Hi, I'm building a cbg with a scale length between 19 and 20 inches. What gauge strings should I use? I typically use 42, 32, 24 and build 25.5 " scale length and tune GBg. What gauges and tuning do you suggest for 19.5" scale length? Thanks!
Read more…I’ve used MGB pickups on a bunch of builds. I have been putting the metal pick up covers on them that they sell like in the picture. One thing I notice is that when you play them you can get a tinging or clicking noise as you’re jamming and hitting t
Read more…when I measure the scale length using a metal bridge like the one pictured do I measure from the zero fret to the front edge of the bridge, right where the strings come out? Right where they make last contact with the bridge?
Read more…I need to get your opinion on what materials you use for your nut. I’m coming from the school that uses a bolt. I’m now opening my mind up that there may be possible benefits to using a bone nut or some other material. I’m interested in hearing your
Read more…I’m writing for your opinions about what type of boxes you use for your guitars. Do any of you use particleboard/fiber board boxes? Or do you only stick to boxes that are made of solid wood? Does anybody use Romeo and Juliet’s? Seems to me they’re fi
Read more…So I assume this question will seem stupid but I’m gonna ask it anyway. Is there more to which type of strings you use than how are you want to play your cigarbox guitar? If you’re typically going to be playing it without an amp do you use acoustic a
Read more…Another thing that I would like to hear from everybody about is the difference between using a bolt bridge and a bone or other material bridge. I’m coming from the school that used bolts for the nuts and the bridges but the other day Taff suggested t
Read more…I recently Built this small Guitar using a tiny Macanudo box. I wondered what it would sound like. I was hoping it was going to rock even though it was tiny! Turns out the sound is pretty hollow It,s not very good. Wondering if anybody has any advice
Read more…i’m in the process of making a box out of maple and walnut. It’s about 16“ x 10“ by about 3 inches deep. I made the top and bottom out of maple; two pieces glued together in the center. They’re about 3 to 4 mm thick. I’m going to use a through neck o
Read more…I just sent my first guitar through the mail. I sent it via UPS. The dimensions were 40 x 12 x 8 and it weighed less than 7 pounds. It was $60! $60! What? Is that what you guys are paying to ship something? I never thought it was gonna cost that much
Read more…I have a problem with the volume control on one of my builds. I can turn it all the way to no volume but as soon as I turn it a little bit it goes right to high volume. There’s no way to have it at low or medium volume. It won’t change gradually. I’v
Read more…I just finished up an Arturo Fuente box with a mini hum bucker, volume and tone pot. Seems to work fine except when I switch it to gain oh my amp, it has no distortion. Every other one I’ve made, when I put it on the gain setting on the amp, it’s all
Read more…Can anyone
Can anyone tell me what size box they use to ship their guitars in when they sell them? Also, where did you get them?
Read more…On two guitars I recently built they are a little bit out of tune at the 12th fret. When I tune the bottom string to open G and then play it at the 12th fret it comes out sharp. I’m hoping that’s something that I can adjust to make it right.I tried t
Read more…I’m looking for advice and tips on how to sell cigarbox guitars other than at a festival. I’m very soon going to have too many sitting around the house and will be looking for a way to sell some. I also would like advice or thoughts on how to determi
Read more…Does anyone know what kind of pick ups Mike Snowden users in the guitars he builds?
Read more…i’m going to put this five dollar make it Holla MGB pick up in this box. I never wired one. Two questions. Which connections to the red and black go to when I solder them to the input jack? Secondly, do I have to ground it somehow? If so, how do I d
Read more…I got this three string single coil pick up with the tone and volume pot and the red wire in the picture busted loose and I’m not sure where to resolder it - which of the terminals do I solder it to? that’s what I’m trying to figure out
If anyone kn
Read more…i'm ready to start build 6-have the neck mostly ready. all cherry with a thin maple inlay on the back of the neck.
the question- how do i decide how far in from the edge of the box do i put the saddle? I get the whole 25.5 inch from the nut part for
Read more…I’m pretty new to building cigarbox guitars. I got an MGB mini box bucker 2.0 pick up and I’m trying to solder it to an economy 250 K volume tone jack harness. I’m not sure what to connect or what. On the diagram you can see wires 1,2,3,4 and 5. Basi
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