I have a purchased CBG that never seemed to play in tune. I've been going over it, and I think I've found the problem. The scale was listed as 25", but from the nut to the 12th fret is 12 3/4". 25 1/2" scale. I can see the builders marks for the brid
Read more…Is it just me, or does he look like Master Roshi from Dragon Ball Z???
Since my butt is big enough already, I thought it would be fun to work on my playing standing. I can play "regular" guitar fine, but open tuning slide is weirdly difficult. My eyes need to stay glued to the neck, and I made mistakes due to my arms be
Read more…So, last night while celebrating valentine's early, the phone rang. It was Fed Ex informing me that the Bruce Rose 6 string CBG I ordered (and neglected to mention to my Wife) was arriving today, Feb 14th. Oops....
Read more…So, while discussing holiday gifts, my wife said she had the "perfect" gift for me. The way she said it implied (to me) something, uh, a bit "racy". According to my sons, it ACTUALLY means a new soldering iron. That's good too....
Read more…Long time blues player here, I recently got into CBGs. Boy, was I missing out! I enjoy being part of a community who knows who Blind Willie Johnson is....
Read more…Hello! I'm new to CBG but not to guitars. I play blues on a guitar with a 25" scale and a humbucker at the neck. It came in a "high G" tuning, but I went to a low g for more growl. I've been cannibalizing nickel electric strings for it, but do you th
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