Hi guys and gals. This resource has been a gem. Thanks to Shane and to all who contribute. I hope I'll be able to help someone down the track too. I'm on my second build and I've come a long way and still have much to learn. Most of this stuff I can
Read more…So i bought one of those pre-wired pick ups from e-bay, turn "tone" down no noise, turn it up get sort of static noise, does the same with the "volume" switch too.. Any ideas on how to cure this problem..
Read more…Some things I found today while "researching" pup winding and pup theory (read as:killing a dreary Sunday afternoon).
There are more sites to share, but I hope to see what others know, think they know, and where they go to learn more.
I live in France it is long I look at this very good site, I use google translate because my English is very bad, I wish I joined the group in learning to make a guitar box 3 cords with a sound installation (electric) with a piezo (type phone), why I
Read more…Hi I have been given a small Colmans mustard tin 3"x4"x7 1/4 " , the top is plastic and a snug fit as it is airtight to keep the mustard powder fresh.. Any ideas for a build out there?
Read more…Hi All. I am building my first coil type guitar. I got one of those complete wired coils with vol and tone off ebay for a 1,00 and from what I can gather the strings need to be grounded. what are some of the most common ways of doing this ? Thanks !
Hello! i'm new to this forum from earlier today and i'm from Leeds in the UK.
I have begun collecting materials to build my first CBG, trying to find as much for free as possible as i thought it'd be a bit more interesting. I've got hold of a couple
Hey guys how's everything goin ??
Just wonderin' if anyone here will be attending?? My wife & I were in Clarksdale last summer & spoke with Roger at CatHead music and he gave us the lowdown on the event. Sure would like to attend.....maybe next year!
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I have added a page to my web site that has a list of the different parts we use to build our guitars. I am including a brief description and including part numbers and web links or information about where they can be purchased, when available. I tho
Read more…Hey all you at CBG Nation. I'm a newer member, (just signed up like a month ago), and have begun my 1st build already. I kind of stumbled into this whole world just by browsing the web pretty much. I'm an avid guitar player and a big fan of folk/blue
Read more…6-String Turbo Diddley 'Winchester'. Custom made resonator guitar by Master Luthier, Kurt Schoen of http://www.schoenguitars.com . This resonator was made out of an old Winchester shotgun shell ammo box from the 50's. The box was planed down for maxi
Read more…Hi , I`m building my 2nd cigarbox 3 string , this time I`m useing 3/4 in red oak with a fret bourd glued on . I`m making the scale short 22 in. Will I need a truss rod? thanx
this a pic of my 1st 1 in sipo mahogony
don't you just love it when you are working on a build and mess something up...and then throw a fit and aftermath of the tantrum is worse than the initial mistake...maybe i shouldn't listen to metal when i am building
Read more…Ok, I've been lurking around here for a while and have read A LOT of good build advice and have started my first build and although it's going well so far, I've started thinking about my second . . . I should've heeded when so many have said it's an
Read more…Just finished Wichita Sam # 204
Nothing really exceptional about it.... maple neck, maple fretboard, built on G-rated Havanna Honey's Box... I have one of the R-rated boxes, but not ready to build on her yet ;-)
even an older builder can mess u
Read more…to those of you who make cbg's to be sold, what guidelines do you consider while priceing? i am thinking about making a few to sell at a craft fair and i am not sure what i should sell em for!
Hi everybody. about to start doing the neck for my first cbg this week.
was planning on using this fretscale found on another cigarbox guitar site.
http://cigarboxguitars.com/workshops/24_5_Guitar_Fretboard_Scale.php
it measures 24.5 inches.
What measur
After you sting your 3 string CBG, what do you do with the other 3 strings in the pack?
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