My kid (38 years old...) volunteered to provide part of the entertainment at a local "CON" here the first week in April. Feeling that his own picking skills were minimal, he's drafted my wife and I to provide backup and flesh out the act a bit. (my w
Read more…Read more…The first track, "Mushroom Men," is a perfect song to show anyone wondering who Claypool is.
The main instrument being his homemade stick and string, creating a unnatural circus-esque noise, and a deep vibration that hurts the innards of ones heart.
anyone ever tried these for their CBG? how they sound? any clips? Thanks in advance.
Read more…Hey all. This is a great site and I just discovered it. I found it listed about page 5 or 6 in a Yahoo search. But this is by far and long the best CBG site I've yet to come across. Anyways, I'm getting into buildings CBGs. I just received some flaw
Read more…CIGAR BOX GUITAR CALENDARS ARE HERE! I organized putting together a CBG calendar for the folks on the CBG Builders Yahoo group. I ordered few extras in case other people want some. Here are examples of a couple months.
Hey all, I'm running all my site news through Twitter now. You can find me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/SmokehouseGits Cool news and updates: 1. It looks like I'm going to be in my local paper (maybe). I've been contacted by a reporter who
Read more…I'm also working on my first CBG. I haven't got a clue what I will do with it when done, because I have no music ability, but, this is a fun project and it will not be my last CBG. In fact I just bought 2 cigar boxes off e-bay. This one I build my ow
Read more…I would like to see plans on building necks. What type of tools,jigs etc and where they can be purchased.Maybe Stewart MacDonald? I play a Manditar and would like to attemped building a cigar box type. Thanks, Terry
Read more…Heya guys & gals, Hope all is well in the world workshop :o) So, to the problem. Seems like one of the main side affects of building CBGs (apart from spending too long in the shed - ask my missus, she'll tell you) is that you're always trying to up
Read more…Im just workin on my first CBG and was looking at all the cool one built by others. I was wondering where do I find those cool looking brass sound holes? And what are they called exactly?(Im sure not cool looking brass soundholes) thanks for your hel
Read more…I am completing my 1st CBG. Iam having trouble finding affordable tuner knobs. I am trying to keep my cost as low as possible. Does anyone have a good source? Any help is appreciated. I just got my peizos this morning. I can't wait to rip this thing
Read more…I live in the nothern Illinois area,anybody out there selling cbg's or building in my area?I would love to talk to you
Read more…So whats everyone's feelings on using MDF (medium density fibreboard) to make boxes out of? (cue giggles at the back). Reason been Iv just come across an old shop advertising sign in the form of a 12" long box of matches, and I want to make it into a
Read more…I'm having a little trouble searching this. I'm trying to build a magnetic coil pickup for a violin. Because of the radius of the violin's neck, I'm thinking four, individual, single-pole pickups that I could mount at different angles would be the wa
Read more…I am itching to make a six string guitar so I would like to buy cheap a guitar without a body basicly. I would take the neck, head, fretboard, and make my own body. I can think of going to a guitar repair shop or yard sales or pawn shops maybe to fin
Read more…http://cdinsight.com/news.php?readmore=677 (find 'cigar' on the page)
Read more…I'm making a baritone uke, 20 inch scale length. Does anyone know how wide the neck would be? How wide at the nut? Thanks Charlie
Read more…anyone have plans for a pretty good neck....the origanal plans I got for the 1x2 poplar didnt work too well for me....or any plans ideas on how to attach an electric neck? strat etc? thanks in advance.
Read more…I really love that everyones so helpful with my questions, its very inspiring!Some of you guys are so creative,your guitars are truly works of art.I think the blues forfathers would be so proud that what theyve started basically from has come so far,
Read more…I have been wanting to make a Uke. I found this box and it screams ukulele to me. It measures about 9 1/2" x 6 1/2"x1 3/8". Is that big enough, I'm mainly worried about the depth? I have a couple plans I got off the internet and they call for a deepe
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