No, really. Nuts. Guitar nuts.
Looking for a neck for a new build in my other thread, but having a tough time finding what I want. But then, I had a flash of inspiration.
The neck I've found closest is 24-inch scale (good), 4-string (good), bolt-on
'Allo guys...
First, I learned the flat pencil trick, and tried filing a nut. Worked out not too bad at all.
So...the build it was for. I don't think I posted this pic, if I have, sorry. I don't remember what I had for breakfast.
It actually is not 1
Read more…Hello all. It's been a while...
Some remember me, to others I'm new. Started building CBG's but skill set plateaued, and I shifted to building full size geets (see a couple pix below).
I have access to a couple 40 watt lasers and am able to cut rout
Read more…I'm baaaaack for a bit. Some might remember me, I've been gone quite some tims.
Long story short, I moved from CBG's to making full size guitars, mostly T-style. Made about 15-20 of them, even sold 3. I switched because my cbg skillset had sort of
Probably about 2 days work left on it, maybe more. Gotta fret, glue on the fretboard, do the wiring fit the tailpiece, string retainer plate, pup, and bridge, then screw it together.This is probably the best quality one I have built. Zoom in on the h
Read more…In process for about 6 months, actually started before I reverted to CBG's.
I think you can see some of the influence from CBG's that I've continued to use in my guitar builds. My standard base for a build is a Telecaster, simple and easy to bui
...a baritone CBG. I have a big square thin box like Shane's and I'm going to try making another successful hardwood/plywood hybrid neck like the one on the Rocky Patel 12-Year cbg I just made.
Are there any plans for a baritone?
Getting near a decision point.
Rocky Patel 12-year black/maroon/gold box, 25.5" scale, 3 string with birch ply/mahogany neck. Pup is single coil surface mount.
Trying to decide on wiring. In general, what do most people use, straight to jack, vol onl
Read more…Getting close to working on my fretboard (25.5" scale) and am going to use a zero fret. I have jumbo for that. I'll take recommendations for the rest of the frets, what size? One factor may be my playing style.Arthritis prevents me from making chord
Read more…Been gone a couple years. Felt I had reached a plateau as far as CBG skillset, so I've been building Telecasters (couple pix below). Occasionally, CBG influence creeps into my geet builds.
Building got me through the covid mess, but recently I'm noti
Is this a viable pup design for a homemade pup from a transformer coil? It's supposed to be a cbg 3/4 string rail single coil.
Let’s talk about stomp boxes…
Made one with piezo, and was completely underwhelmed. Not ready to blame the piezo, but maybe. I think could have been other issues too. So,….
1. The box. Large, small, fat, thin, thick wood, thin wood? Have several to
Per my previous post about stomp boxes, I (as usual) fixate and then proceed without having a clue as to what I am doing.
I've watched a few vids, about both speaker-driven stomp boxes as well as making pups out of small transformer coils. Haven't div
Soon building a phone handset mic (waiting for delivery), but that got me to wondering, can a lo-fi be made out of old small speakers? I have several, ranging from 3" to 1"x2" ovals.
Read more…...specifically the first note of the 2nd solo comfortably numb. Im just learning about 'pinch' harmonics. Is that first note deliberate? It always seemed accidental to me.
Read more…...an amp/monitor kinda thing and I don't know what it is. I think it is some sort of monitor/amp. No idea of power, has 2 XLR inputs, 2 x vol/treb/mid/base knobs and reverb and chorus. The footprint is that slanty monitor profile, and the speaker (M
Read more…Just pulled the trigger on this. Was looking for a used locally, but the prices were within 10-20 bucks, so new is a no-brainer, plus I get what I want, and don't have to settle. Prolly gonna try the Keith Richards 5-string open G trick...
I have noticed something in sustain, certainly in my new Squier, but maybe in my cbg's too.
For lack of a better term, it sounds to me like 'natural tremolo', a cycling slight tonality change that seems (to me at least) to travel back and forth along
Had some problems with 'Blues Box' with the box lid, bridge, action height, intonation, all sorts of stuff. Honked the lid up pretty good, lots of screw holes, so...
I fabbed a new one out of 1/8th birch ply, burnt an anchor in (woodburning), rigged a
