauge. Then I opted to remove the middle eyelet and run a small bolt thru the 2 eyelets so that I cou
Read more…Hello, I have done a search on here and did not come up with anything. I am looking for a scale or practice exercise that uses the entire fretboard on a 3 string. If someone can point me in the right direction I would appreciate it. Thanks
Read more…Hi guy's I just made this stand up so as to keep all my gear together. Its old pallet wood and it keeps my slides, capo's, flat picks, fingerpicks and tuner in one easy to find location.
Taff
I ordered some piezo pickups and they are the size of a nickl . Not the bigger ones ive used. I dont want to waste them so was thinking of running 2 inline. Any one use the smaller ones before?
Mike
Read more…Ignore the uncut frets and the super-wide nut. Anyone notice anything strange about this one?
Ignore the uncut frets and the super-wide nut. Anyone notice anything strange about this one?
If you are like me and very limited on space and funds then CLICK HERE for very useful accessory for the table saw.
Read more…Hi, I wanted to post a sketch of the action on a guitar...but I don’t see a way to do it via iPhone using chrome or safari. I tried posting to my pictures, looked like it was going to work, but I basically got an error message. Thanks for suggestio
Read more…So, intonation is more about action height that bridge location/slant (assuming the bridge is located per design dimension), is that correct?
Read more…My daughter informed me today that my pet and buddy
The "Kool Dog Hooch" had a stroke today and lost the use of his back legs. He also became very aggressive and along with other complications the vet recommended putting him down. Its with a heavy he
Read more…"Blues Box" is build #8, and was finished yesterday.
23" scale, blues scale only (open, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12 per Shane) I can see that I might also need fret 2, but though if someone has a 'must have" suggestion I might add it. Just don't want to load i
I’m interested in building a 4 String electric CBG. Have never built a CBG but have taken a couple of classes on building traditional acoustic guitar and have actually built 4 guitars and 2 tenor ukuleles. I did not install pickups on any of them a
Read more…I've been in a big need for a drill press for sometime now and this weekend I struck paydirt! Not only did I acquire a bench type press I got a 16 pc and a 7 pc forstner drill bit set. Plus I have a new tablesaw, handplanes lined up for next month's
So other than just not using the ...3rd? String on a 4 string guitar when playing a song or riff made for a 3 string how do you take say a lesson from Shane or anyone designed for 3 string and play it on a 4 string?
Read more…Starting to think that maybe I'm making my necks too thick. I think it carried over from my 2 string bass (from the free plans). I start with 2x2 poplar or oak, trim it down to 1 inch, and then add a fretboard.
Just got Shane's book, and am a
Read more…I've got some lovely wood I'm using for some CBG necks and I'm looking at what to use as a finish. I've been using Tung oil on my past builds and have really liked the deep, hard finish it creates - but DANG it takes a long time to dry and with multi
Read more…Uke boards dead, so I'm asking here...
Is there a difference between a soprano and a concert bridge/saddle? If so, what is the difference?
First beginners always have this wrong. Your strumming hand is the most important hand. That is why you play with your dominant hand. The hand you write with. The strumming hand is where everything happens. Without precision with this hand anything y
Read more…Looking for some idea/device to help with barre chords. Got old, painful hands.
Seen a couple, on line, not great reviews, closest thing to what I'm imagining is the jet slide.
Maybe some homemade gizmo that you thought up?
Hi, I do not know what I am doing here so here goes. As I do not have access to photos or Videos etc at the moment I thought I'd try post a clip of me playing one of my old acoustics. It from my Business Facebook page. Or not.....here goes.
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