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Lace pickup prints

Started this discussion. Last reply by Andries D. EKER Jun 25. 27 Replies 3 Likes

Hello Is there anyone out there in CBG Land that 's got any exspirience whit putting his /or her's own logo or safety Matches Print on the LACE Matchbook Pick Up's?…Continue

What the future of the Nation going to bee?

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Well there John, So many induviduals,so many interests,so many reasons for partisipation, People who partisipate they dont mind to bee out there,on the Nation and the ones that dont or dont…Continue

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"Lot of magnificent horsepower displayed with your dual guitar attack A.D! Driving beat keeps the race going green flag. Superb video, everything works together, the cruising lady is purring in third gear. Take your time!"

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"Ooh that's nice... see digly dogs bugocaster is the holly grail of sounds for me a blend of tiesco single coil and a harmony goldfiol pickups... add some valves and it's kinda yummy ;>)"

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"Andries,have you ever heard the cones offered by Stewmac? They’re really good, very well made. I know, another American company, sorry I don’t know a lot of european vendors :D "

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"Repeated History ! a conservater in time ! your kind of handmade pastime !"

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"The Gretsch is inport for us so +200 euro's exstra for the ampli-sonic, while china is far more far away is tree times cheaper? TRADE WAR ? GRETSCH Most famous here for the big arch tops Rockebilly style, still the best! but Pricy! most cones…"

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"He was constantly changing out pickups and then just used the one bridge pickup ultimately. The search for perfect tone can lead one down a lot of rabbit holes. ;)"

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At 6:12pm on December 12, 2018, Uncle John said…: Thanks for the blues poster!!!!!

At 3:35am on December 11, 2018, BUGGY (C) said…: https://cigarboxnation.com/photo/rock-hill-1930-s-pie-plate-resonator-1?context=user

1930 pie dishes sound ok too and you can put a magnetic pup under them with a ni mag as they are steel I think.. (unless they are tin?)

I think I could almost turn anything into something and get a tune out of it.. it just might not be good.. love that resonator thanks for sharing sorry for my spaming your page..

At 3:31am on December 11, 2018, BUGGY (C) said…: https://cigarboxnation.com/photo/funnel-banjo?context=user

Mica material resonates too, banjo like sound..

At 3:28am on December 11, 2018, BUGGY (C) said…: https://cigarboxnation.com/photo/aluminium-pickup-tester-guts-how-it-works?context=user

Bugs Vibrocoil works away from strings or under them too for an acoustic and electric mixed sound.. buzzer coil with NI mag and steel screw

At 3:24am on December 11, 2018, BUGGY (C) said…: https://cigarboxnation.com/photo/caution-biological-hazard?context=user

This is Loud (and kind of dangerous) !

dexian sheet and a toliet seat... but I havent tried scrapers

At 3:21am on December 11, 2018, BUGGY (C) said…: Steel Dexian shelf, fronted guitar

At 3:19am on December 11, 2018, BUGGY (C) said…: Nothing goes to waste in our house lol...(fake plastic dog poo and a stick from the park)... i built this to do jimi hendrix and burn it but i liked it too much to burn it!

At 3:15am on December 11, 2018, BUGGY (C) said…: Cool resonator, did you every see my vibrocoil pickup works the same way

also a old tin scales top in a guitar sounds great, also I have tried mica sheet and the tpoilet seat resonator with a dexian front, I also made a steel fronted acoustic too... steel is good use 5 small holes is all you need and man its loud... the white reso has 4 small holes and sounds great...shane wagstaff build , probably his best ever... love the sound of steel and metal... washing up bowl and old tin scale top and stick from the park lol... works though (see my poo stick guitarfor a laugh)

At 2:53am on December 11, 2018, Dennis "Denbo" Goodinson said…: Yeah they look pretty neat Andries I checked them out on the Thomann website easily installed like a piezo too if you want "invisible" externally.

At 10:39pm on December 7, 2018, Derek Rose said…: Thanks for the kind comments and good suggestion on my Christmasy tune Andries! Cheers!

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Whats your Holy Grail?

Posted on November 26, 2018 at 4:52pm 96 Comments 5 Likes

We all have a ultimum ,our own HOLY GRAIL in guitars or CBG's.

To Get.Buy, or Build!

Whats YOURS?

This TERRAPLANE custom from John Dawson Winter III is one of mine , a custom build by this brand today is allmost 10000 dollar a Build, far out of reach for my wallet.

But they are out there the ultimo Slide Guitar ,players like Sonny…

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String Talk !

Posted on November 4, 2018 at 4:40pm 41 Comments 3 Likes

StringTalk!

\uap>Had a intervieuw This afternoon whit Roman ZAJICEK "Rozawood Guitars"Tsjechie.

\uap>He is a Master Luthier maybee the Best there is in Europe,from the Old school Builders.

\uap>There was a Workshop at The Fellowship of Acoustics near my hometown in Dedemsvaart Holland.

\uap>In the intervieuw we talk on topics like strings,Woods,dobro's, that past ,while we where at the workshop in the Vintage & rare guitar store from Rudi Bults The… Continue

LACE Pick-Up Matchbox Image change/print

Posted on June 8, 2018 at 9:50am 4 Comments 1 Like

What do you think is the Most Basic Cigar Box Guitar?

Posted on March 6, 2015 at 2:55am 19 Comments 3 Likes

What do the Purist say? Just a Box a stick and wire, or thats only looks,it haz to sound like a super monster Killer guitar and look like crap, is there a general consensus on this or as many ideers as players and Builders! Are there Fraction,Left CBG Camps,Right CBG Style groeps? how is The USA Divided in to south style,midlands groove ,swampy build? whe wonder about that here in Europe, You guys live it day to day, tell us about that, are the river people more licence plate orientated, who…

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