The building where I work has a cafe on the first floor. I have made friends with the executive chef and he has been asking me to do a concert for a while now. I pulled the trigger today and scheduled it for a week from tomorrow. I am so excited and
Read more…I am still really new to playing my CBG and need some help with some chords. One of my buddies back in Hawaii wrote a song that I like to sing to my wife. I asked and he graciously sent me the music. He is a phenomenal guitar player, including Hawai
Read more…I am planning somewhat of a spiritual journey this summer. Sometime in the middle of July, I will be hiking up into the mountains for a week all by myself. The plan is to commune with God, write in my journal and play my git. My question is, do you g
Read more…I just picked up 12 more cigar boxes. A few of them are lacquered. Any tips on cutting them to accept the neck without causing the lacquer to crack?
Read more…I picked up 7 cigar boxes last night. The one I chose to use for a commissioned build I am working on is nice and long but it is narrow. I am thinking of making the neck slightly higher and putting the sound holes on the bottom half of the guitar. Th
Read more…I just posted a blog about the guitars I have built so far on my blog. Check it out and I hope you enjoy it!
Rusty
Read more…I want to learn David Bowie's Space Oddity on CBG but there are a couple of chords in there that I am not sure how to play. Am7/G and C/E. This type of chord confuses me even on a regular guitar. Can someone please help?
Rusty
Read more…I am so sad that David Bowie is gone! He has been so influential in so many ways! I don't know the legality of it but how do we put together a tribute album for him?
Read more…I have read that having 2 piezo pickups in parallel can reduce the hum but are there any other benefits to tone or anything else? I am sure this has probably already been asked but I don't know how to word my search to find it. Thanks
Rusty Summer
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