1) shielded wire 2) special flexible condiut 3) two mono 1/4" plugs 4) couple pieces rubber heat shrink All that equals the perfect companion to a CBG. My CBC (Cigar Box Cable)
I found some scrap Honuran mahogany and figured I could use it to frame and back a license plate CBG, do they need a reso in them as well to get the twang of the reso or does the license plate provide satisfaction. I could find a tuna can or somethin
Read more…i can get walnut in my area,but i would have to have rosewood shipped,and rosewood is very expensive.is there any drawbacks to using walnut for fingerboards,and what other alternatives are there for inexpensive fingerboard material?
Read more…Decided to throw these both in one post.... But I got some new toys today! Yay me! A bunch of boxes....
I have posted the first of my PIckup's on the cheap video's here on the nataion and on youtube. The second one is loading nowl should be done soon. Check em' out....hope you like them.
Read more…I work for a florist as their delivery person. I'm retired and this is how I get my cigar box money. Any way, just before Christmas the boss had a company party. They did the secret gift thing. Will I decided I give one of my ukuleles that I had buil
Read more…If I need to make the diameter of a piezo just a wee bit smaller, can I trim off maybe 1/8 inch or so from the outside without damaging it?
Read more…My first build: A short scale 4 string has a nice sound but a kind of dull resonance. has anyone found the same thing? I braced the insides with pieces of scrap wood and recently glued the neck to the box which seemed to slightly reduce this. It got
Read more…In my latest foray to the cigar store, I found a baker's dozen of really nice boxes!! I wish it wasn't so cold here in Florida now, I can't wait to get working on them. No heat in the garage. The Cohiba box already has a destination and I need to ma
Read more…Is there any reason why you couldn't fret the fretboard before glueing it to the neck. I was thinking that if I did it this way and I happened to botch up the fret job I wouldn't be ruining the whole build. I'd just be ruining the fret board. Any tho
Read more…I am making my second cigar box guitar, which I plan to solely use as a 4-string electric instrument. The question is, whether the sound will improve if I cut a sound hole in the box and if so, where would it be better to do it (close or far from the
Read more…I have noticed people having the pickup at a angle (non peizo), my thinking is that it is so the pickup is under the strings if the pickup is to wide for the strings, it their another reason for having it at a angle. Cheers Ron
Read more…His style of playing is very nice.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCrM1sVTxeA&feature=related So as a Beginner would a 3 string be better for someone who knows nothing about playing or trying old Gospel Songs like this or would a 4 stringer better
Read more…Shane, that's one fine-looking axe. Back when I started fooling with music in the mid-70s, we hung out at a local club that had an open-mic policy and we had all sorts of fine musicians come in. We had quite a lively "gypsy" music scene, with an exce
Read more…i want to know which tools, preferably hand tools due to price, do i need to build a cbg. also which of the two is better for the neck, a spokeshave or a wood file/ rasp?
Read more…Heres a video of the finished guitar, thanks for the suggestions.! Is my tailpiece too long? .... I just realized how that sounds, so let me clarify. In the pictures below, you will see my newest build (#4). It is going to be a 24.5 inch scale len
Read more…I have a couple of wooden cigar boxes, poplar 1X2 and the day off tomorrow. I have seen plans and pics that show either the lid on front or back. I like the idea of having accsess to the inside with the lid on the back. Are there any dos and don'ts t
Read more…I live in the UK. All cigar boxes i come across are in the USA. Im wanting to build a CBG for a friend as a birthday gift. I wonderd if anyone knows a one stop shop in the UK for everything i will need to build a guitar. Thanx
Read more…I'm a subscriber to Make magazine, and I just received the digital edition of the new issue. There is an article by Mark Frauenfelder on making a 3-string CBG, and he gives a a lot of praise to the CBN community for their assistance and inspiration.
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