Putting my first mag pickup in my latest build (waiting on it to ship from gitty, actually) and my question is this: My guitar has 3 strings, the pickup has 6 magnets...for symmetry's sake how do I position this to keep it aesthetically pleasing? Doe
Read more…Hey everyone! Just want to thanks a head of time for anymore help!
Im making my first cgb read a ton did alot of searching..but havent seen answer to these 2 questions.
In the free instruction it tell us what gauge Shane Speal uses but not which st
Read more…My fretboard is about 1/16 on each side thinner than the width of my neck (Red Oak). I have no power tools except for a table saw, which won't work for this situation, and a Dremel. I'm trying to think of the best way make this work and trim the neck
Read more…Found a really nice pece of Abalone on the beach today...lots of Oyster shells on the nearby beach but this Abalone is a real find and I would like to make some round discs out of it about 1/4" in diameter any thoughts on how to do it...I tried to cu
Read more…My buddy was playing on his CBG and came to the conclusion that he should have gone with electric guitar strings instead of acoustic. He primarily plays it plugged in, but his reasoning behind it is that he thinks the electric strings are thinner, ma
Read more…I was wonder what range of tuning to go with depending on the string type and size
For example: for this build, #2, that I am finishing I have some Darco by Martin Acoustic D5500 medium guage
E-1 Steel .013
B-2 Steel .017
G-3 Bronze wound .026
D-4
Read more…So after a bit of research (thanks mostly to this site) I set out to build my own CBG. I uploaded photos to my profile so feel free to check it out and critique, as this is just the first.
Yesterday I strung it up and plugged it in. First thing I n
Read more…Man, I hate forums. Not because I dislike the wealth of knowledge contained herein, but rather because the answer to my question will seem so rudimentary to most of the builders here. First, let me start off by saying most everything I know about the
Read more…I've been building a fretless cbg and just strung it up. Problem I have is when I finger the fret lines, the string lays down on the neck muting the sound. I've seen lots of guys playing on a fretless without problems. I was trying for a low action
Read more…I'm adding my question here as a topic. I've got acrylic artwork on top of an oil based poyurethane wood finish. What are my options as far as protecting the water based acrylic artwork??? Can I use the very same oil based polyurethane without des
Read more…got a buzz on the 4th string, using 5, 4. 3,2, dont know what gauge, any thoughts out there??
moved bridge, action is already high enough.
snowwalker
Read more…Ok, I'm new here and one thing that I still find a bit puzzling is what exactly makes a resonator a resonator? I see some with the metal colander/pasta strainer thing, others with an altoids lid. Just what exactly is a reso? I saw a vid of a guy play
Read more…Hi, everyone! I'm a fairly new and enthusiastic member and I'm on my third build now and getting more obsessed by the day. I want to try lowering the action on my latest build with something I saw in a pic or two -- it was a bolt that was placed atop
Read more…I have long been an advocate of and used humidity systems of one sort or another in my instruments. Epecially in my acoustics and more expensive items.
Being new to the CBG experience, I have been wondering if any of you have tried to raise the humid
Read more…Here she is. The outcome of my first attempt to build a CBG.
Before I go any further, I want to thank everyone here at CBN for the advise and incouragement you all provide. You have made CBN "THE GOTO" place for information when it comes to primitive
Read more…I've finished one build and have a long way to go before I "get good". One of the things I'm doing as I learn is soaking up as much info as possible so I can blend all the ideas as I go for the future. I was looking at the Red Dog Guitars site and re
Read more…I recently strung up my third guitar. This one has a mag pickup so I used electric strings. I used strings 3, 4 and 5 just as I had on my previous two (with acoustic strings). With the acoustic sets only the thinnest two strings are unwound. With thi
Read more…Hi im looking to start getting stuff together to build my first cbg i really like the look of the punch cigar boxes that ive seen are they hard to get hold of ?how much should i be looking to pay for one in the uk cheers
Read more…Hello All,
I am currently in the planning stages for build no 2. I have a somewhat decent Arturo Fuente box but the paper label is in bad shape. Other than sand paper, what is the best way to remove the label while maintaing a decent surface for
Read more…I'm looking for suggestions about how to stain the wood of a cigar box to a dark colour. I'm aiming for a sunburst-like effect but I don't want to use spray paints or laquers. I'm aiming for a worn look rather than the sort of immaculate graduated bu
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