I have been told I should sell some cbg's.......I just feel like I have not perfected my craft enough. I am workong on one right now that I just want to be a kick butt guitar. It will either be a license plate res....or some sort of tin
Read more…Well, I have been making my transformer/DC converter pickups....but I was just in the mood to test some stuff out and I took some of my magnets and have been wraping them in just about the same amount of wire that seems to be around my all ready woul
Read more…What do you for a home made cone? Curious? What works well?
Read more…Hey, any downsides to reinforcing the cigarbox with a small amount of tightbond in the corners, or maybe some kerfing on the inside corners? I'm assuming that this won't hurt the meager sounds coming out, but would like any options. Thanks, Ken
Read more…I play mostly, I guess you could say deep blues, punk blues, lo-fi kinda music when I am behind my kit and playing my box. How do you explain any of that to someone? Around here, the mainstream is country and rock. I guess you could call my music str
Read more…Has anyone found an alternative to fret dressing files. I am wanting something to restore the profile after fret leveling. I realize these file are available from Stew-Mac, just looking for something more economical.
Anyone have a good idea for a diddley bow whammy bar? I know that you can bend the board and get the effect, but what about someting with a bar that you pull like a real whammy bar. I one time tried to use a metal bracket with some springs inside and
Read more…Has anyone been able to purchase cigar boxes in bulk from the distributors? I never seem to be able to find direct contact information for most of the cigar manufacturers. I know Shane had a bunch of boxes he was selling, but at the time I didn't ha
Read more…With the temps in the teens I'm only out in the shop a few minutes at a time, but I have been getting something done.
i get some buzzing/humming noise when wiring a volume and tone pot with a piezo-evryone says it sounds like a ground problem,but where and how do you get a good ground on a cbg?
Read more…I have recently completed a 3 string using a tin box body. As a pickup I bought an ebay special which is one of those devices used to electrify an acoustic 6 string. It had a clamp to mount across the sound hole this was cut and shut and it is now ri
Read more…Worth putting in more than one catagory on this form. This is great. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSpoMWQRCiU
Read more…Been playing with the real deal, but found a way to make toothpick frets really strong and longer lasting.
I was reading about using sawdust and CA glue to fill holes etc. and had an idea.
I already laquer over my toothpick frets, but since I have a ch
Will this pot work as a volume control for a piezo equipped CBG?
http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electronics,_pickups/Components:_Control_pots_and_knobs/Standard_Control_Pots.html
I was thinking of the 250k one...
Need some opinions on whether or not I can get by with the typical 1 x 2 piece of oak for a four (4) string neck. Do you think the strings would be too close?
Read more…I mentioned this to a few and in my last thread.
So did I have a 'duh huh' moment and has everyone else not figured out that CBGs sound quite different when not held close to the chest/stomach? I, quite by accident, held my latest CBG away from my bod
My current build has the headstock as pictured. (Yes, it is only rough shaped in this picture) When I put the tuning pegs on it, obviously the strings won't line up with the nut since they will be coming from the pegs, which are off center.
What is
What does everyone use for string pin ends? RIvet barrels? Grommets? What size do you use? I don't want to use washers. Help please. Thanks.
Read more…Check it out. This is great. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSpoMWQRCiU
Read more…I just finished cutting a hole in a Fuente box for a paint lid resonator. My wife looked at it and said I ruined the art. So I guess the question is....Where do you draw the line between having a working CBG or a wall hanger? I have some really nice
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