Looking for ideas on a wish list for Christmas ideas.
What are some items that have made your builds easier?
I have a good drill press and belt sander, always thought about a small table planer but maybe too rich for request to wife.
Any thoughts on
Read more…Current build is on an Avo box with 25.5" scale and only about 16 frets, I usually tune to GDG and get a wide range of notes high to low.
I assume this shorter neck tuned GDG will be a more bass tone, can it be tuned differently to compensate slightl
Read more…well if finally happened, the neck broke inside the box on my latest build just about 1" forward of the pickup channel, unsure of how it happened as it was out of the box while some fretwork was being cleaned up.
I think it is salvageable by gluing a
Read more…Looking for ideas with pics on straps used and placement for CBG's and the type of strap button used.
Thanks
Read more…Besides for use for a zero fret, why would you choose jumbo sized fretwire vs medium size when installing wire across the fingerboard?
Read more…I made two necks out of walnut with scarf joints, seemed nice and straight prior but now I notice a back bow of about 1/16" rocking, once a fretboard is glued on and secured with substantial clamps and heavy bracing top and bottom, could this be corr
Read more…I see many builds with long narrow bridges directly over the piezo pickup, what is difference between that shape and a round bridge that would be over a round piezo?
Read more…Is the 1/4" fretboard height above lid also work allowing for adjusting on an adjustable bridge?
The two builds using adjustable bridges and a 1/4" height above lid to fretboard is resulting in the bridge adjusted to the max and even with a fairly hi
Read more…What is the correct way to install this pickup? Have two by accident and it appears the two screws go through the top of the box through springs and onto a bottom fixed plate, the oval used for the lid cutout has no room for error.
Read more…When notching the neck under the lid for a single coil pickup, what is considered too deep that would weaken the neck? I have two 1 x 2's in the box so a total of 1.5", coil depth is 3/4".
Read more…Do hard woods like oak not accept medium fretwire as easy as maple, poplar?
The fretwire currently being used on an oak fretboard will not penetrate to stay in place despite using the same .023 saw as previous builds.
Trying to determine what's diffe
Read more…Do hard woods like oak not accept medium fretwire as easy as maple, poplar?
The fretwire currently being used on an oak fretboard will not penetrate to stay in place despite using the same .023 saw as previous builds.
Trying to determine what's diff
Read more…For a three string cbg tuned gdg, what are benefits if any of nylon strings as compared to nickel or steel?
Read more…Always used both or volume only on builds, thinking about going clean due to nice lid design.
How much of a difference in sound by running through an amp only and no volume or tone pots?
Read more…Understand why this can improve playability, bug tried it on build and must have done it incorrectly based on YouTube video as no improvement.
Cant the same be accomplished by adjusting the front block lower by 1/16-1/8"?
Read more…Curious if anybody has used a combo 1/4" jack and Bluetooth when building a small CBG amp?
Had someone ask if the amp I built was Bluetooth accessible besides playing guitar through.
Read more…Any problems with open gear tuners not wanting to turn under resistance to the point of breaking strings?
No problems with closed gear tuners, I probably have had three in the past two weeks
Read more…I give up.
Have a dual piezo based three string with bone nut and bridge. Has a hum when plugged in, strongest when I touch input, so I replaced potentiometer, input jack, grounded pot to itself and to jack and still has slight hum. Compared it to se
Read more…Before I do any more potential damage, need direction from group. When installing screw inlays, I followed a video that showed stepped drill diameters and removing top for countersinking screw head.
I have several that do not tighten down and are not
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