Hey guys, I get the different ratings for capacitors but do the different materials (eg ceramic, polyester, electrolytic etc) have any impact when we use them for our CBG Tone pots? All the best from Bill. :D
Read more…Not trying to get into politically minded talk here just wondered if you already have large numbers of Cuban boxes in the States or whether the thawing relationship may offer new boxes/ deals etc for you guys? All the best from Bill. :D
Read more…Hi, I'm looking for a DIY kit build Tube amp kit, I have checked out the Zeppelin Designs one advertised in the for sale section, but was looking for something with abit more control, specifically a gain or overdrive function that does not depend on
Read more…Hi, I am making another CB Ukelele, a twelve fret soprano to be exact, but finances are not good right now, so I am trying to use materials that I have already got. For the neck I can use a 1 inch thick piece of Quarter sawn Douglas Fir or I could us
Read more…Hi, I have come across a few hardwood panels, but they are quite thin and I thought about gluing them together to fill a few boxes so I can use bolt on Fender style necks. Is there a best orientation of the grain to avoid warping or is that not reall
Read more…Hi, I have several unusual amplification projects under my belt, like playing a CBG through an 70's Hifi, and using a CB amp head to power an electrostatic speaker. Now I want to build a speaker cab that I can use with my 70's stereo tube amp and an
Read more…Hi, not been on much recently due to sweating over a Soprano Ukulele build for my friend's birthday ( it was much appreciated in the end). So now I am free to move onto a new project, old Bufo's mind turns to reclaimed timber, and specifically how d
Read more…I have bought one of the lightning resonator cones from Gitty. How do I attach the wooden disc and bridge to the cone? Many thanks from Bill. :D
Read more…Hi, I'm planning a new build right now, it's a small resonator guitar (21 inch scale) built with a bolt on neck 21 mm thick, bolted on to a one piece body. I was wondering whether I would need to install a truss rod or simply go with a carbon fibre
Read more…Hi, I am making a few effects pedals for a friend, and also a kit form preamp for a home stereo system. The pedals are battery powered and the preamp uses an AC current. I would like to add power on style LEDs so people can tell if the thing is switc
Read more…I am building a preamp into a cigar box that requires a 10 Watt power source, which seem to be difficult to come by here in the UK. The wording of the blurb that came with the preamp kit was that a power supply "of around 10 Watts" was required. Do
Read more…I would like to understand a bit about how a standard preamp effects pedal works? I was particularly interested in how they interact with the speakers? Does the preamp make for example, an overdrive type effect by upping the input to the speaker? Or
Read more…I bought a Guitar Fuel preamp kit, which I want to use to drive a speaker. The blurb on this ebay item Page says you can easily add an extra 9V battery, but I cannot find instructions on how to do so. Can anyone advise me on how to do so? I just thou
Read more…You may remember a few weeks back Wayfinder, dazzled us all with his thrift store Hifi speaker mod. You may also remember my own thread about playing a CBG through a vintage Hifi. Both those things eventually lead me to my new system for a super clea
Read more…I thought I had grasped the calculations involved in impedance rating on speakers, but when I was looking at a Guitar Fuel Amp Kit I noticed that as well as recommending a 4-8Ohm speaker they recommended a certain diameter range for the size of the s
Read more…I am almost at the assembly stage of my cigar box preamp and I have a great little box that fits everything fine, but I was wondering if input and output jacks need to be spaced well apart from each other, and likewise the circuits due to causing int
Read more…I got this at a table top sale. No one had a clue what it was, but it cost literally pennies, and I was going to make the 1/4 inch Jack into a Hifi speaker adapter. Can anyone identify its original purpose? It looks new.
Read more…I have inherited an ancient british made Hifi system. I was wondering if I could play a CBG through the amp's split combine mic jacks( the red and black labelled RCA inputs). What may kill it is that the speakers are delicate, so using a regular amp
Read more…I am building a new neck for my CB banjo which will have a brass fingerboard, which I want to have a brushed metal finish. Will 1500 grit wet sanding do the trick or would something like a pan scrubber be more like it? All the best from Bill. :D
Read more…Last year I acquired a squire champ practice amp for a bargain price of £20 ($30). I had been wondering whether there is much difference in sound quality between this and an actual Fender brand practice Amp? A friend has made an offer on the Squire t
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