Hi all I have previously built 3 string cbg's but fancy building a 4 string I have a few questions 1 I have 1 1/2inch wide stock oak I have been using for necks will this still work for 4 strings? 2 any help on string gauges to use appreciated. 3 a
Read more…Here is my latest creation I saw a Russian video on you tube and fancied having a go.
It's a bull dog shovel the handle is shortened and cut away to take the white oak fretboard which is from my stock of cigar box neck material.
Drilling the shovel
I have a new project in mind and it is a very slim contraption and will need to be electric, I have a soap bar pickup which I would like to fit in line with the stings as opposed to across them as normal, the question is will it work?
The pickup has
Read more…Just finishing my second 3 string build and thinking about the next one, I fancy using a soap bar pickup next time, I have found some resonably priced ones which come as a pair 50mm and 52mm for bridge and neck position, I only want to use one theref
Read more…Planning on my second build, first attempt worked really well a 3 string effort with Piezo pick ups glued to the box lid.
This time I want to try a cheap single coil pick up meant for a 6 string electric guitar so it has 6 pick up dots, obviously on
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