ok, so by the title its pretty much obvious i have never made a cigar box guitar and have no clue what im doing i need some schoolin' from yall! i have a bunch of questions but im only gonna ask three for right now.
first off: i was reading around on
Can someone tell me what kind of "volume" knob I need to use for a pickup and a peizo....all seperate of course. What is a pot? and what is the difference between a pot and a volume knob.....and do I need to be using a variable resistor with thes
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Can I get your feedback please. Building my first fretted CBG. I want to play it as a slide guitar but also fret some notes. What action can you get away with so you dont pull the note too sharp when you play it fretted?
I do find
Read more…I came across this potential playing gig while browsing through my latest copy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds catalog.
It will be the 10th annual Spring Planting Festival on May 2nd & 3rd at Bakersville "The Pioneer Village" near Mansfield, MO. They
Read more…The boxes I currently possess aren't long enough for the scale length to work out unless the neck attaches outside the box. I would appreciate some help. Also What is the ideal box for this project?
Read more…I can get some peizo's pretty cheap...but, when I get them, the wires are kinda small and thin. I want to just take off the wires that come with them and replace them with some stronger, longer, copper wire...does anyone replace their peizo wi
Read more…What I have - A fan motor that has 3 taps on the coil that goes to a switch that has low , medium , high settings. It is 110 volts AC ! What I want ti do - I would like to use a rheostat to slow the motor down to all most stop, so I can use it as a
Read more…If you go to my Diddley Bow page http://www.dbrooker.com/diddly.html about half way down there's a link where you can download a PDF of a 23" and 24" fretscale with 24 frets that can be printed out on a single 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of paper - Just thoug
Read more…Hi everyone, once again need more information. I was wondering what the best types of glue to use.
currently have made CBG's using PVA glue for box etc.
Whats best for
fingerboard to neck
neck to box
strenghten box
etc etc...
As may not be able to get speci
I have started my first build. I have the neck cut and the box cut out to fit the neck, so I am by far no expert. I see threads of people asking about tools, as I go troling for info and ideas. If you do not have a lot of money I would think hand too
Read more…Let me just start by saying that I have no wood working skills whatsoever, let alone luthier skills (or tools for that matter), but inspiration has struck nonetheless.
I have been a guitarist for around 15 years now, but have always been fascinated b
Almost ready to open & not too far from my house. Just wondering if anyone here had heard of it? http://www.themim.org/ Curious to see if CBGs are mentioned....
Read more…This little video just tickled me a little!!
1928 All female banjo orchestra
hello nation, i have started building cbg's but there is one problem i have never played a instrument in my life, thus don't have a clue on how to read, tune or understand music in general. So if anyone can point me in the right direction to get sta
Read more…Somebody mentioned using a hack saw for a fret saw, worked like a charm. The first one I used was to thick. I found a 32 tooth per inch saw, and it was better. I hammered flat the waves in it and it was closer, I filed off the remaining waves and it
Read more…I have two 250k pots that I want to use for a tone and volume control.
Does the rating on the pot have any bearing on the size of the cap that is wired to ground?
I have seen mention of .033 to .047 caps being used, but I don't know what the differenc
I want to install a surface mount 9V Battery holder on a CBG, simlar to the two on the bottom of this link:
http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/electrical_other.htm
but I'm a cheapskate and don't want to spend the money. Any DIY suggestions?
Read more…I want to make a nice 6 string. I have and old stew mac tele neck and enough parts. I can't seem to score a nice box locally. Any help here?
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