My first build, the Bol-Weavil, Version 3.0
The Bol-Weavil started out as a plain-jane, but I've been adding stuff and now it's evolved into a steampunk-themed CBG. The tone has suffered somewhat, but that's a small price to pay. :-)
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Piezo or Magnetic?
CB Gitty has two pickups I am considering for a 4-string... - Disc-o-tone (sandwiched piezo, prewired with volume pot and jack) - Pre-Wired 4-String Single Coil Pickup Harness with Volume and Tone Both are the same price, $16.00, but the mag pickup
Read more…Ida Mae has her say...
CLARKSDALE, MS--Ida Mae Dobbs, longtime woman of Willie "Skipbone" Jackson, called a press conference Tuesday to respond to charges levied against her by the legendary Delta blues singer. "Despite what Mr. Jackson would have you believe, I am not an
Read more…Sound Holes Too Big?
I've built 2 CBGs. Both are approximately the same size. See photos. The Partages sounds great, while the Don Thomas is unpleasant sounding. Too thin and wiry. While it is tempting to blame the sound difference on the fact that one is wood and the
Read more…Non-wooden boxes?
I have two very nice DonTomas paper covered boxes. The bottom of one was peeling away, and upon inspection it is only a thin cedar veneer, over some sort of composite material. I drilled a hole in the top, and it's definitely not wood. It is hard tho
Read more…First Build... First question
I am about to build my first CBG, and I want to do a good job. I'm somewhat of a perfectionist. My question concerns the through-neck and the top. The plan I am looking at says to glue the inside of the top to the neck, but I remember seeing a diagra
Read more…Let's learn some 3-string CBG tunes!
There aren't a lot of lessons/TABs for 3 string CBGs, so maybe we can use this thread to direct others to some of the tunes we've learned online. I've only been playing 3-strings for a couple of months, but I have three songs in my repertoire... All
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