So I've made a few of this tin can banjo things. Having a blast playing on them. I've made a couple out of empty tin "soup" cans and one out of a beer can. I cut a few other cans to prepare them to go on a neck but my question is this: have you guys
Read more…buddy of mine is asking me to build a one stringer. he has given me a single mag pickup. Here's a picture of it:
So here is my question: He's just going with the one string. The pickup is obviously for a 6 string. For aesthetics I want to mount it
Read more…Ok, a buddy of mine is having me build him up a cbg. He's pilfered some parts and wants a pup in it. I've done one before with a single mag using the kit I got from gitty. But this one, he's got the pickup with the black and white wires on it, and th
Read more…Ok, so here is my problem. I got a fret ruler given to me from a friend not long ago. I have used it to build a few guitars and strum sticks. It gives me 3 different options for scale lengths. Not much difference in then, maybe a total of an inch bet
Read more…Got my order in a few days ago. Everything working like it should, with great turn around. Thanks, Ben.
Read more…I got my recent build about wrapped up. My problem is that now that I have the nut and bridge on it, I have a buzz on the 1st and 2nd frets. I have filed the 2nd and 3rd frets to the point I'm uncomfortable taking any more off of them, and it still p
Read more…So at church this morning my Sunday school teacher gave me his 5 year old's Uke that he broke and won't play. The "broke" part is actually just a screw missing from the center of a tuner. Pretty sure I can fix that no problem. My question though is t
Read more…Putting my first mag pickup in my latest build (waiting on it to ship from gitty, actually) and my question is this: My guitar has 3 strings, the pickup has 6 magnets...for symmetry's sake how do I position this to keep it aesthetically pleasing? Doe
Read more…Ok, much like Hal in the previous discussion, I just finished my first 4 stringer. Now, this isn't so much a question about chording and transposition...but this: I built this fretless. I watch vids of guys playing fretless all the time and it sounds
Read more…So I go to chordie and check out the chords for some songs. Now, here is where I have a question: It's listing (boys of summer for instance) the chords it uses are D C and G. Now, I look at a chord chart for my (2,3,4 string) DAD tuned guitar. I see
Read more…My buddy was playing on his CBG and came to the conclusion that he should have gone with electric guitar strings instead of acoustic. He primarily plays it plugged in, but his reasoning behind it is that he thinks the electric strings are thinner, ma
Read more…I've got an odd shaped box. It's pretty long, not to wide...decent depth. Have been thinking about making it a one or two string bass.My question is: if I am just using 2 strings, on 3/4" oak, would it have to be trussed? my scale length will likely
Read more…Thinking about jumping into building a dulcimer....strumstick. whatever ya call it. Is there a difference between a dulcimer and a strumstick? Fretting seems to be the same, only thing I can see is the stick might be a tad narrower of a neck? Current
Read more…I have built a few 4 stringers, but have been wanting to take my current build up to a 4 stringer. The problem is, the neck I have was built with a 3 stringer in mind, meaning it is 1.5" wide. Is this wide enough to handle 4 strings? And, should I fe
Read more…Alright, I went to my local radio shack yesterday and got the cheapest piezo buzzer they had (4 bucks) and a 2 pack of 1/4" jacks. I have soldered my wires to the buzzer and to the jack but when I plug it into my amp to try it out all I get is awful
Read more…Ok, I am posting this as I head out the door for work. My first CBG build is about done. I am ready to string it up. I am using some strings I had given to me. Some of the packages have numbers, one has a .025 on it. Not sure What it all means. I
Read more…I am thinking about for my next build doing a one string using the low E string, or maybe a two stringer with bass strings. Can a E be used to give a low end like a bass when playing with an ensemble or should I really look at using the larger bass s
Read more…Man, I hate forums. Not because I dislike the wealth of knowledge contained herein, but rather because the answer to my question will seem so rudimentary to most of the builders here. First, let me start off by saying most everything I know about the
Read more…I've been building a fretless cbg and just strung it up. Problem I have is when I finger the fret lines, the string lays down on the neck muting the sound. I've seen lots of guys playing on a fretless without problems. I was trying for a low action
Read more…Ok, I'm new here and one thing that I still find a bit puzzling is what exactly makes a resonator a resonator? I see some with the metal colander/pasta strainer thing, others with an altoids lid. Just what exactly is a reso? I saw a vid of a guy play
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