Hi guys, I've not been on for a long time due to on going health problems but I need a project to lift my spirits. I've recently seen a 3 string tuned to open e, with what they described as no wrong notes tuning
I would be extremely grateful for any
Read more…Hi ,I've just bought an unbranded dual rail pickup with 4 wires, that is a green and a red twisted together the a single white and a single black. I don't plan to use volume or tone pots, so will want to wire direct to the output Jack probably bridgi
Read more…Just got some parts arrived for my next build which is a VW Hubcap guitar. The pickup I am going to fit is a single coil (sized) twin rail humbucker. Which comes with wiring that I'm not familiar with, I suspect the extra wires are for out of phase s
Read more…Just finished my first pickup, just got to finish something to fit it to now. Will fix up a test rig to a jack socket, and let you know how it goes. It's an AS140. Best wishes Phil
Read more…During the recent, discussions about the induction pickups, the topic of preamping was mentioned many
times, but never really explained, can anyone please enlighten me on this topic, as to what method would be used with a cbg especially in conjuncti
Read more…I am almost ready to do my very first complete wiring job, on my own build. It will have a lipstick neck pickup, and a strat type pickup at the bridge, with a 3 way toggle switch SPDT. Neither of the pickups are humbucker type, and just have hot and
Read more…Hi I'm just completing a build and it has a lipstick pickup at the neck and a strat type pickup at the bridge. The lipstick pickup is a piece of crap, but I had never used one before, it's chrome is as soft as can be as well so I think it originated
Read more…Lovely morning here, so I went to my local timber merchants, have been going there for years. I got a few fronts and backs for my boxes. You may or may not know, that I have been playing 6 strings for over 50 years, and last year my cervical spine di
Read more…I recently tried title bond 3, and at the risk of teaching my grandma to suck eggs. I found that it leaves a black line along the joint, which is virtually impossible to get rid of, so I will stick to titebond 2. Just thought I would let you know bef
Read more…Hi guys, new to this section, I'm building CBG,s, it's fairly new to me, but I have been playing 6 string guitar mainly blues for over 50years. Recently I was talking to a pal who I went through school with, and gigged with for many years, and was te
Read more…I have white oak 2x1 inch white oak planed, and am not planning to add an extra fretboard thickness. The frets will go into the oak. I am planing to route the squareness off the back of the neck, so bearing this in mind what would be a safe width for
Read more…I hope I am posting in the appropriate place, I am in the process of building a 3 String cbg and I Want to fret the neck. I have seen necks with 14 frets which should be what I will need. It will be tuned GDG, and I want it for slide, with some 3.str
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