"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…"
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Using old Strat parts for my first CBG?
Started this discussion. Last reply by The Phrygian Kid Jul 24, 2012. 2 Replies 0 Likes
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…Continue
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ChickenboneJohn replied to Brett Hohenwarter's discussion Using old Strat parts for my first CBG?"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…"
Brett Hohenwarter posted a discussionUsing 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…See More
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