Watch MOJO, I am watching you watch me watching your Mojo!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is it me is is Mojo rackin up points..he has his own CBG channel!!!!!!!!
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Hey All You Memphis Area Folks
Memphis In May is coming up soon. Do any of you know of a good shade tree that some of us Nationals could meet up under? I'm about 200 miles from Memphis, so it would be difficult (at best) for me to set anything up, but I think an informal gathering
Read more…first build - thanks foor all your help, cheers
hello all,
Ive finsihed my first cbg - and I learnt it all from lurking around in here - thank you. Very happy with how it has turned out, intonation is spot on, neck straight etc.
Oak neck, medium jumbo frets, 22 inch scale. Has piezo with volume
Read more…Creative Grounding or Voluntary Electrocution?
Hi everyone. I've been reading here a a few days and started my first build based on the free plans. It's coming along pretty well and I'm at the Peizo installation part, but am contemplating throwing in a humbucker and some 250w pots I have for a 1
Read more…3 and 4 string tunings and chord charts.
Ok, where do I find them.
So far all I have been doinf is 3 string dulciboxes. I'm going to a show to sell CGBs in 2 weeks and I want to take at least one 3 stringer and one 4 stringer guitars.
So, I need to know how to at least strum them, maybe even
Ouestion on neck
this is my first time building a CBG, thinking about a oak neck with glued on fretboard rising slightly above the box, would like to use the face of my box "the lid', for the top. does the neck inside the box need to be glued or nailed to the lid or
Read more…Folk art & crafts: what is it?
Did you notice that clamp w. two adjusters shown in the illustration to "jazzolin"-plan? It's also in the emblem of the Titebond -bottle. what is it used for, does it do anything better than a standard one?
(I picked one up assuming it was a metal wor
Has anyone Ever Ask you why you havent,,,,,,,,
Patented your CBG? LOL
I get this question almost every day from folks that come into our shop.
I just tell them that I didnt invent the concept , someone beat me to it a tick over a 100 years ago,,,,,,
WHat do you tell them?
popular mechanics
Hey guys,
I was playing around on google books and found out that you can read back issues of popular mechanics from 1917 to 2005 for free. The old issues are REALLY cool. so without further adieu
http://books.google.com/books/serial/ISSN:00324558?rvie
Toothpick frets
Can some one give and explaination of how to do toothpick frets with pictures.
Read more…Cable tie frets
After watching the featured video today, I'm wondering if you can actually use cable tie frets on a non-slide guitar with reasonable results. Has anybody tried it?
What strings to use?
I am at the string stage of my first build, thanks to all the help at this
forum. I got a pack of stings and they are gauge 9, 11, 16, 24, 32, 42,
I want to use 4 strings and tune then, as Kenny Lee said Df#ad .
What strings of this pack would i
ROTARY FIDDLE...
I was looking at utube and came across this the other day, very interesting, has anyone ever built one of these or got plans?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usG9iRgUF5I&feature=channel
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One man band drumming
Hey, to all of you one man bands out there. What is a good way to play your hi-hat and snare at the same time? A lot of guys on you tube do it....the hi-hat acts more like a fill, but it still sounds good.
Read more…Great source of bone for nuts, saddles
Yesterday, I discovered a perfect piece of bone 6" long x 1/8" thick and completely flat for $4.99 at Jo Anne Fabrics. It is called a folding and scoring tool and is used for creasing paper and other things. You might can find one at other craft or a
Read more…cbg inspired upright bass
Does anyone want to take this off my hands? Video demo on request. $200 plus shipping. It's super loud and sounds just like an upright bass should. Thanks!
Read more…Low Profile Pick up
OK on the build the Peizio just isn't working out.. "Steel Box" so maybe a very low Electric pickup might work.. any ideas?
Read more…truss rods
howdy,
new to the site, i made a few three string guitars and i am ready to expiriment with more stirngs and i aim to try to get more sophisiticated with my designs, i was wondering at what point i should start putting truss rods in my necks and wher
