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Hey all,
Still waiting on my builder to finish my CBG. I am new to stringed instruments (I was a drummer). After watching 100's of YouTube videos over the last couple months, I am noticing that the cigar box itself produces a completely different sound depending on it's size and shape. After viewing alot of these videos, I am noticing that I really like the sound of CBG's made out of the Punch box. It just has this super tight, clean guitar sound. My builder is making my CBG out of a red Brick House box, and I am not seeing as many Brick House boxes sound as nice as the Punch boxes. Being new to this, I picked the red Brick House box because I liked the way it looked...dumb, I know. I am almost kicking myself now for deciding to go with the Brick House box, but it's a start, so maybe down the road I'll go with a CBG that is the shape and size of the Punch box.
I'm just curious as to what other people think of this, and what boxes tend to be their favorite for a nice CBG sound...
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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on
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Yep, figgered as much: sucky tone. You should have him build you a much better one, and send that sorry POS to me.
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Permalink Reply by Snuffy Smith on
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Bwahahahahahahahaha...
I am very happy with the tonal quality of this Brick House CBG. I was worried there for a bit, but Keith Crumbley came through for me. He is a truly super nice guy to do business with...considering what a major pain in the ass I can be, LOL. Keith exceeded my expectations here. I'm a happy camper tonight.
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Good, you caught my sarcasm...
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Permalink Reply by Jim Morris on
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Yup, I gave it a listen and I think you'll be real happy with it.
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