Hey all and thanks for your time. I've seen a double neck guitar on eBay and decides they look cool. I'm thinking about building me one but I'm at a loss about what you do with them? I mean, would you usually change key in the middle of a song? Are t
Read more…My first CBG, uses the stick thru neck design. As shown in the video, I made the relief section of the neck by cutting a bunch of slots in the wood, then chiseling it out so that the lid has room to vibrate.
Its effective, but I'm interested in a mor
Read more…Any source for those small sound hole inserts? Ebay photo from Delta cigar box guitars.
New guy here I build shaker boxes and was wondering if there is anyone else using them fora build. The issue as I see it would be to attach the stick to the box and still maintain the resonance Never made one befor so any ideas will be appreciated. T
Read more…Man, do I feel dumb! I am going to post this because I don't want this to happen to anyone else. I strung up my new build tonight. Been working on it for a couple of months. During the build, I mistakenly machined a taper on the wrong side of the
Read more…My buddy J.D. wanted to know if anyone ever heard of this instrument? I looked it up on YouTube. It sure sounds sweet..........however too many strings for this old hack! I sure like listening to this guy play it...........puts you to zzzzzzzzzzzz
Read more…During the recent, discussions about the induction pickups, the topic of preamping was mentioned many
times, but never really explained, can anyone please enlighten me on this topic, as to what method would be used with a cbg especially in conjuncti
Read more…I stopped by Home Depot yesterday and as I perused the hardwood section, my heart skipped a beat when I saw dark mahogany of appropriate sizes for building cbg's. I settled down however when I tried to find a piece that was not bowed...some a little
Read more…Which way works the best for building a license plate guitar. Is it better to put a full sound board on the top to mount the L. plate, or is a perimeter frame better, maybe with some bracing for the bridge? Also, do piezos work well on these builds.
Read more…I know that I have asked this before but I cannot find the post....At what height should the strings be at the nut and at the double marker on the neck of a 3 string fretted acoustic guitar? Nut to bridge is 25.5 inches.
Read more…Hi I'm just completing a build and it has a lipstick pickup at the neck and a strat type pickup at the bridge. The lipstick pickup is a piece of crap, but I had never used one before, it's chrome is as soft as can be as well so I think it originated
Read more…This is my first build so I apologise for my ignorance.
I decided to put frets on my 3 string slide cbg.
I am trying to figure out the spacing of my frets. I am aware of fret calculators and I figured I have a 26" length. However, I noticed when chec
Read more…Here's another youtube video that will help CBG builders save some money
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub6PsY4cgwg
Read more…I noticed that some guys mount the pup at an angle. What is the reason for doing this?
Read more…Just spotted this video on ukuleleunderground that shows a guy using a veggie peeler to shape CBG necks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwpjJeD4_3M
Read more…I have a 3 stringer that I am having trouble with. I keep breaking the 2 smaller strings but mostly the smallest. It is 24 inches from nut to bridge. Which 3 strings am I supposed to be using? The diameter? Wound or not wound? I am trying to tune G-D
Read more…I have finished my second resonator build. I used a 5.5" cone on the first one and thought it sounded great. My 2nd one I used an Old Lowes cone and cover plate. There is no comparison. The first build's cone was of heavier gauge and didn't transf
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