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One thing I might warn people about would be using some exotic woods like purple heard or cocobolo for inlay work, especially if you have a lighter wood background. Those tropicals have lots of oil in them and it will often stain the lighter wood ov…
I found it. If you scroll down the page a little bit there are pics.
OK that right there is genius, and I'm going to try it on one of my more rustic builds. Score!
One idea for fret markers (dots) I have yet to see on here, unless I missed it, are actual cigar bands. I am an avid cigar smoker, and I've been looking for a good cigar that has both a cool box and cigar band. Even if I have to cut off the sides of…
I've seen a guy on here somewhere that drilled small holes and melted solder into them, then sanded them flush. It looked REALLY cool.
I use the medium thick picks, and those are also thin enough to use a 1/8" paper punch on to make markers for the side of the neck, or for "tuning dots".
I was NOT able to cut through the Fender extra-thick picks with a hand paper hole punch. I used the "nuclear option" and used a plug cutter. Folks, this is a gizmo you should ALL look at. I've used it to cut plugs (little 1/4 inch wide cylinders) ou…
I love this idea, I have been confounded by the desire to be able to adjust all parts of the guitar if things dont sound right. This is a very great design idea i think. And it makes me want to try something similar. The only thing that seems diffic…
I hold mine closed with a bolt and nut. I want to be able to get inside and tinker around. So I like the flexability of not gluing it shut.
A real beauty. I also have made one with the Edge box. What's the scale length?
Thanks for the lesson Tres, sounds cool
Is that pick-up on the outside of the box? My brain might have it wrong. I'd try it on the inside of the box. i use a piece of foam rubber to press the piezo against the lid and give it some isloation. The piezo really just acts as a mic. And using…
A fine looking guitar. I can see why you want to keep it, you'll have to tell him it got stolen or something. Tell me more about the fingerboard stain. I never heard of that one.
Wow, a real thing of beauty. Love it. _B
lets see a pic . . . . . I also recommend a wood bridge. The metal bridges can take away some of the power os the sound accustically in my experience.
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- At 11:45am on December 26, 2009,
brian godfrey said… - hey brendan, i learned how to cut glass years ago the old fashioned way with a regular handheld glass cutter. i just score around the neck patiently then tap the bottle with a hammer. after it breaks off, i knock off any "bumps" with the ball of the glass cutter then sand down all the edges with some sand paper. 120 works really well, seems like silicone carbide paper is the best but anything works, i've used 220 auto paper before. let me know if you're interested in one. i've got like 20 bottles at home that my wife wants me to cut up and get rid of:)
- At 2:27pm on December 14, 2009,
Shane Speal said… - Happy birthday, Brendan! Hope you have a great day.
-Shane Speal
- At 12:45am on December 12, 2009,
Skeesix said… - Hey thanks, I appreciate it. I gave Shane some liner notes for my song but I guess not enough people gave him liner notes to mess with it.
Here are my notes:
Title: The Holly Bop
Artist: Skeesix
Description: The Holly and the Ivy meets the Blitzkrieg Bop, along with messing around with some of the presets on my Boss recorder. All guitar and bass sounds are played by me on my 3 string Hoyo de Monterrey box with a Skeesix Scorch and Twang pickup, straight into the Boss.
- At 5:22pm on October 7, 2009,
brother sonny said… - i love the slideshow....excellent looking rig and with duct tape strap and cardboard case....me likes....my kinda set up!
cheers,
todd (brother sonny)
- At 12:23pm on September 29, 2009,
Cogdell boy (Robert J.) said… - Brendan , Thanks for the comments ... These things are like potato chips , you cann't build JUST one .... Like has been said before there are no rules to building , just wing it .. happy building :- )
- At 4:40pm on September 26, 2009,
Nathan King said… - Hey Brendan! Thanks for the good words my friend! The two-stringer I just posted pics of is my tenth CBG thus far.
- At 11:50am on August 23, 2009,
Keni Lee Burgess said… - Hello,
I have started a CBN group entitled, "How to Play CBG" It is my hope and intention to encourage the "Wealth of Talent" here on the Nation to share their knowledge and skill to further the CBG movement. Please consider contributing an instructional "video" link to this group. If you are a viewer seeking instruction, please feel free to write. If you have any suggestions or know other players who you think may want to post instructional "video" links, please contact me. Thank you for your interest and support, Keni Lee
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