For all those out there that make there own pickups, I have a questions on cost etc.
Do you find it cheaper to buy pickups or build your own? What is the rough estimate cost to make a 3 string pickup, wire, magnet, etc. I looking at making the "flat
Read more…I had a client buy one of my gittys, I shipped it to them and when they got it the neck was broken at the top where it angles. I build now over 100 gittys and shipped all over the US, this is the first I've every had this happened.
What do you think
Read more…OK, the more and more I sell the more and more I have people ask me if I have any videos on how to play or some songs they can learn and I keep telling them no I don't but there are numerous people on YouTube that do. I've watched a lot of the video
Read more…I've been making cbg for almost 7 years, I just finished my 75th one, I have sold all but 8, it's been a fun journey, learning experience and I keep learning something new.
So for my 75th I wanted to try something new, I redesigned the inner working
Read more…Ok, I've been building for almost 7 years just finishing building my 75 cbg, this is the first client I have had that has complained on my cigar box guitar and wants me to redo some things to it, how do you deal with it?
Here is her complaint. I sent
Read more…I have a old small cheap amp that has no effects just terrible, bass, volume, and tone. I'm looking at getting something bigger and better for the festivals and craft shows. What do you recommend, an amp that has built in effects (reverb, chorus, e
Read more…I was looking into a big Christmas craft fair this year and I was reading through the contract and it says you have to have a general liability insurance policy covering no less than $1,000,000. Anyone every dealt with that or can point me to the ri
Read more…I've been kicking around the idea for the past 2-3 years of having a store front in a tourist town instead just selling online, craft shows and through Facebook. Places like Branson, MO, Eureka Springs, AR, , Hot Springs, AR, Gatlinburg, TN, Nashvi
Read more…The title says it all, I had a guy contact me yesterday paying me to make him a beer themed cigar box guitar. His favorite beer I found out is Bud Light.
Any ideas on what to do on this, I've searched in the picture section with no luck on ideas on
Read more…Just wondering if the heat or cold effects gittys much? I've always keep them inside the house in the A/C but I'm starting to run out of room and I have a small storage building (9 ft x 14 ft) that has a wall A/C unit in it but only comes on when I
Read more…Well, every time I go to the city I have a problem that I have to pick up some cigar boxes and finally today I put them all together and had way more than I expected. I thought maybe 20 or 25, nope not even close, I have 72 cigar boxes....wow. Anyo
Read more…I've been creating cigar box guitars for now 5 years, over the last five years I've sold 15, then I stop because I was getting out of interest and no one buying anymore. This year I started back up and and went to my first craft show last week and w
Read more…I've been wanting to step up the next level for my cigar box guitars and thinking about purchasing a pickup winder and making my own pickups. Can anyone give me pros or cons of this, I'm thinking cost, time, etc.
Is it cheaper to buy pickups or to m
Read more…Got a big question on cigar box amps. A pawn shop I visited last week had several small guitar amps, originally they were selling them for $50 but has had them there so long he has dropped the price down to $20 and there are 3 there, great deal.
My
Read more…I've been working hard for our home town craft show, had 10 cigar box guitars, empty cigar boxes, had 12 shirts.
It was my first craft fair ever and I had a blast and it paid off too. I sold 4 cigar box guitars, sold almost all my tshirts, several r
Read more…I finished designing my tshirt last night and wanted to get input from everyone. Also anyone know of place to print that is cheaper than CustomInk online?
Thanks.
Read more…I'm going to be heading to a craft fair and I want to have a nice amp that has reverb on it. Any ideas, like to be under $100.
It would be awesome if it was a cigar box amp to go with my display but if not that would be fine also.
Thanks
Read more…I've made now a little over 30 cbg, and all of them I always glue the cigar box top to the neck on the inside but more and more I see people not gluing the box tops to the necks. What is everyone's thought why or why not to do this. I would thin
Read more…I have local band found my cbg on my website and they want me to make them some 6 string cbg, never done a 6 string, only 2,3 and 4. I know fro mresearch online that 6 strings put more tension on the neck so you have to have bracing or somthing, any
Read more…I’ve been making cbg for a little of a year now, have 22 under my belt, a website, etc, getting better and better with my craft but I have seemed to get uninspired and not wanting to get in the shop and make them anymore. After my 8th one I started
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