I'm relatively new to the whole cbg world. I caught the bug last fall, and this is my sixth build. I worked my way from a simple parts kit supplied with a cigar box, add your own neck, to a paint can lid reso kit, followed by a fretless and two more
Read more…After reading an article about the humble pick, the history, various materials used, shapes, etc, and the predicted affect on tone, I decided to use a piano key top I’d found on the ground near the site of a piano demolition many years ago, and give
Read more…Without intending to step on any toes, just thought I’d pass along a close substitution for the Blues Blaster LMM GDG nickel wound strings that Gitty has been out of for a while. I waited as long as I could, but when I was plum out of strings, and ha
Read more…it happens all the time. You need a screw or six to fasten the lid on the box, or want a screw to go almost but not quite through a piece, and the only ones you have are big honking screws twice as long as required. Try cutting off a screw, often as
Read more…In the never ending quest for the perfect action height, when you’ve gone as far as you dare with filing the nut, and you start attacking the bridge.
AND—- BUZZ! Yup, D string fretted at second fret, and oh damn, a buzz on the third fret. I says to
Read more…The Some time ago I saw a video about grounding strings by running a wire to one of the eyelets used as string anchors, and using a metal saddle to get continuity to the remaining strings. It inspired me to ground all three strings at the bottom, wit
Read more…New guy from Albany NY.
Where to start. I’m 62 yes old, never played an instrument other than really basic harmonica many years ago, but I’ve always been interested in building things myself. I’ve built lots of things ranging from buildings and boat
Read more…This has probably been covered, but I didn’t find it, so here goes.
When I built my first CBG, using a straight neck, I ran into the issue of the string with the tuner furthest from the nut not having enough drop angle to stay in place on the thread
Read more…As a someone who never played guitar, I’m teaching myself three string. Playing fretted at the moment.
Ive been working on melody, playing about twenty of the simple tunes in CB GITTY’s song book volume one.
I haven’t spent much time with chords, r
Read more…When our searching for boxes, I found this little jewel for a buck. The liner wood was loose fit, and served as most of the needed pieces to house the baby Gitty amp, and petition off half the box for accessories. Sounds good, and it completely enclo
Read more…So I lucked into a reallllllly cool looking solid wood box that I believe is all mahogany, it’s a Camacho Connecticut 6X60 20 count box, with a very cool looking black face with the scorpion logo. It’s just crying for a Humbucker and walnut fretboard
Read more…After reading and watching videos about tuning for proper intonation, I wasn’t ready to bite the bullet for a hardtail bridge. I just don’t like the look on a cbg. No other reason. So I bought some 12mm dice, slotted the top of three of them, and use
Read more…when I started building the Tin Pan Alley three string, I knew I wanted to put some kind of pickup in it. I had doubts about a disc piezo, and frankly, as a new builder, wasn’t keen to take the dive into messing with a magnetic pickup. So what about
Read more…Just finished up my third build, the first with a magnetic pickup, so the first with “electric” GDG strings. I used a bone bridge blank and the “dime above the fretboard” slot depth. As a novice player, I’m surprised how much stiffer the strings seem
Read more…Build #2 is nearing completion. Which is to say it’s built and playable in acoustic mode, awaiting electrification. I’m legally blind, with some residual vision, which pretty much rules out anything resembling a quality paint job if I’m doing it. So
Read more…So I’m building a CB Gitty paint can guitar kit. I forgot to glue the candle ring hole covers in place, and didn’t realize it until I had the top of the box glued on. Oops! The candle rings have gobs of clearance in the sound holes, sooooo, I wound
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