We wanna know who you are! Where ya from? What'cha buildin'? This is a place for new members to introduce themselves and old 'uns to show 'em around. I'm Shane & I run the Nation. I'm glad you're here. Come on in and tune up!
Better late than never...
After joining this forum in 2014, I finally have my 1st CBG which my wife bought for me at the weekend (a 4 string from Frethound Custom Guitars). I was never going to get around to building one. Now to learn to use a slide.WhatsApp Image 2024-04-14 at 16.53.40.jpeg
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Nathan Harvey from Eastern PA here. I've seen Reverend Payton perform twice at a Folkfest right against my property and have seen one vendor selling cbgs, but didn't really discover this world until fall when I got interested in Seasick Steve and did a few searches on his gear. I ended up asking for both of Speal's books for Christmas, have built 3 cbgs (slide only, fretless, 2 w/ piezo and pre-amp, 1 acoustic w/ reso) since.
I'm building some more elaborate ones now with frets, resos, deltabuckers now, want to try mutant guitars next, am hoping to find a lot of guidance.
Anyway, glad to be on board.
Nate
Hi, This is Cigar Box Scott from Dayton, Ohio. I'm a gigging musician, building my act on my Shane Speal electro-resonator 4-string. I play neo-folk music, new versions of old songs.
I'm looking for opportunities to play across the country. Send me your recommendations! Thanks! www.cigarboxscott.com
Hey Y'all,
I signed on because of the stuff I read about piezos over at the Cigar Box Guitar store. I bought a bunch of stuff there for a Lap Steel build I've been working on.
I have been doing some building over the years, a couple 5 string Canjo's, and a big ol' upright but not uptight gut bucket bass. Also built and restored some regular old guitars, banjos and mandolins.
This time out, I want to build one of them Fender Telecaster Acoustasonic acoustic/electrickle guitar starting with one of them cheap Tele clones off Ebay.
I got a TON of questions about piezo which I'll be asking after I do a bunch of searching for what you already know ... and when I find out where it's best for me to ask some non-cigarbox-but-somewhat-closely-related piezo questions ... like just come rod piezos (using obne of them pre-amp thingies) sound better then the disc type.