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I've made a number of CBG's over the past 12 months or so and believe that with each one the actual build is getting better. However, I continue to be disappointed with the sound. There is never the clarity, particularly on the bottom string
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I have a query about an amplifier I have just acquired, a second hand Roland Cube X20 . It’s in really good condition and all it’s features work fine but when I plug in the jack, before it’s connected to the guitar, I get a distinct hum. Thi
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I have a query about an amplifier I have just acquired, a second hand Roland Cube X20 . It’s in really good condition and all it’s features work fine but when I plug in the jack, before it’s connected to the guitar, I get a distinct hum.
Read more…Up to now I've done all my own soldering etc but recently I've been looking on-line at pre-wired harnesses. Almost all of them include a toggle switch. Why would you need one with just one volume and one tone pot? Do they serve a useful purpose
Read more…Trying to "hum-proof" my latest build and read somewhere that the jack output leads should be shielded. Can't get shielded cable so am considering wrapping the wires with copper foil tape. I imagine the tape around the ground wire would itself have t
Read more…I made my first CBG about three months ago. Since then I've made another 4 and I like to think they are getting progressively better. However, there is a problem I don't seem to be able to get over.
Open strings are perfectly in tune but the further
Read more…On my latest build I used a hard-tail bridge for the first time. I had a couple of issues with it but with help from members of this forum got it all installed and the result is pretty good. However, I do have another query
The top of the box is q
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I've just wired up my first guitar following wiring diagrams on the net. Mini humbucker, tone and volume pots and jack.
Plugged it in and it all works well except the two pots crackle when I turn the knob. It's O.K. when I'm playing but while
Read more…I am new to this forum and am building my first CBG. I'm planning on a "through the box" neck and need to know if space should be left inside the box between the box top and the neck. I've looked at a number of plans and this is never quite clea
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Fitting an adjustable bridge for the first time. This is my third build. It's a three string and everything is in place but height adjustment is minimal as the string ball is sitting under the adjustable bit. I guess I've strung it wron
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Am wanting to install a mini humbucker to my CBG. I'm pretty clear on most of the wiring to pots and jack but the pickup I have only has two wires and I'm not sure which goes to the first pot (volume). I'm planning on just volume and tone
Read more…I've just completed my third build (second with electronics) and have a problem., Both units have a mini humbucker pickup, volume and tone pots, both 500's. The first one I did had a 22 cap and, because I thought that's where I thought the problem m
Read more…I've been trying for two days to air a problem on the "electronics and Wiring" page but keep getting the message "We're sorry, we are having an issue with this page. Follow this link to the main page.
Is this just a problem with this page?
Is the pro
Read more…I've been trying to post a discussion on the "Wiring and Electronics" page for the last two days but keep getting the message "We're sorry, we are having an issue with this page. Follow this link to the main page"
Is this a general outage?
How do I
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Just finished building my first CBG and pleased with the result until I tried to string it. Used strings 2,3 and 4 from a set of Dunlop nickel wound electric. These are 42,30 and 17 gauge respectively. Used a digital tuner to tune to G,
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