Did finish a 3 string CBG with 25,5"scale and bridge and nut using a bolt.
First it was fretless and tuned to GDg using strings .042-.032-.024.
Than I dicided to make frets. Glued toothpicks on the neck and tuned it again. The thinnest and middle str
Read more…I have a question about pickup height. What distance should there be between the strings and the pickup surface? I have a mini humbucker with double rails from suntek. Anyone have some advise?
Read more…I'm confused guys. I can buy a fingerboard precut with 25,5" fretscale which is 517 mm long (20.35").
My box is 456 mm long (17.95"). Now I start calculating. I want the bridge to be about 56 mm (2.2") from the end of the box.
This results in: nut t
Read more…Just purchased some strings and wondering which to use for my 3-stringer. Want to tune it in open G.
Got 2 sets:
Fender 150XL = .012 / .016 / .024 / .032 / .042 / .053
and
DÁddario EZ900= .010 / .014 / .022 / .030 / .040 / .050
Has anyone some expe
Read more…My materials for my cbg just arrived from china. One of them is a telecaster humbucker. Question is how do I mount it and use the screws. Think I put it at the end of the neck. Also how much space should I keep between the surface of the humbucker an
Read more…Yesterday I found a really good supplier of wood in the area where I live. Now the choice of wood is an issue. he can supply different types: rosewood, european oak, american red oak, mahogany (african and asian) poplar,maple, meranti and several oth
Read more…I'm offered an amp: Rpland DAC-15D. Price will be about 25 bucks. Some knops give a little noise (cracking sound). Is this a good deal and is this amp suitable for cbg.
I'm building a CBG with piezo-rod and mini humbucker in it.
Read more…Wanna go for the following: rod piezo&single coil pick-up (which?).3way switch. Do I need a preamp? If so how can I put it outside the cbg? Which wiring? Help please before I start to build my first CBG.
Read more…Well now I'm going to start with my first CBG.
Just purchased the wood for my neck. It's red oak and have it made square and straight and its now 44 by 19 mm and 120 cm long. (sorry for metric sizes).
Also on the flea market bought an old mahjong box
Read more…My plans are getting bigger. Wanna make a CBG with external preamp and use a pick-up and a rod piezo.
So it wil be: piezo rod/cable/2,5 mm jack/preamp in/preamp out/2,5 to 1/4 adapter/cable to amp.
Also: pick-up/cables to vol and tone pots/cable/1/4
Read more…I'm doing some planning for my CBG. Using a 25.5" fingerboard and using a length to the 21st fet give me a lengt out of the box of 17 59/64"or 455,14 mm. Now to compenstae the string tension some writers told me to give a negative relief of the ne
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