Nealry there
Hopefully by the weeken I should hve my first cbg finished,what strings and gage and make do you recermend
and what tuning for a resonator cbg
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Home Grown Music Collective presents 'Boxstock' - Official Launch!
Its been a long time coming, but we are finally there, and Friday 18th March is going to be a very special day for the UK cigar box scene.
After 4 months of hard graft, blood, sweat and beers, the HOME GROWN MUSIC COLLECTIVE will be officially laun
Read more…fretless three stringed resornator cbg
Withing the next few day I shall hopfully start on a fretless three stringed resonator cbg and would like to now how long a piece of wood do I need for the neck, measuring from the front of thr box where I shall bolt it to the very end after the tuni
Read more…simple home made amplifier drawing
Morning guys
Do any of you guys know of any where I can get old of a simle drawing to make a amp and can the speakers from an pld pc be used.I am no techno Mal
Read more…Fretboard blanks anyone?
Hi,
Another ask Im afraid.
Does anyone have a good UK source of fretboard blanks?
Ideally Im after Rosewood, but I may be flexible.
Happy to buy in bulk if you know someone?
Thanks again guys
B
Read more…Coming to the UK in mid-February...
Hey all,
I'll be vacationing in London in mid-February. I was wondering if there are any CBG-related events/concerts/meet-ups scheduled? I'd love to participate, seeing as not even a Christmas trip stopped me from planning out future builds and scour
Read more…Head stocks and fretting.
Hi everyone.
My first headstock's have been really basic Just a bit of shaping at the end of a 2 by 1.
I want to make something a bit more ornate, with a head stock that flares out and has more shape to it. I was going to add ex
Read more…Nut files in UK?
Hiya,
Anyone know where I can buy a set of sensibly priced nut files in the UK?
Or, even better, what do you guys use? Did someone mention nozzle cleraning files??
My old rusty hacksaw blade is apparently not the industry standard any more....
Read more…Your Group Needs You!
Ey up!
Hopefully by now you are all aware that something is well and truly 'going on' with our UK CBG scene.
The first festival was a huge sucess, with around 25 folk attending the day sessions, and 60 for the evening gig.
This almost doubled to 50
Read more…Learning- CBG
I'm a mature! newbie, I've got me a 3 string cbg, no music knowledge and cannot play a guitar. I need all the help I can get so can anyone recommend any books or dvd's to get me rolling. Please help.
Graham ' Gandalf ' Alibone.
Reasonably priced UK guitar parts supplier
Hi there guys and gals.
I just bought some machine heads from a seller on ebay who also has a website selling guitar parts (including some cool looking Johnny Reb pickups as well as wooden veneer covered pickups) The machine heads were £7 inc p&p and
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Show us your 'Made in the UK' Brit-boxes
My first CBG, trial and error.
Just built my first CBG. Had a bit of an issue in cutting the neck too thin, which meant that i couldn't tighten the tuning pegs up ... an easy mistake to make.
Not wanting to spend money when i didnt have too, i reduced the total neck length to 27"
Read more…Tiny little grommets.
Hi. Again.
I'm after some very small grommets to fit into the holes where the strings pass through the bottom of the guitar neck, so that they don't cut into the wood.
I'm after some really small ones, something like a 5mm internal hole, a
Read more…Cases for a CBG.
Hi all,
Not sure if this has already been sorted, but can anyone help with ideas for a wood/metal case that'd be suitable for turning into a cbg carry case?
I don't want to make one from scratch yet, and I'm after some sort of case/box tha
Read more…Shipping abroad from UK
Has anyone shipped guitars abroad please? What courier service did you use or can recommend or avoid. Can't make any sense of my little PO leaftlet on parcels of that size.
Read more…Please help me pick my Birthday present !!
Ok in 2 months time it’s my Birthday yippeeand Jan my wife asked me what I wanted.....
Well ive started writing my own songs ive even sent Shane one for the Christmasalbum.
But ive got an old-ish pc which includes an old sound card and I have l
Sapele Hardwood Any Good To Work With???
Hiya has any of you used Sapele Hardwood for neck??
Managed to get a few today, and i was just wondering whats it like to work with.
Soul
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Shameless!
Hi all -
I am raising money for Prostate cancer research and as the title says this is a shameless request for your hard earned cash.
My self along with some celebs and most of the Fire Service of the North est of Scotland will be growing a Mo ( Most
Read more…Pickups for sale
Hi All
If any of you are intrested i have some Nice Wooden Topped Diddley Bow and Three String Pickups - Alnico V Magnets for sale over on Ebay - you can either buy them from Ebay or Direct from me - if you buy direct from me i can knock £2 off the
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If any of you are intrested i have some Nice Wooden Topped Diddley Bow and Three String Pickups - Alnico V Magnets for sale over on Ebay - you can either buy them from Ebay or Direct from me - if you buy direct from me i can knock £2 off the
