http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150400501269&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT I've got one on the way. There are a few others on Ebay that are a bit longer. The important search term is "paintball gun". A typical mando case is too short,
Read more…Hi folks I think I mentioned it before, but when I was building my first CBG I wrote an article come diary about it as I went along. This 'commentary' or how-not-to guide is now up as part of the DIY Dunce series of features on the Guitar Tools web
Read more…I just completed my 2nd build, a cookie tin CBG done in a more primitive style with eyebolt tuners and wire brad frets. I used the leftover strings (1st, 2nd, and 6th strings) from the GLS set I bought for my 1st build where I used the 3rd , 4th, and
Read more…ok guys, i am posting this here as i consider it advice but if it needs to be moved then by all means tell me so. Crow and I are looking for a name not only for the band but also for the instrument company we're working on. so far everything has been
Read more…I picked up some white Eros boxes from Lori a while back.Their the 1st Ero's I've tried.I cant figure if I did soemthing wrong or what,did everything using my tried and normally true formula.But it just doesnt have any life to it. Do these Eros boxes
Read more…So I was just working on a fret board, trying out the whole toothpick fret idea and after about five minutes of carefully trying to separate my thumb from the fret board I wonder am I the only one of us that has ever glued his thumb to a fret board?
Read more…I am getting ready to spray paint a box and I need some advice for avoiding the bead of paint you get along a tape line. I have an undercoat of red already on the box. I am going to tape off a pattern and paint the rest of the box black but I want to
Read more…What a great album! Every song is unique and a new take on the Christmas theme. Let's be honest, we all love Christmas but the songs can get tedious. Great job and a great idea! I have to comment on the songs 1. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies Great
Read more…Hey All, I would like to thank you all very much for ruining my life. I can not sleep now without thinking of these darn things and how to make my next one better. Im currently on my 4th, (built the first one Friday...you do the math...lol) which is
Read more…ok guys and gals, here is the deal, just recently (bout 2 weeks ago) finished m 2 string cbbg, eyebolt tuners made from 1X2 stick with an angled head made by cutting and glueing. i am getting ready to start the next project for fun and it will be a 4
Read more…Well, I have been wanting a "better sound" out of my new cbg I made a while back. I have been tinkering with trying to wrap my own pickup..to no victory on that note...I said "The heck with it, I will work on a better transducer sound. Well. it seeme
Read more…Is there any reason I couldn't make saddles from the scrap cedar that comes with the boxes? I am worried that the wood will be too soft. I was just going to put a slot in it and use a non slotted bridge out of brass rod.
Read more…My first self-built CBG. Apologies for the poor picture quality. It's a simple 3 string with 22.5 inch scale length using a piece of Oak for the neck. Tuners donated by a friend who'd recovered them from a trashed electric guitar. Internally there ar
Read more…Dear members we have a new member Steve Smith who just found out he will be going in for triple by pass on the 30th he has asked for prayers. Please join me in praying for Steve for a safe and speedy recovery. Remember prayers are powerfull.
Read more…I have an experimental project in mind, and in order for it to work and look halfway decent, the neck will have to be long enough to accommodate a 30 inch scale. Are there any issues with making a CBG with a 30 inch scale that is not a bass? I just
Read more…I recently got one of these mini amps, but using the piezo pickups, it only works if I set it to overdrive. The regular setting produces no sound to speak of. Does it need a pre-amp, or am I just expecting too much?
Read more…I played a 6 string acoustic as a child but im now a big boy now and have the time and commintment to sit down and learn to play. I have a basic knowlage so has anyone got anything that i can practice to better my skill ??
Read more…was surfin ebay lookin for pickups for my next project as Piezo's feed back so horribly, ESPECIALLY when over driven, and in doing so i found a MESSLOAD of single coil pickups for 3 bucks each which is what i was paying at my local radioshack for a p
Read more…After reading about Shane's need for a laptop a great idea hit me: there are over 1000 members here at the Nation. A simple solution to help Shane out is to ask each member to donate $1.00 ! Heck, if only half the members donated, Shane could get a d
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