I need some help here folks. Being from Alabama, I am having a little problem with the instruction manual that accompanied this amp. What I want is to be able to take an old Storm speaker box that I have and put this amp in it and use it on my
Read more…I am getting close to a finish on 3 Corvette wheel cover resonators. I usually put a preamp in each git. I realize that isn't necessary as you can send output to a preamp,but I like the idea of a self contained unit with a digital tuner. All th
Read more…This is where I am at on my Corvette resonators. I have made a steam chamber and bent 1/4" plywood on a toggle clamp form. I laminated walnut to the plywood. I have also steam bent 5/16" walnut. It works both ways but you have a tendency to get
Read more…I am fixing to build 7 gits. 1 cb,3 license plates and 3 Wheel cover resonators. I have always used a bone nut on the 12 I built before this. I am considering using the zero fret,but I am not crystal clear as to how it works. I am going to use
Read more…I have been doing this sort of thing with walking sticks and staffs for long time. I have been toying around with the idea of doing stuff like this on the backs of CBG's. I am doing 3 license plate guitars and since they will have 1/4" birch plywood
My sister gave me 3, '58 Corvette Wheel Covers. I was going to make a 2 1/2" round Walnut skirt. I was attempting to kerf cut and soak in hot bath water to get the bend. I started off all wrong the saw kerfs would show outside the outermost edg
Read more…I took the generic page when I joined CBN a couple of years ago. Little did I know that this was going to develop into a serious habit. I was going to try to make my page a little more appealing. There was a theme called Crimson as a selection You a
Read more…When I was posting pix of my guitar building binge, I neglected to show the back of the headstock and neck of one that might interest you.You can upload only 10 photos a day. That is a bunch,but this was a 6 guitar binder I was on. I missed get
Read more…This is how this mess turned out. I took the piece I sawed off turned the flat sides together and added a little piece of walnut where the headstock entered the neck. This is it for a while. I got too much outside things to work on now. I read CBN ev
Read more…This is like the question are we luthiers? Recently had new member come on-board referring to himself a newbie with 15 builds. My next will be a "teen". I like to build 3 or better at a time to make best use of equipment and time. I don't feel like
Read more…I was trying to add links and pix of the components that I have so it would help understanding of my original post requesting h
Read more…I read the discussion on the board where Matteo asked pretty much the same question and David L. gave an answer and there was a link to a wiring diagram. I have also looked on Seymour Duncan for wiring diagrams they have something that is close but
Read more…I am working on a recycle stereo cassette tape player turning it into an amp for my CBG.. I have been trying to figure out the wiring for the tape head I have a yellow, pink and white on the tape head.As you can see on the plug that plugs into the ci
I was band sawing the headstock on one of 4 necks I had laminated up and didn't check my saw before I got started, because it was working fine the last time I used it. Of coarse it probably was something 3/4" thick. Now I am doing 5" re-saw for
Somebody had a post on here a day or so ago and it was comparing all types of pickups. said disc piezo was best. It was long and I was in a hurry and I didn't get a chance to read it. I said, "Oh man this is gonna be a hot one. All I can find n
Read more…I was cleaning out the shop getting ready to start on some builds and I think I found a prize in the junk, but need some electronic advice. I had an old boombox from the 80's and I believe it will make a good stereo amp. I can't find a microph
Read more…Hello I"m Bama Hound and I'm a CBGaholic. I feel a binge coming on and need any guidance so as to wake up only slightly bruised and no hangover.
I have 3 license plates and want to make 3, 4 stringers. I have made 6 3 stringers prior to this an
Read more…I am doing 3 CBG's at one time. 3 stringers GDG. 1 acoustic,1 elect/acou and 1 electric. I am going with a 24.75 scale length with 23 frets. Going with bolt on necks. Necks are laminated walnut 5/8X2 and oak 1/4.Layed up so to have 1/32 for sanding.
Read more…I think I am blessed with a unique opportunity right out of the starting block. I haven't made the first guitar, but have been scoring boxes (17) and accumulating tools and parts for a start. Look at this box. At first you can see it has two lids. Th
Read more…I am entering searches in the box and I am getting the following:
