so i know this wood is very common for building acoustic bodies but it doesn't seem so popular for fingerboards. is it a bad idea to use agathis for a fingerboard, would the fret wire break it? it seems to be a durable wood.
Read more…Well, for the most part it is! I still need to install the peizo, pot, and jack. Other than that I am going to lower the action a bit, but I am super stoked about how it came out. Plays and sounds great!
There is something to be said about creating a
I went to a cigar store and bought a box, took it home, and built me an instrument
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIFw39EWxtM
I don't have any pictures of the build on this computer, maybe I'll put them up later.
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I call this my "Gut Bucket Rockabilly Bass"! It was built in about Six hours. Ive always wanted an upright, but I figured I'd make one to try it out first. Anyways, I'm facinated with everyone building their own guitars! My Next project will
Hi what size box is suggested for building a cbg?
Got my hands on a cigarbox by the size 9 X 7 inches, how about that? (to small?)
Could probably build me my own box but..... no.
Just got interested in the cigarbox guitar "thing"
I live in sweden and c
Fidel Castro signed CBG!!!!
On UK evilbay at the moment is a Cigar Box signed by Fidel, Castro (item number 230438919065) starting bid is 10,000 GBP and 5 pound postage. I was wondering if there was a market for CBGs that are up for sale for about 10,
I was thinking just Elmers wood glue.
Read more…Just saw a show on PBS, makezine (same as the web site). They built a very simple (crude) CBG. It was kind of humorous to me, but they did it and it was on TV. Has anyone else seen this, what do you think?
Hi guys. I'm new to the site but have built a few cigar box guitars and I am interested in the cigar box scene in the UK. I will start off by saying that I know nothing about whats going on at the moment and I am here to learn. Are there many people
Read more…On my first build I let the string pressure hold the lid down and it seems to work fine, no glue or screws. I am hoping this will work on the next one also. I'm just wondering what the rest of you do, glue it screw it or leave it alone? Is there any
Read more…Right, I've got the CBG, I've got the blues, I've got the tunes. Just need a blues name now. Any suggestions about traditions in choosing one or do they have to be given to you once you've paid your dues at the crossroads?
Read more…My uncle is just now getting into making CBGs and is seriously wanting an El Rees O cigar box, since "El Reeso" was his nickname way back when. I have searched the internet high and low and come up with nothing, except that the defunct company was ou
Read more…I started building my Ashton VSG Torpedo CBG#1 on 2-10-10 and finished eight days later. As I had been wanting to make a stringed instrument for years (I also make bamboo flutes), I was in "Creation Heaven" for those 8 days. She sounds surprisingly g
Read more…OK, I have the itch to record a couple of my self-penned songs for posterity. (Well, as much as YouTube can be posterity...
Anyway, all I have at present is a camera that shoots fair-to-decent video and a guitar amp.
I just fooled with the camera a bi
Wanted to know if anyone knew of a P90 like PUP for a 3 or better a 4 string? I am not a big fan of SC PUPs and I personally think a HB (that I have way too many of) would be over kill! The thick gritty P90 sound will work better for a future project
Read more…Hi guys. I'm new to the site but I have an interesting question. Has anyone ever built a cigar box lute? I ask because my dad, who introduced me to the blues at the ripe old age of six with Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters (and incidentally, I have be
Read more…Ebay has a wealth of piezo discs, 18mm, 27mm, 35mm, 43mm
Being new to this and no experience, what are the pros /cons of each size or does it matter?
thanks, Clare
Hey there. Always wanted to build a CBG for as long as I can remember. Just now got down to doing it! Its about 98% done, and I am stoked! Used a Punch box, 38" 2"X1" red oak, and some hardware I had laying around the shop!!!!!!! Oh, and I also picke
Read more…I started on my second build. This one however is not for me. As I have mentioned, I have a friend whos mother is having a birthday soon. she is an excellent musician and a music teacher at the local Christian collage. So I am building one for her at
Read more…Hello I'm the host of this wonderful show Rev.Nix,
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