I'm getting ready to build a 6 string lap steel and am confused by the pickup choices. From what I can tell, the most popular are a regular single coil and a P90. I've seen some P90s on line saying they are humbuckers. Are they the same, different
Read more…I've made a few builds with maple fret boards and without any finish, they look horrible after some playing. I was always under the impression that fretboards should not have finsih on them, but I must be wrong. The last couple, I've put a couple c
Read more…Almost done with my first ukulele. I've opted for the c.b. Gitty pre wired pre-amp kit that has a rod piezo made to go under the saddle in the bridge. So, I also bought the pre made rosewood bridge & compensated bone saddle (the glue on surface mount
Read more…Started my first bass build attempt. Some concerns and questions as I've only built 4 string guitars so far:
1: I've made the headstock the same thickness as my guitars - 1/2" thick. Will this be strong enough?
2: I don't feel I need to go with a f
Read more…About ready to string this up. I have one lipstick mag pickup at the neck position. I've used phosphor bronze strings on my other builds, but they all had piezo's. This has a gold theme, so I prefer to match the string color as well, but not at the e
Read more…My next build calls for install of Gitty's prewired lipstick pickup with volume. Never did one of these. How is this attched to box / neck with the height adjustment screws & springs. I see some pictures in the gallery, but can't find specific ins
Read more…I've got my neck and box cut to fit on this "neck to end" build. It's a fretted fingerboard and I'm going to cut the fretboard so it butts up to the box so I will be able to open the box if needed... The issue is that currently the top of the fret bo
Read more…Last build I did was a poplar neck with a mahogany fretboard. I now have some nice maple and still some mahogany. I’ve read that mahogany isn’t the best for fretboard material. My current license plate guitar build, I was planning on having a mapl
Read more…My next project is building a licence plate 4 string. I've got the box made out of 1/2" oak plywood and have left 1/4" larger than the plate on all sides (1/2" larger both length and width). I was planning on cutting a 1/4" rabbit the depth of the
Read more…I just finished my first cb Gitty amp kit build. I can turn up both amp and my cbg (2 piezo) to full and hardly hear it. I cranked the tone adjustment all the way up (clockwise) and got a bit more sound, but hardly enough to hear over normal conversa
Read more…I've made just a couple of CBGs with Piezo pickups, but attempting my first license plate 4 string. I have a saved personalized plate I've been saving. No room on the top to put a pickup as it would block the numbers / letters. Can I put a magneti
Read more…I've glued my nut blank into the neck slot I made. Can I shape it while on the neck or should I knock it loose and do the shaping and file the string slots before gluing it to the neck?
Read more…Greetings everyone. First build, first post but having a blast. Building a 4 string with piezo with tone and volume. My test gets good sound and volume works. However no change in tone. Also, if I touch the tone pot (bare -with no knob) i hear a
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