When using a Strat style hardtail bridge,is the string tension and tone different (better,worse or indifferent) when stringing through the box to the bottom of the box or stringing straight to the bridge backplate? I know there's more work involved i
Read more…I have a plain wooden box (soft wood) that I would like to paint swirl. Does anyone know if the box has to be sealed in any way before swirling?,,,,Thanks.
Read more…What's the consensus on the placement of a single pickup on a CBG? Do most people prefer the neck,bridge or middle and why?....
Read more…I was wondering what make of amplifiers people out there in CBG land are playing and why they bought them.Did you buy a solid state amp or a tube amp? Did you make an amp? Are you happy with it?
If money was no object,what amp do you think would be s
Read more…I want to make a few single string diddley bow pickups with sewing machine bobbins.Would it be ok to use aluminium bobbins?....
Read more…I haven't logged on for some time due to personal circumstanced but now that I have,i can't seem to be able to see the video clips that people have uploaded.I can see the pictures but not the videos.I disabled and then enabled Adobe flash player but
Read more…Hullo Folks. I have a small question regarding a rod piezo bridge/saddle that I intend to make.I noticed that Chickenbone John when he makes his, it is a small shaped block of solid wood with the piezo rod embedded inside with a bone saddle on top an
Read more…A friend of mine said he was going to hit me on the head with a guitar neck....I said 'is that a fret?'....
Read more…I thought I'd throw a couple of names at you who have been a source of inspiration to me when attempting to choke a sound out of my 1 string diddly bow and 2 stringer.
Check out the late,great Hound Dog Taylor (Theodore Roosevelt Taylor) and his uniq
Read more…Anyone any idea what strings and tuning J.P.Soars uses on his 2 stringer? He gets a great sound out of it.Check him out on YouTube,if you haven't already.....
Read more…Hullo one and all.I'm going to decoupage a box for a CBG and I would like some advice on whether to decoupage the box first and then cut out the necessary holes,etc or cut out the holes first and then paper it.....Any thoughts would be appreciated...
Read more…Hullo All.I have a secondhand humbucker that has 3 wires,red,white and bare and I want to bench test it to see if it works ok by wiring it up to a jack.I'm pretty sure the red wire is live (hot) and the bare wire is an earth but I'm not sure about th
Read more…Hullo All.I was wondering if anyone has tried the soft flexible cable version of the piezo pickup and if so.what sort of results they've had? I've used the rod piezo and I'm really pleased with the sound....
Read more…As a new member of this group,i would like to know which tool/s you consider to be an absolute must and couldn't do without....
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