soft piezo rod?
I have a soft piezo rod that I pulled out of an old acoustic electric guitar with a broke neck. Would it be a good pickup for my cigar box project? Also it is too long. Can it be just cut off?
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Too much bracing in the box
I've built and sold a few CBGs now but I kept my first one to use as a test rat..lol...I'm always modifying it. Here is the problem..I had a 27mm piezo disc in it and it sounded great acoustic and decent plugged in. I installed a tele neck magnetic p
Read more…Some of my builds from a newly hooked builder...lol
Here is some of my CBGs. Do you think I've got the bug...lol....click the attachments for a few more.
First CBG finished
Here is my first Cigar box guitar. It is playable but I still have some fine tuning to do and address a volume pot problem. I may stain the neck with tru oil soon. Thanks to all the help from the guys on theis forum. I just got 4 more pieces of popu
Read more…string height and rod piezo location
I am building a 4 string cigar box guitar as poster earlier. It is my first build and will be mostly for slide guitar. My plans call for a 1/4" bolt or threaded rod for the nut and bridge. If I use a peizo rod will I have to use a wood bridge with a
Read more…neck fretting issue
I don't have a long meter stick just a yard stick in inches. I am using a micrometer to mark fret to fret and then use the micrometer almost maxed out to check about 5 frets in a row. The problem is that after I check the 12th fret at 12.5 iches and
Read more…# 2 build complete
Here is the second CBG I've built. This one is for a coworker who just loved my first CBG. It really resonates thru an amp and sounds pretty good acoustic.
fretting or not markup?
I got a couple of friends wanting to buy a CBG and want me to built them one. They really liked mine and want them fretted too. My initial plans was to sell a few frettless CGBs because the are faster to build. I personaly think they look better fret
Read more…headstock taper?
I was attempting to cut my cigar box neck last nite on a borrowed band saw and it would not cut straight. I guess the blade was dull or the saw needed some adjustments. Anyway from the nut to the end of the headstock is tapered toward the tip of the
Read more…volume pot problem
Hey guys I am about finished with my CBG and have problem. I wired it up with a buzzer piezo plate and a used but working alpha B500K pot for volume but had no sound. I could tap on the piezo itself and get a little but not enough to play it. The pot
Read more…newbie just gathering stuff for a 4 string build
I am in the process of gathering the the stuff for 4 string cigar box guitar project. As of now I have 3 different cigar boxes,and an old cheap electric guitar for the pick ups and volume,tone,jack etc. I might use the bridge from the old guitar beca
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