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Using old Strat parts for my first CBG?

Hey everyone, I'm just starting out in the world of CBG's. I picked up a nice little Macanudo box and the other standard supplies listed everywhere to make a CBG, but I was curious about using the neck and pickups from an old Stratocaster of mine that I have laying around. Could I use the wood I bought for the diy-neck as braces inside the box to attach the neck to? For that matter, could I use one or two of the pickups too? I bought a little Piezo buzzer today, though I'd like the quality of the Strat's pickups more. I'm less concerned about the pickups, more so about the neck. Would a neck that big/heavy put strain on the box? Anybody ever attached a standard electric guitar neck to a cigar box of that type (little Macanudo)?

Any tips for a novice? I'm fascinated with cigar box guitars, and on my first build I'd love to do it right

Cheers y'all

Tags: macanudo, neck, new, pickup, stratocaster

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Permalink Reply by ChickenboneJohn on July 24, 2012 at 2:45am

Loads of Strat necks get put into cigar box guitars...BUT firstly you'd need to make sure that the body is long enough to get the bridge on with the typical Strat 25 1/2 scale length. If it isn't, forget it, but if it is, then you'll need a centre block running down the back of the box to fix the neck to. Personally, for a first time cigarbox guitar, I'd build a 3 string fretless, and by all means recycle a Strat pickup..

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Permalink Reply by The Phrygian Kid on July 24, 2012 at 4:47am

I'm with him, it's actually easier to make your own neck than it is to reliably attach a bolt on fender type neck. It can be done for sure ad you'll see plenty around here, but your own neck and a floating type bridge is an easier build IMHO to make the bolt in neck work you really gotta extend it into a thru neck type by bolting it onto another plank tat crosses the box On the inside or the box will likely collapse under the tension