Buzzing is coming from the bridge. Could it be I need to sharpen the edge of the banjo bridge . It's flat right now. Thanks
Read more…Ok. I have a string buzz on the low (thick) string when open and all the way up the neck. The other 2 strings are good and play clean when open and all the way up the neck. I noticed that when I look at the guitar along the length the neck tilts when
Read more…Just finishing a License plate guitar for someone and noticed that the pick up magnets do not stick to the plate? I'm going to use the pick up under the plate as to not obscure any of the plate. Hoping the tone and volume will be good. Anyone else ev
Read more…I recently built a guitar neck(4 string) that turned out perfect......until I was putting the tuners in the headstock. Well loe and behold my headstock was cut to thin. So, my question is, are there tuners available with shorter stems? Thank you.
Read more…Good day everyone. I'm in the process of making a 4 string electric cbg for someone. I have used a bolt with 2 eye bolts for string retention on my 0 fret builds. I find they sometimes bind when tuning. So I have never used the roller type string ret
Read more…Hello fellow CBGers, I have made close to 15 CBG's , acoustic, acoustic/electric and electric. I have sold 2 acoustic/electric's(one with preamp), and 2 electrics so far. I havn't done a show/market and really don't want to. 2 were sold a place I wo
Read more…Ok. I have wired up the flat humbucker to tone and volume pots. It was a wiring harness so attaching it to the pickup was easy enough. I tested the pickup before soldering and it worked. I soldered the wires and before I put the top on the LPG guitar
Read more…Just wondering if I can ground the pickup to my piece of aluminum tailpiece? Oh yes, if it's not a good ground I suppose I could ground the pup to the bolt bridge for this License plate guitar.
On a second note, no pun intended, a bolt bridge on a li
Read more…I have just noticed that my tone and volume pot stems that come through the wood lid are too short to install the secure nut onto.(Not enough thread showing). The lid on the CBG is thin. I am quite ticked off that I didn't notice this before. I am su
Read more…I don't want to wreck the license plate by cutting a hole in it. Has anyone used the surface mounted pups on their LPG and how did it sound?
Read more…Ok, I am ready to start 4 license plate guitars. I have some boxes ready and the plates. The neck will be for 3 string. The issue here is what pick ups to use. I don't want to cut into any of these plates. It was mentioned that mounting a flat humbuc
Read more…My question is straight forward for any of you that do market places or shows to sell your guitars. How many guitars do you bring with you to do a show? Thanks for all who answer.
Read more…My new build on the go. Not sure of the name yet but Jeepers Creapers and Scream'n Deamon are 2 of my fav's. O fret red oak and cherry neck/fret board. Painted antiqued cigar box with tele style bridge and flat humbucker pick up.
Some of my necks are a little too thick. I'm trying to save a step here. I use a 1/2" router bit to round over my 3/4" neck but when I add my 1/4" fretboard onto it, it seems too thick. Do you route the neck after you glue the fretboard onto the neck
Read more…Ok. I want to build a guitar with a piezo and a mag pick up using this system. Anyone wire one of these up?
Thanks for any help.
Read more…So I have a request from a musician to make a CBG with a piezo preamp and a single pole magnetic. I cannot figure out how to wire this as the preamp has a input jack already attached as does the magnetic pick up. I am a visual learner so pics or vide
Read more…Can anyone tell me their experience with the best pick up for License plate guitars?
Read more…If anyone has used one of these in their builds how did you attach the bridge to the box? Did you glue it? Screw it? Would like to know the best option before attach it to the box thank you.
Great forum BTW.
Read more…Hi guys and gals, Do I have to ground the mini humbucker if it comes with the tone and volume already harnessed in? Thanks for your help!
Read more…Hi Gang, I've just ordered a 4 string tele adjustable bridge to install on a CBG I'm building. The problem I am trying to figure out is the strings a fed through the back of the guitar up through the bridge. I don't want the strings to pull through t
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