i'm ready to start build 6-have the neck mostly ready. all cherry with a thin maple inlay on the back of the neck.
the question- how do i decide how far in from the edge of the box do i put the saddle? I get the whole 25.5 inch from the nut part for
Read more…Doesn't show from here but this thing is built like a tank. Top and bottom are kinda thin, so I want plenty support . Three string, GDG, 3 pole Single coil and if I can figure the wiring, 3-way switched with a piezo. Maybe different grill. F
Read more…At least that's what everyone keeps saying.
So OK, here's my major rule breakage. Old (turn 69 the 17th), arthritic hands, and a non-player to boot. So for my cbg noodling I string left handed, and 'play' right handed, that is, thin to thick, top to b
Is the 1/4" fretboard height above lid also work allowing for adjusting on an adjustable bridge?
The two builds using adjustable bridges and a 1/4" height above lid to fretboard is resulting in the bridge adjusted to the max and even with a fairly hi
Read more…OK, this is what I've decided for my work-in-progress CBG...
It's gonna be fretless, but marked. Diatonic w/blue notes, 25-inch scale, tuned open G.
What I want to do is use zip ties in the fret slots, sanded flush, but the blue notes will be blue zipt
Awhile ago I watched a video from kp cigar box guitars building a 5 watt amp. I'm trying to find out who makes the kit. It has volume and tone etc. Anyone know where to find this or a better option
Read more…I wanted to pass something on sooner rather than later...
I tried something with staining the fret board that might be useful to you. I use Home Depot 'Hobby Boards' for fretboards. Several different woods, poplar, red oak, and walnut. Usually use the
Hi, I cant work out why everything under the PHOTOS heading is missing on that side of the page, has been for a week now. FORUM column works as usual. Can anybody help please.
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Read more…Swedish inventor and musician, Martin Molin is known for making wild musical machines that use marbles and gears, as featured in this video. His latest creation is a step back, concentrating on a single string, like a diddley bow.
The Ondophone
Read more…OK, the more and more I sell the more and more I have people ask me if I have any videos on how to play or some songs they can learn and I keep telling them no I don't but there are numerous people on YouTube that do. I've watched a lot of the video
Read more…Seems to me that for the purpose of fret location calculation, a zero fret and nut are identical, right?
Read more…Friends, Luthiers, various madmen, show me your builds.
I've been looking on here, can't find a collection thread anywhere, so I'm starting one.
Show me just how many you all have built over the years.
Show me your Diddley's, your Chuggers, CBG's, C
Read more…NOTE: this thread is not about uploading. It's about the way photos are displaying on our profile pages.
It looks like the my photos widget (displays photos on our profiles) was updated recently. Its doing all kinds of weird things. I've tried it on
Read more…I’m wanting to make my CBG more playable. So I’m wondering about getting the right neck angle to accomplish this. But I don’t know how to accomplish this ! Any help from the community would help me tremendously ! Thanks !
Read more…I am trying to wire up a psycho knob from CBGitty up to a Snake-Oil mini humbucker with 1 volume and 1 tone pot. Does anyone have any idea of where I am supposed to hook this thing up? A wiring diagram would be super helpful. Thanks
Read more…Builder & musician, Eric Denton has invented a simple cigar box guitar stand using another cigar box and a dowel rod (or old drum stick)! These collapsible stands are great for cigar box guitars that don't have a protruding butt-end neck.
On t
Read more…Cigar Box Nation founder, Shane Speal created this weird monstrosity of a lap steel guitar using salvaged materials. He documented the whole process here.
Yesterday, I got the urge to build something new, so I went into my woodshop and challenged m
Read more…Janis Wilson Hughes takes you through the riffs of Money For Nothing on a 4-string cigar box guitar. She even gives amp settings!
Tuning: Open G: GDGB (low to high)
Subscribe to her Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/user/EvolutionStoneware
