OK. Let me kick this thing off.
If you search for
roadkill_on_cbn
you will find "roadkill_on_cbn Uxbridge". That's me. I am in the UK and likely times to be on are 9pm to 1am (1 hour later than Central European Time and 4 to 8 hours ahead of the U
Read more…I've been searching through the articles on this site for information on selecting the position where the bridge should be. Obviously on an unfretted instrument you can move the bridge and experiment, but on a fretted guitar, once the frets are on an
Read more…A while ago I bought a clip on chromatic tuner on eBay. Came from China and didn't cost much but I wasn't really happy with it. Somehow it seemed a lot less accurate than my hearing. Eventually I decided to get a better one. Snark had just brought ou
Read more…OK. So I seem to be at the point where I think I need a microphone. I would like to record the sound from my amp and it doesn't sound so good going from the amp output into the computer. I think the best bet is to use a microphone placed in front of
Read more…I received a CD copy of "Slowpaw Brew" by Slowpaw Steve T. This really is an excellent collection of some of Steve's recent songs. There are nine tracks with lyrics tackling everything from current affairs to Steve's favourite (?) bit or road - the A
Read more…A commuter accused of indecency on a train has walked free after telling a court he was strumming an imaginary banjo.
Before Melvyn Webb was acquitted, the judge in his trial had informed the jury that men do sometimes innocently ‘fiddle with themsel
Read more…So I bought a digital clip-on tuner from eBay. Tuning accuracy: ±0.5cents it said. Nice clear display. Looked really good. Only one problem. Most of the time when it says the guitar is in tune it isn't. It may be accurate to ±0.5cents but I am sure i
Read more…Well, its a while since I asked a silly question so here's another one. I can't find this topic anywhere but I bet it has been asked before. If so I apologise.
I have fretted my last few instruments and manage to get slots that allow the wire to be p
Read more…I have just strung up my first four stinger. So far is has just a humbucker pickup in it. No piezo. There are no pots for either volume or tone, just the pickup to a 1/4" jack. The strings are grounded as is a steel bar that reinforces the neck. The
Read more…One of the things I thought we could do with this group is exchange information on sources of materials etc. I am a fairly recent convert to the world of CBGs so my experience is limited, but I'm sure we all have information that can help others. Eve
Read more…If you don't know this man may I introduce Benjamin Zephaniah to you. I just love this poem, although I am not vegan or vegetarian. There is plenty more of his work up on YouTube. Have a a great Christmas.
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I'm having problems with my thumbnails. Nothing to do with plucking the strings too hard. I am referring to YouTube thumbnails. On the 13th November I uploaded a video to YT and when I posted it to this site using the embedding code there was no thum
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I was asked to post the tabs for House of the Rising Sun. OK. Found some free software (TuxGuitar) and I have done the tabs. How do I get them onto CBN so people can see them?
Read more…Not sure about 15 minutes and even less sure about fame, but tonight at 10pm GMT (Mon 28th November) BCFM - that's Bristol Community FM - is putting out an interview they did with me about cigar box guitars.
The program is called "A Cup of Tea and a
Read more…From time to time the subject of suitability of one wood or another comes up. Is it stiff enough for a neck? Is it hard enough for a fretboard?
I was mooching around on the web a few days ago and found this site. It certainly isn't perfect because it
Read more…Hi. I thought I would just post a little reminder about the Skype conference call this Sunday, November the 6th at 8pm our time (now that the clocks have changed).
I took part in the first one and it was really good. I learned a tremendous amount. Th
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I'm putting this here on the UK group as it is something that UK builders will be best placed to answer. I am in search of something with which to pad out my newly acquired CBG case (which it's previous owner thought, mistakenly, was a gun case).
Read more…I have had to cut down a willow tree in my garden. Much of it was rotten, but there is some decent wood. I imagine that it is not suitable for necks, but is it of any use at all? I can't see many mentions of willow on CBN, so wonder if it is unsuitab
Read more…Go to the Google home page and you can play the graphic. Great fun (for a moment). Can't see how to use a slide on it though.
Read more…Hi.
Just a few suggestions.
First is to set up a Skype account for this rather than using your normal one, just in case of spammers (Thanks to Dan Sleep for this suggestion).
Second is to tell people how to find you on Skype. Please be as exact as po
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