Water Song...
I can't seem to post this directly so I uploaded it to YouTube... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViScpW9uNFM
If you're not a fan of Hot tuna you may have never heard this before. It's the Water Song.
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Gitty Psycho Knob Static
I just put together a Gitty Psycho Knob. When I turn it on using my Peavey amp it adds a ton of background static. The 5th Heavy Metal setting is especially loud. It sounds like a very bad case of the static you get from a single coil pickup that is
Read more…Single coil vs. Humbucker pickups...
I've been playing with a cheap Fender Squire Strat. It has 3 single coil pickups and a 5 position switch. Position 1 is the bridge pickup, 2 is bridge and center pickup, 3 - center pickup, 4 - center and neck pickup and 5 - neck pickup.
When using a
Read more…Pass the biscuits, Mirandy
Here's an old tune by Spike Jones. About a minute into the song, watch what the guy and the end of the table is playing... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgn_aNCBXKw
Read more…Keith Richards Plays in open G....
Many of you probably already know this but Keith Richards often plays in open G. He removed the bass string and plays with five strings so if you have a 4 string CBG tuned to open G, you are one string away from playing a bunch of Stones songs. In th
Read more…My first electric CBG....
I have always striven for my CBGs to play well acoustically with the ability to amplify them with piezo pickups. this is my first stab at an electric guitar. I'm pretty stoked.
Here is my Cohiba "Johnny Cash".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn7BZvu4
Read more…Problem with EQ-7545R Pre-amp...
I am trying to make a pre-amp/equalizer for my guitars with piezo pickups. I ordered an EQ-7545R pre-amp, I did the Shane Speal hack of cutting the rod piezo off and soldering on a 1/4" jack. When I hooked it up I got nothing. No sound, nada.
Anyone
Read more…Gitty amp kit and pre-amp...
Has anyone ever combined a Gitty amp kit with their EQ-7545R pre-amp?
I just did a mock up of using both together and I love the way it sounds but I haven't figured out how to combine them into one unit.
The first problem I see is the pre-amp unit is
Read more…Matching speaker resistance ratings...
What happens when you don't match the speaker resistance with the amp output resistance?
My amp kit has an 8 ohm output and it came with an 8 ohm speaker. I pulled a couple of speakers out of an old boom box that are rated 3.2 ohms. Wiring them in se
Read more…Any way to improve Gitty Amp kit?
I bought the C.B. Gitty amp kit... https://www.cbgitty.com/amplifier-kits-parts/great-2-5-watt-parts-only-cigar-box-guitar-amplifier-kit-build-your-own-amp/
I'm very disappointed with it. It has a terribly shrill sound with all treble and no base. Th
Read more…Volume pot hum...
I just ran into a problem I've never had before. When I plugged my guitar into a regular sized amp (as opposed to my 9 volt Honeytone amp) everything sounded fine when the volume was turned all the way up but when I turned the volume down, a very ann
Read more…Any pointers on a 4 string build?
I've had several requests for 4 stringers. Are there any extra steps I should take to avoid problems with the extra tension by the added string (i.e. avoiding neck bow and lid crush)?
If you were to tune a 4 stringer to open G, what would the 4th str
Read more…Looking for advice on magnetic pick-ups...
I'm planing to make my first all electric CBG. As I'm looking at the selection at C.B. Gitty, there are many to choose from with most going for around $20 and one (black ice) for less than $7.
I know there are single coil and humbuckers, my daughte
Read more…All bracing deadens resonance... (Some apples and oranges of sound boards.)
I have only built three CBGs so I'm no expert, the following are just opinions of someone trying to figure it out. My main objective is to build the best sounding acoustic CBG that I can. I have just run into my first hurdle. My second CGB started ou
Read more…Piezo hum...
I installed two 27mm piezo disks in my latest CBG and wired them in parallel. I also installed an audio pot for volume control.
My problem is when I turn the volume down, I get an annoying buzz from the amp.
Anyone have any suggestions or insight?
Read more…The 3 degree neck back angle...
I keep seeing reference to the 3 degree neck back angle. What would be the advantage of doing that over using a shorter bridge to get the proper action?
Read more…How sound holes affect resonance...
I just built my first CBG and am quite amazed by the sound that comes out of the simple design I used. It is a neck through the box, fretless design. I cut 4 1/2" f-holes near the top (neck end) of the box. I've been making modifications trying to in
Read more…Alternative to piezo element for pick-up...
When I tried to electrify my CBG, I looked around for a piezo element. I figured there would probably be one inside one of those greeting cards that sing a little song so I dissected one to scavenge that piezo.
It didn't have a piezo but it did have
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