Posted by Chris Hart on January 23, 2014 at 4:23am
Homebuilt "resonator' style acoustic with a 60's AMC Rambler hubcap for a resonator cone. single coil pickup and piezo in the bridge biscuit. Using both pickups gives a real sexy acoustic tone. 1/8 inch birch plywood top, 1/4 inch pine sides. Hand formed/polished bridge cover plate from sheet steel. I actually really liked the way this one came out. Always room for improvement though. sold this to a fellow in Tennessee. fun little project that came out really nice.
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In my head, these factory neck sixes are cool but a different genre than CBGs. That said, I plan to do one soon and I am getting some good ideas from this one. I am hoping for a louder than cbg build to play some at jams, etc. where my unplugged cbgs lack volume to keep up
That did turn out real nice, Chris. No need to worry about improvements, those are really a subjective moment of reason. In my experience, even the one's that end up in the scrap heap are success stories, because we learn with each build. Great stuff.
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In my head, these factory neck sixes are cool but a different genre than CBGs. That said, I plan to do one soon and I am getting some good ideas from this one. I am hoping for a louder than cbg build to play some at jams, etc. where my unplugged cbgs lack volume to keep up
That did turn out real nice, Chris. No need to worry about improvements, those are really a subjective moment of reason. In my experience, even the one's that end up in the scrap heap are success stories, because we learn with each build. Great stuff.