Of my 3 resonators my Washburn ES10 is by far the best playing and sounding... The problem I have with it is that it does not have a pickup in it... That was fine when I was just using a dtomp box but now I'm doing OMB (Drums) and the real estate aro
Read more…In the spirit of CBG building where anything goes I built my first guitar more or less with 1 x2 neck, the box and some wood working skills. But I bought the tuners, pickup etc from Stewmac as I had no other source I could say save ebay. Any recommen
Read more…Does anyone know where online I can buy some 1/4 thick maple .I need it for fingerboard. I had a place but I've lost the site name. Thanks ! Lenny Hey this is a nice site you've got here.
Read more…So I'm considering building a six string with a homemade truss rod made out of a piece of steel. I have quite a bit of 1/4 wood from old furniture(drawers). I'm thinking of sandwiching this wood in three layers. One solid back piece, then two thin pi
Read more…Hi all i'm new to this brilliant world and made a tabacco tin 3 string for my son but would love to make a cigar box type guitar and more so if anyone can give me some tips i would appreciate it thanks
Read more…hi just made my first CGB...! i put on a mix of acoustic and electric strings and the tension really bent my mahogany neck. what string combination do you guys use? I have no truss rod and its 4 string so i recon the lighter the better
I am in the preliminary planning stages of a show in Greenville, SC sometime in 2009. If you are interested in attending/playing please contact me at mikeman70633@yahoo.com. This is just preliminary planning to see what the interest level is. -Ciga
Read more…I live in South Florida-haven't made my first cg box banjo yet. Anyone else interested in cg banjos living in my area?
Read more…Does anyone know how to make a guitar from an old oil or gas can like i've seen on YouTube PLEASE?
Read more…I just bought a huge lot of guitar parts. Mostly gibson and fender aftermarket stuff. Have plenty of pick ups and tuning knobs. etc. pretty much about 30 complete set ups. I am taking care of a sick family member atm and can not make any necks. So if
Read more…Hi, got a couple of problems I can't figure, maybe you have sussed it and can let me know how. Trying to add one of my images as background to mypage. When I try it on the header/footer and sides I can only get it to appear at the top. I've tried us
Read more…hi all, thanks to ted c for the invite over here! i'm a harp guy who has jammed here and there with a couple of cbg players. i don't play strings although i have several failed attempts behind me. i am intrigued with the possibility of actually build
Read more…So, here we are, setting up another CBG forum. Yahoo is great and all, but it feels so 1980's. It reminds me of the old modem and bulletin board days. Esh, glad those days are gone. So far, so good with the new site. What are the plans for the new s
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