Okay, so I've install piezo transducers into a few CBGs. Problem: I finally was able to buy a working amp to test them in, and the sound comes through...but there's this pervasive HUM that only stops when I TOUCH the 1/4-inch jack that's plugged int
Read more…Has anyone found an inexpensive way to ship CBGs to international destinations? Due to the size of the box, roughly 35 x 12 x 12 (2 CBGs inside), the best I could find to Cyprus was over $300.00 USD.
I know that a lot of people on here have seen the o'brien guitars tip du jour on making a drill press router. Has anybody here tried it? Also, he uses drill bit blank stock for the router. Does anybody know of a good source for this? I was hoping I c
Read more…Do we have any builder/sellers in Mexico? I had an inquiry about one of mine from someone in/near Mexico City Mexico, but the shipping was going to be in the $50.00 ball park.
Maybe I can refer this guy to someone in Mexico if he is still interested.
This is my first reso type build. I have been wanting to try to build one, but couldn't find a cone. I was at a RV place on monday and seen a floor flange for a table. It was $1.97, and it was going home with me.
The floor flange is a little heavie
Read more…i recently started a discussion on a humming noise when i put a volume pot in with a piezo.i tried putting extra ground wires everywere and it will not go away.the volume knob works more like an on-off switch.it will not hum when its completely turne
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I'm a shop teacher. My class is building a variation of cigar box guitars. I need to find nylon G-D-G or D-A-D strings in bulk. For the life of me, I can't find a single damn website that sells single nylon strings in bulk. Any suggestions? I
I coundn't sleep at all last night due to dreaming of a name for my new retail shop. Any creative minds out there would be appreciated.
Here is what the store will be about. Basicly a Cigar shop Emporium. This will not be just any full blown cigar
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Another newbie here. I'm trying to find something (preferably not a drum machine) to keep the beat like a bass drum while I'm playing my fretless 3 string. I built a "foot stomp box" out of an old Pepsi crate, it works fine but it isn't de
Read more…ok guys and gals, i am requesting some online assistance. i am designing what will be called "the flagship" bass. and i want to use corner braces to sorta give it a little flare on the box. here is the problem, for a few months now i have only been a
Read more…I heard this guy being interviewed bu Bill Wax on BB King's Bluesville (Serius/XM 74)
http://www.superchikan.com/
-WY
I got a couple boxes that are only about 1.68 inches deep, otherwise good sized. can i still use these for acoustic or do i need to make electrics out of them cuz their too thin?
Read more…Okay, I have my cbg tuned in open A....it's a very dirty open A too....the last string just flaps back and forth, but I can not get it to tune in any higher of a A....anyhow, it's sounds pretty good so far, but now....if I play my harp that is in
Read more…just as the title says we played our third one last night, St Patty's day at Festival Restaurant, 9 song set one of which was just for you Shane
Kryptonite - 3 doors down
Black Hole Sun - SoundGarden
Enjoy the Silence - Depech Mode
Santeria - Subli
Read more…gday ive made a cookie tin uke 13in scale tried uke strings but not much sound. it looks good though wondering how it would sound using steel guitar strings and which ones two use to get tuning gcea hope someone can help thanks
Read more…I have reached the point of friend saturation and am also running out of supplies, but still have the itch to learn and build more but lack the funds
I have a few left over and one is going to a cigar store, one to an Asian market (but they want me to
With a A7 open chord tuning on my cbg, what harmonica can I play....and if it is the key of A haromonica, can I blow in and out? Playing cross harp? I just did a couple of songs and my harmonica was in the key of A.....It sounded pretty good wi
Read more…I don't know if anyone else has found this yet, and I haven't watched them (so I don't know if they're any good), but I found these video lessons on the Internet Archive. Open Source, legal, and free download for anyone else looking for 4-string play
Read more…Has anyone in this here site ever swirled painted a cbg? Just wondering if yall have even heard of it. Just needed to know your results..thanks
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