My last git had two sound holes on the front of the box but for my new one i want to put image on the box and no matter what way i put soundholes on the front counting the bridge pickup and holes its guna cover up too much of my image!
i have seen th
Read more…Hey again guys,
I'm still very early at the learning stage and id love nothing more than to rock out to my fav songs, some I can get to grips with but most I still struggle!
But I also play my own made up songs which for some reason I find allot easi
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About to start my second build and I have two cigar boxes but they are fairly small, prob OK for a diddley bo but too small for a 3 or 4 string!
So I'm considering glueing two boxes together which as it happens would be a pe
Read more…This is probably and idiotic question but can you explain the difference between pickup and a humbucker!
I made a one string diddley bow with a pickup length ways so all the bars lie up with the single string but making a three string to get each bar
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Prob about to cause another shitstorm thread with lots of name calling and fists flying! lol ;-)
Question is I an a tiny bit familiar with mandolin and its tuning but I recently came across an intrument called a BOUZOUKI which if im correct
Read more…Hi all been building CBGs lately and been fun but so far only the broom handle variety but I want to build a fully fretted one! Now everything I can do at home bar the neck so anyone know where you can buy fully fretted necks that aren't too expensiv
Read more…Check out my first build guys let me know what you think? Ps what string do ye guys use I'm not too much into the banjo sound like rock music!
Read more…Who sells best CBGs i bought one fairly locally not that happy with it needed tweaking to get it right!
who do CBN recommend question is for buyers not sellers!
Read more…Just came across this group, though I'd show my first ever diddley bow build! What string most ye guys use?
Read more…Hi I finished a one string cigar box diddleybow a few weeks ago with a broom handle neck! For my second build I'm planning on sticking to the same style but with 3 strings! I used a jubilee clip as a bridge for my first build but that won't work for
Read more…So ITS been a couple of weeks since I fried everyone's brain with stupid questions so here's my next topic of conversation! I can translate chords to three string even one string but most guitar riffs intros or solos are not chords but a series of n
Read more…Hi everyone was too scared to build 3 string cbg (even though got all the parts) untill I seen justin johnsons vid on making a diddley bow and though hell I can do that! So my first build is guna be a one string electric diddley bow!
Ive a few quest
Read more…Hi everyone, need help again! I'm trying to get an E string the thick one for my diddley bow but as my diddley bow is scale 33 I'm having problems with tuning when I tune to E it's really loose not loose enough for the bridge to fall out but loose en
Read more…Sometimes you hear different names for the same chord and when people are being very helpful in the forums some people refer to chords in Roman numerals or numbers and others refer to chords in letters! When learning it's difficult to understand when
Read more…Anyone know where to buy blank boxes that shipp to Europe! Need them blank as I want to imprint my own image on box! Thanks in advance guys!
Read more…Hey guys now don't want to start a fight again about can't play chords on cbg as it's been well settled that you can well most chords anyway!! My question today is for the guys that don't play chords do you convert the tonic of the chord and just pla
Read more…Hi all quick question, withe the 151 tuning its fairly straight forward to get the power chords and although I know the fingerings to get major and minor chords but as im still learning playing slide mostly I was wondering if its possible to substitu
Read more…Im tuned GDG the two bottom strings seem fairly tight especially the bottom string but the top string seems fairly loose! its causing buzzing when i use slide!
should i tight up to the next G im afraid it might break!
Read more…complete novice here just starting out, ive a question for all of ye!
ive read that people convert alot of regular guitar tabs to a 3 string cbg by dropping and substituting some chords! i know where to get chords for songs online for a regular 6 s
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