Attention 1st time builders!
If you’re wondering where to start, here’s square one:
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Add-on Power Supply Filtering for Vintage effects
Two of the things that vintage effects are missing is true bypass switching & power supply filtering. While board mounted switches may be hard to change out, filtering the power is not? This simple circuit combines Reverse polarity protection & hum/n
Read more…You like Train songs on Handmade instruments as much as I do? Meet Eastwood station…
Train songs on Handmade instruments by Eastwood station, featuring CB Gitty’s own Ben Baker & Danny Woodman. Follow the Link to their YouTube page:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tydik-_kXWQ&t=827s
Read more…Something to do with those cheap/unused pickups…
Good article on pickup simulation from AMZ-FX, written by guitar electronics guru Jack Orman. Basically you can use any pickup, simple enough right? He even makes reference to CBG’S & 3 pole CBG pickups, give it a try someday?
Attention New Members
Attention New Members, there’s two other sites archived with build & play secrets created by the founders of Cigar Box Nation? Looking for Build plans & How-To Videos or technical info on Strings & Pickups, there’s even info on Tunings & String combi
Read more…Quick Tips for Cheapskates #1
Quick Tip: Discount/Dollar stores are your friend, for everything…
Spent a Dollar + tax for 4 = 2” Clamps, that’s cheap!
Annual Gitty & Friends Christmas concert 2022
Here’s a link to the Christmas concert Gitty & friends Live streams on Facebook & YouTube every year. Enjoy & Merry Christmas everyone!!! :)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfmx_gwUCyo&t=918s
Read more…Let’s talk Aeolian…for Diddley bow’s in G & D
Here’s something for beginners & novices alike, hopefully it opens a previously closed door for some. Play on my good people…
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Read more…Let’s talk Dorian… for Diddley bow’s in G & D
Something for beginners & anyone who’s not familiar with the Dorian mode.
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I like Spam, just not on Cigar Box Nation!
Watch it Ladies & Gentlemen of cigar box nation, we have a Spammer in the house (again)! Use the “Report an issue” link at the very bottom of the page to notify the Administrator if you get picked by one? It happens from time to time, but if we don’t
Read more…Let’s talk, Phrygian mode for One Stringers in G & D pt.2
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Let’s talk LM386... w/ Perfboard/ Stripboard Amp layouts PDF
Here’s 2 articles on the same circuit I merged into a PDF. Rock on, my good people...
Let%E2%80%99s%20talk%20LM386...1a.pdf
The Stripboard layout can also be built on a Breadboard.
Read more…Let’s talk, Phrygian mode for One Stringers in G & D
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