So, I am building my new neck. Its going okay. I drilled some holes for some inlays for the fret markers. I was going to use shirt buttons. I drilled the holes, I added some plastic x, which so far is really cool stuff. Then I let it dry. I procee
Read more…So I want to get a good action to my next build with the ability to play slide and use my fingers. I have seen some builds that have the fret board a lot higher or they use a back angle to the entire neck. Is there someone that can give me some point
Read more…Anyone have any builds that feature tooth picks for fret wire. Also, I want to build a bridge using a wooden base and a finish nail. I figured I could use epoxy to seal the nail in the wooden piece. Let me know all of your thoughts. Thanks.
Read more…I have not built or played CBG in a long, long, long time and I am looking to get back into it. I have some new tools and have been collection boxes over the past few months and I am looking to dive back into it again. Hope to have some new builds do
Read more…I have not built or played CBG in a long, long, long time and I am looking to get back into it. I have some new tools and have been collection boxes over the past few months and I am looking to dive back into it again. Hope to have some new builds do
Read more…There is a post on low budget land that you can use a speaker as a cbg pickup....kinda like a peizo.....is there someone here on the nation tha is doing this? And if so, could they post some pics. Thanks. Do they sound better the peizo's?
Read more…I just learned Proud Mary On my CBG!
I am in open D tuning. Does anyone know any good simple rock, popular songs on the CBG in open D? I was trying Back In Black, but just could not get the chords down yet. Any way, let me know what you guys know
Read more…I got my new CBG done last night and I got to playing it, and man am I rusty!
Anyhow, I was going to tune to open G, but I could not get the top string to tune into G, I felt like I was going to snap it. So I went to my old, open D, so I tuned it D
Read more…So I got the wiring to my new CBG 95% figured out. The kill switch is working, the knob is turning it up and down, but in the middle of turning the volume knob, I get a buzz for a second and then it goes away as I get to each end of the turn. Turn u
Read more…So I am going through what I want my new set up to do. This is what I have as far as parts..
I have a stero volume knob. I know, stero, I really just wanted a simple knob but our radio shack is going out of buisness and that is all they had left an
Read more…So i am going to be finishing up my new CBG soon, this is the first one i have built in a long time, and there are a few things I wanted to do that I never had done before.
First thing, I did not want to rush. All my older builds were done all in t
Read more…So this is the design I am thinking of for my new rig. I am still working out the bugs, this was the first time I even tried it out on the bench. So bare with me.
I was thinking flap pup design, and I always thought it would be cool to make a pup tha
Read more…Anyone have a good link or a wiring diagram for a peizo, pickup cbg build. I want to be able to switch from the pickup and peizo with the switch. And a volume knob to control both of them. IF I could wire them to where I could switch them between th
Read more…Man it has been a while. I have taken a loooong time off away from the forum and building anything.
So, I am recently wanting to get back into it. And also a bit rusty.
I am wanting to build some little portable amps from older transistor radios.
Read more…I like the growl of the upper thre strings of the guitar, and that is what I mostly put on my cbg's when I am done, what is a good tuning for this? A open tuning.
Read more…Hey everyone, I have not been on the forum for a while, but I am making a diddly bow for a friend of mine, I have all of the stuff, I have a single coil pickup and every thing I need to make one. I hooked everything up and I am getting this wicked
Read more…So, in a nut shell. I have been out of the game for a while. I have not built anything (or really had the time or extra cash to do so) or played much in almost a year now. But, a buddy of mine wanted me to build him a diddley bo....and no
Read more…What is the upside of running to peizo's? Does it make your cbg louder? I have to crank my amp on the clean seting to hear my peizo.....I hot glued it and it helped on feedback A LOT......it sounds good.....but I am cranking my amp to hear i
Read more…Where on the web can I get some license plate guitar plans. They look pretty simple, and I am sure I can figure it out, but I thought some plans might be cool to see what other people do. This has me interested.....I would like to learn more.
Read more…My new box will have a peizo transducer in it, and I wanted to wire in a volume knob, but I am not sure on the wiring...I tried to hook it up the other day, and I would turn it up and get a ton of feed back and sound, then I would turn it down and st
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