About To Purchase My First CBG! Have a few questions.

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Permalink Reply by Dan Sleep on April 13, 2012 at 10:22am

Check my site at:

www.humidorguitars.com

I just added a few videos to the ones I currently have for sale, so you can see if they have the sound you are looking for.

Dan

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Permalink Reply by Lester Harper on April 13, 2012 at 10:31am

I would suggest talking to Ted Crocker over on Ted Crocker he designs pickups and cbg's an awesome man in respects to these great instruments. I have purchased a couple of his pickups and right now he is building me a custom wound three under pick up for that gritty sound. He also has some really good builds check him out

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on April 13, 2012 at 11:02am

Not to laugh, Adam, but you're kinda like the chicken in the fox house here;-). Any number of the builders here build lovely guitars, and would love to sell you one. You'll still have so much choice it won't be funny. Only way to begin to choose will be sights and sounds from those who post vids (pretty much everyone here), and then price vs. workmanship.

Good luck with your purchase!

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Permalink Reply by Lester Harper on April 13, 2012 at 11:20am

Very well said Brother

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Permalink Reply by Malcolm Wright on April 13, 2012 at 12:41pm

I faced the same problem (nice problem though!) a couple of years back. As the guys suggest, listen to the experts and if possible get your hands on one to try before you buy. I opted for a fretless 3 string, magnetic pickup, from Roosterman Guitars in Scotland. I didn't go for a piezo (even though they were a lot cheaper) because they really are - in my opinion - the most basic of pickups. I wanted something half decent that I could put through an amp and muck about the sounds/tones and know that the pickup was man enough to take it. I've used piezos since then in diddly-bows, stomp boxes, washboards etc but will always go for wound magnetics with volume controls at least for my guitars. To be honest fella, if you can't find what you're looking for on here you ain't gonna find it anywhere!! 

Let us know what you go for. 

All the best and good hunting!

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Permalink Reply by adam lichtman on April 13, 2012 at 12:53pm

Haha you probably are right , I am probably a chicken in the fox house here. The frustrating part is the HUGE inability to play one first before purchase. After all, it's that sometimes instant bond with the instrument that leads us to choose it. All the info has been super helpful. Im trying to watch as much videos as I can and compare sound, to the certain pick up being used. I want great tone, but still want the authentic sound of "back porch delta blues". Sounding good is one thing, but TOO clean of a sound, to me kinda defeats the purpose of why CBG's have such an allure. It's a sound all it's own. I'll keep looking around, and believe me, any input is greatly appreciated.  

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Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on April 15, 2012 at 2:20am

good point about Tone Adam - if you buy a $5000 Strat you want it to sound exactly like all the other Strats, but a back porch CBG made in someone's shed for a few pounds will sound unique and have a superb tone all of its own...dirty is good! (-:

 

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Permalink Reply by mike g on April 23, 2012 at 9:53am

Find a festival and go to it. The one in york PA should do.
Then your head will explode and you will
Die......... Happy

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Permalink Reply by adam lichtman on April 13, 2012 at 1:11pm

Tony,

Building one seems to be the general opinion I keep getting but I am FAR from being handy. Maybe at some point I would consider it, and trust me I would build one if I was comfortable in my handy work, but it's definitely not my forte. It would be the solution to my problems, but sadly I don't think it'd be my safest bet

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Permalink Reply by jabes on April 15, 2012 at 3:08am

go  for it adam ,try the box and a stick approach ,i'll wont cost much and you may suprise yourself.....

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Permalink Reply by Clock The Wolf on April 13, 2012 at 2:54pm

Darren Brown (D.B. Customs), Keith Alan, Smokestack Guitars. All three are great, and on this sight.

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Permalink Reply by ED (Bad Finger) on April 13, 2012 at 3:11pm

Just try to stay out of quadrants III and IV.  Anyone can make one for quadrant III so you're better off spending the few bucks on materials and maybe, possibly, not liking the outcome.  E-bay is largely the land of IV.  There are lots of people here that build and play great guitars that are a great value at all price points.  I'm not one of 'em.  Be patient and find a guitar or builder that speaks to the player inside you.  Have fun!

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