Volume control?

It seems like most builds wired for amplification include a volume pot. How useful is it really?

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When to glue on fretboard?

Hi all,

I'm building my first CBG. It will have a maple through neck and rosewood fingerboard.

I'm wondering if it makes more sense to glue on the fingerboard before finishing the neck, or after? It seems like it might be easier to tape off the top s

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Hi there!

I'm total newbie when it comes to cigar box guitars... I've never built one, never played one, never even seen one up close in person. I didn't even know they existed before I stumbled across some videos on youtube. I was blown away by the sound -- I

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