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marking frets

i am midway in to making my first cbg and i need a little bit of help. i dont realy feel comfortable about freting the neck as it is my first project, but i was thinking about simple ways that i could put fret lines on the neck, someone told me that

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Female backing vocals

OK, this is a really bad place to ask this, but I'm looking for a female backing vocalist who has their own recording set up to add some backing vocals to a song. Or multiple vocalists who can do it. Anyone here? Or anyone know anyone. Send me a me

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3 string tunings

Hi All, What 3 string tunings can you suggest I am using AEA but would like to experiment with others. Is there any simple way of working out cord patterns when using open tunings was thinking of minors and 7ths as well as the straight bars giving th

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First timer here, with a six string.

Hey there everybody, I've got a few questions and since I'm brand new here I thought I combine them with an introduction. First time I saw a cbg on youtube I knew I had to build one. So I just about completed my first cbg. A six stringer to boot(Why

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Need help from Ted

Ive been a contractor for 33 years and I just found out I have ALS 18 months to 2-3 years I have a ton of boxes and I just need some help on how to build these things, I just give them away, Ive built about 6 or 7 but have several parts just want to

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Another newbie first build

I'm calling this one "Proof of Concept" because there's so much wrong with it, but it plays. Some might have said I should "learn to play an instrument" first, but the microphone on my PC says it's in tune (EAD like the top of a 6-string; can I even

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Nice Amp Kit

I ran across this amp kit today and thought I'd pass it along. They use a TEA2025B Amplifier IC which is rated at about 5 watts @ 9 volts. This amp is designed to use a 9VDC wall wart due to the higher power however it could be modified to run on bat

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Cheap Strings

I know there's a post on here somewhere about the best deals, but I can't find it. Musicians Friend has their store brand 12ga strings for $1.99 a set and I ordered a set of bass strings for $7.99. The cheapos from Wal-Mart are 4 bucks, if your needi

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I think I looked like a pirate

I had posted a while back, looking to see if anyone had recorded the Songs Inside The Box when it was aired on the Huntsville PBS station. At that time, I had not realized that it was for sale on the Songs Inside The Box website, or that Shane had co

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