"you can get it all in one go for PDF i havent checked if the option is there for other formats. be warned it is 1 GB zip file.
to the right of where it says back there is a download arrow and "78 files" click on that. it is slow to…"
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slightly different pizeo found on ebay.
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this unit has a under bridge piezo as well as a microphone..…Continue
chrome doesnt likr CBN.......
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not sure whats up but for a while now i get chrome refusing to allow cigarboxnation.com . I have to click advanced and tell it to go to the site anyway... anyone else have this problem?Continue
The Mystery of the missing posts........
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found a workaround for the missing post issue that is easier than the cut and paste method.when you type your post the tab in the top left is highlighted as "Visual Mode"All we have to do when you…Continue
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But He said, “The things that are impossible with people are possible with God.”"
"yep it is my 3 rd Yamaha now..lol electric Pacifica, a C40 classical and now this one it is a FG-412 VS .
apparently its a ply side and back which i can confirm after cutting bits out... not a solid top and the VS stands for Violin…"
"sure as soon as i get strings.. will have to do a fret job on it in the near future but it can wait.."
"here is the piezo and mic.."
"experiment with an Ebay Piezo preamp and under saddle pickup. preamp box also has a microphone to pick up the acoustic sound. mic and piezo can be blended. replaced the missing nut. just needs the saddle to be filed down and some new…"
"plans look great. dual piezo and neck pick is nice. is that a 3 way switch ?
As a first build this will be very good. you do know that there is no such thing as 1, they are addictive.
my first guitar box wa the same as these…"
" How'd your "CBG Nation Collaborative Induction Pickup" turn out? I made one a couple of years ago, it was pretty cool, but I drifted off to building wall-wart wired, low-z wood bobbin, hardwood sheathed scatterwounds.instead.…"
"all i have now is work in progress shots...
my main issue now is the 13 LED indicator lights....and the 2 , 7 segment displays.
will take a photo if you are still interested"
"im surprised no one mentioned the psycho knob..... built in effect right there...
If i can get it to work i am trying to build a Digitech RP-50 into an amp...."
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neck fretted and how not to do it!
Posted on February 14, 2017 at 8:23am 6 Comments 2 Likes
finally got the nerve to fret the neck and ran out of glue half way through. so i got some more glue today i am using Loctite Gel Control in a silver bottle with blue side grips. worth the $5.80 AUD it cost. the other glues i tried either took too long to set or soaked into the wood and didnt stick to the frets.
The frets are made from a Champion branded…
Continuefirst build part 2
Posted on September 4, 2016 at 7:22am 13 Comments 0 Likes
Design parameters
600mm scale length, 20 frets. cigar box is 270 x170x50 mm
threaded rod as nut and bridge
string through on 35 mm overhang
600mm%20scale%20length%20fret%20guide.txt
thanks Jhono for the tips on getting…
Continuefirst build log.
Posted on September 3, 2016 at 12:30am 3 Comments 0 Likes
Hi everyone, my name is tim.
I have been playing guitar on and off ( mostly off tune) since i was about 13 when my step father found a handmade guitar under someones house when he was installing telephones back in 1973.
I have seen Cigar Box Guitars around over the years and always wanted to have a go with one. So i figure now is the time to start and after reading through the forums here and a intensive 3 week google self education binge it time!
I am going to start…
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- At 3:46pm on April 20, 2017,
Moritz Voegeli said…
Timothy hi, any idea how we could handle the induction pickup stuff in its rather impractical form it still exists?
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