Just wired up my guitar.... and I've got buzz. I am having trouble diagnosing it... and it's starting to irritate me. Typical guitar wiring setup, one magnetic pickup, one volume and one tone control. This is the exact same setup I've used on my oth
Read more…Sad news today in the blues world...
John-Alex Mason passed away this morning.
I don't know if you're familiar with him or his music, but he's probably the guy who first introduced me to the cigar box guitar. Three or four years ago, I got to se
Read more…To start off, I would just like to say these things don't bother me.
As a performer, you pretty much have to be thick skinned (as I'm sure many of you can attest to).
Usually, when people hear about cigar box guitars, they kinda write 'em off. Th
Sad sack's posting of "Ten Ways To Keep it Real" (http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/there-is-a-lot-of-truth-in) kinda reminded me of this, and a lot of you may not have seen it... so, enjoy!
Captain Beefheart's Ten Commandments For Guitarists
Anybody heard of 'em? They are out of Kansas, and have some really good sounds going on. Their latest album is set for Feb 2010 release, and their label produced this promo video for it. Pretty cool cigar box guitar he's got there! Any idea who m
Read more…Does anyone have any experience using non-standard wood for fingerboards? For example, I know maple needs to be sealed... rosewood and ebony do not. My problem is when I start getting into woods that aren't "typically" used as fingerboards. Does an
Read more…I've been wondering about this for a while now... after seeing many "group shot" pictures, and given how quickly some of the members here build CBGs and the like... What do you do with all your builds? I personally have made 10 CBGs: 2 of which I s
Read more…Hey folks, I recently contacted one of the heads of a blues society here in the mountains of Colorado, just kinda showing him what I do. My ultimate goal was to get free admission to the 2-day blues fest they host in June... hee hee hee. But he too
Read more…Hey guys (and gals!)... I've got a question which I know you can shed some light on. What do you use to make soundholes? I've read some of the previous posts about different drill bits, etc, but my question isn't for circles... more like asymmetric
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Has anyone built or planned to build a Whamola? I know a bass player who has built one, and a while back (a few weeks) emailed him, asking to see some pics... ya know, to get inspiration? Never heard back from him. Then, just the other day, after j
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