bragging time
I am happy to announce that I just shipped a CBG to none other than Devi Ever of Devi Ever:FX. I'm pretty sure its her first, so I hope it represents the cause well. :D
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The Delta Breed
Hey guys. In the interest of shameless self promotion, I just wanted to direct everyone to my bands myspace and facebook pages. Check us out and hit the like button on the facebook page and add us as a friend on myspace if you don't mind.
http://www.
12ax7 overdrive pedal
Does anyone have a schematic for an overdrive circuit using a 12ax7?
Read more…six string neck idea
hey guys, i was walking around home depot the other day and i noticed some oak shoe molding that ~3/4" on one side and ~1/2" on the other and it got me thinking. a standard 1x2 is not wide enough for a 6 string neck, but if you add a piece of this sh
Read more…The Delta Breed
hey guys, I just posted the first 2 demo tracks of my band on my profile. feel free to come on over and have a listen.
Online drum machine
Here's a cool online drum machine. I just found it so i'm not sure how well it works, but it has an export as wav button, so maybe it could be used with audacity to demo a song. enjoy.
http://www.drumbot.com/projects/drumbot/index.html
guitars for sale
My band needs a new P.A. so I'm selling off some of my guitars. I thought I'd give you guys first dibs before they went up on craigs list.
Danelectro U2: Excellent condition with the exception of the binding coming off in one spot (It just needs to b
cool inlay idea
I was walking around lowes tonight and noticed a rack of laminate samples for counter tops. They come in tons of colors and patterns and seem like they would make a pretty good inlay material... and best of all, they are completely FREE :D
bowl back instruments
Does anybody have a link to a good tutorial on how to build a bowl back instrument?
popular mechanics
Hey guys,
I was playing around on google books and found out that you can read back issues of popular mechanics from 1917 to 2005 for free. The old issues are REALLY cool. so without further adieu
http://books.google.com/books/serial/ISSN:00324558?rvie
Cable tie frets
After watching the featured video today, I'm wondering if you can actually use cable tie frets on a non-slide guitar with reasonable results. Has anybody tried it?
Small boxes.
I got my 2 year old a ukulele for christmas, and I have taken a liking to it so Im planning one now. The box that I have set aside for it is a little romeo y julietta box that is just shy of 7 inches on the long side. So that brings me to the questio
Read more…What to do?
Ok. I'm trying to decide what to do with this guitar. The neck is twisted, and it will barely hold a tune. So what should I do? Use it for parts? Try to replace the neck? Sell it to some unsuspecting yard sale shopper? Its not worth much. Maybe $100
Read more…I have to ask...
So I was just working on a fret board, trying out the whole toothpick fret idea and after about five minutes of carefully trying to separate my thumb from the fret board I wonder am I the only one of us that has ever glued his thumb to a fret board?
Read more…Eye bolt tuners... as if there haven't been enough questions about them so far...
I am considering using eye bolt tuners on my next build. Can I use my cheap-o drill press to drill through an eye bolt? What type of bit should I use? I'm also considering just cutting a slot in the end of the bolt (similar to a bass tuner). Has anyo
Read more…Diy effects for beginners
hey guys, i found some stuff that should be helpful to those who want to try building their own effects. 1. From Schematic to Reality 2. General Guitar Gadgets.
Read more…Awesome video
This is a video of a guy that converted an old cheap-o 3/4 scale to a resonator (and did an awesome job, I might add). Enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkuCVTscMqM&feature=related
Read more…Easy Jointer
Here is a link to the Easy Jointer ($59) http://www.luthiersuppliers.com/products/p11.html It looks like it could be a pretty handy thing to have at times, and I'm fairly certain that anybody in here could throw something like this together in no t
Read more…New foot powered percussion idea
Hey guys, I had a new idea for an accompaniment setup.
