Hello folks,
I found this fantastic site when googling for my new project. After discovering that seasick Steve played on something called a didley bow I realised I had to build me one of those and now that I'm (almost) done with it I really really
Read more…buddy of mine is asking me to build a one stringer. he has given me a single mag pickup. Here's a picture of it:
So here is my question: He's just going with the one string. The pickup is obviously for a 6 string. For aesthetics I want to mount it
Read more…Initially my question was 250KOhm or 500KOhm but I found the info pretty easy. Rather than a specific question here I'm hoping for some fill in the blanks type of discussion, since I am missing a lot of information and not just some single point.
My
Read more…This is my first attempt at a CBG. I am almost finished. I put a piezo on the underside of the neck located under the bridge. It will not pick up any sound. The piezo works. I've tapped on it. I am getting a loud hum when I plug into an amp. Can any
Read more…Thanks to Eric Gittins for his reply...
New wiring diagram is uploaded.
Read more…I'm really, really new to soldering. My first soldering ever was on my cigar box guitars I made for Christmas. I'm having trouble getting the solder to stick on the case of the pots. I have no problem elsewhere other than getting globs and it not
Read more…Ok, a buddy of mine is having me build him up a cbg. He's pilfered some parts and wants a pup in it. I've done one before with a single mag using the kit I got from gitty. But this one, he's got the pickup with the black and white wires on it, and th
Read more…Here's a diagram that shows how to wire 2 pickups in parallel with independent volume potentiometers, with output controlled by a 3-way switch. Design and circuit elements derived from Ted Crocker diagram and from text available at CBGitty. I'm goi
Read more…I have a set of magnetic pickups and a piezo pickup I want to wire my box to play on one, the other or both at once. Can anyone point me to a good wireing schematic or offer some sage words of wisdom? Also, before anyone ask I really don't have a goo
Read more…I have just strung up my first four stinger. So far is has just a humbucker pickup in it. No piezo. There are no pots for either volume or tone, just the pickup to a 1/4" jack. The strings are grounded as is a steel bar that reinforces the neck. The
Read more…I am doing my first build and currently my Nut is a nail and my bridge is a piece of oak. I am using half a pbass pickup, with the bridge being wood do I need to add a copper strip or something to the bridge so I can ground the strings?
Read more…came across a momentary switch that is able to momentarily kill the guitar when pushed and immediatly un-kill when let go. Anyone have experience wiring one of these? It has three poles. I would guess it is wired like a simple two-way toggle somewher
Read more…Probably a stupid question, but can a small amp be installed in a CBG to be used as a pre-amp? This kind of goes with my previous discussion of using amplified computer speakers as an amp. What I'm thinking is if I take the PCB guts from a set of p
Read more…I have my lap-steel project about ready to assemble. The cavity for the single-coil pickup is just a hole cit inti the body, and the pickup and the rest of the electrics will be mounted on a pick guard made of 1/8" hardwood ply. Do I need to sheild
Read more…Hi all, new to this forum.
Bought a basic amp card from CBGitty, and used local parts to build this (my first) amp. It is only a 9 volt, 2 watt box, so it's not expected to have much volume - but - you can hardly hear it at all!
It basically just e
Read more…Hi guys, really hoping you can help me here.
I've looked but can't find an answer to my problem.
When I wire up a piezo to a volume pot I get a buzz whenever the volume is around half way up,around 4 to 5
but when I turn it up full to 10 the buzzing
Read more…I found a couple of magnetic pickups at a garage sale for next to nothing but they have 3 wires on them. I have only worked with P/U's with 2 wires. What's the 3rd on for?
Thanks, Tim
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My next piece is going to feature a tune-o-matic bridge and a short, Kay-style trapeze tailpiece. Since both are metal, doesn't only one of them have to be grounded? Or would i need two separate ground wires to each piece?
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