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Just showing off: My new CBG
Started this discussion. Last reply by Gary Merrithew 5 hours ago. 7 Replies 0 Likes
Hi there, just wanted to celebrate the completion of my first CBG build by posting a few photos here!This fine instrument features a no-name P90 pickup, and was built entirely with stuff I had lying…Continue
How much would you pay for a cigar box amplifier?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Don Barnhill Sep 8, 2012. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Probably like many folks here, I enjoy building stuff, but find my myself in the position of: well, how many cigar box amps do I really need for myself?So naturally, the mind turns to thoughts of…Continue
Cigar Box Amplifier grounding and power options
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dave Jul 30, 2012. 5 Replies 1 Like
OK, I have a serious question this time :-) I am building another cigar box AMPLIFIER, using a 2.5W Artec amp circuit, an Artec QDD2 Quadra Distortion Driver circuit (both from site sponsor C.B.…Continue
Hypothetical question (extra hole)
Started this discussion. Last reply by Sharecropper (Joel) Jul 26, 2012. 27 Replies 1 Like
How's that for a thread title? Anyway ...Let's say a hypothetical good-looking man was busy building a cigar box amplifier, and was so distracted that he accidentally drilled two input jack holes…Continue
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Dave replied to Dave's discussion Just showing off: My new CBG"I actually have a few footed bridges! I used to have a six-string banjo, and I was trying everything to make it sound decent. I failed."
Ron "Oily" Sprague replied to Dave's discussion Just showing off: My new CBG"Those Padron boxes always seem to sound good acoustically. Nice build! I like the headstock, and the double hinge tailpiece. How many people have a footed bridge lying around the house?"
Paul Lepper replied to Dave's discussion Just showing off: My new CBG"Look awesome! have you got plans for # 2?"
wormil replied to Dave's discussion Just showing off: My new CBG"Looks pretty good. The through neck is beefy."
Dave posted a discussionJust showing off: My new CBG
Hi there, just wanted to celebrate the completion of my first CBG build by posting a few photos here!This fine instrument features a no-name P90 pickup, and was built entirely with stuff I had lying around the house - except for the neck, which I got from C.B. Gitty. It was designed to be amplified, and sounds pretty gnarly and raucous when plugged into one of my CB amps. And it doesn't sound terrible unplugged, surprisingly.So here she is - what do you think?…See More
Don Barnhill replied to Dave's discussion How much would you pay for a cigar box amplifier?" I think the mojo factor comes into play on this one. The cold plastic toy amps will never compare to the handmade amp. I unfortunately, spend around 80.00 to build my cigar box amps. The speaker I use is a Jensen that cost 26.00 alone. But oh…"
Ron "Oily" Sprague replied to Dave's discussion How much would you pay for a cigar box amplifier?"Dave,
There are people here who purchase a $20-$40 Dano Honeytone purely to rip the guts out to place in a cigar box (not that there's anything wrong with that). I assume you are soldering your own circuitry, based on something like the LM386…"
Dave posted a discussionHow much would you pay for a cigar box amplifier?
Probably like many folks here, I enjoy building stuff, but find my myself in the position of: well, how many cigar box amps do I really need for myself?So naturally, the mind turns to thoughts of selling some of the stuff I build. Otherwise, I will wind up with a house full of little amplifiers.My question to you guys is: how much do you think is a fair price for a cigar box amp? Regardless of how much I spend to build one, that is.If a CBamp is small and cute, and sits in a store next to…See More
Dave replied to Mark Mowatt-Wilson's discussion Neck and fingerboard finishes"Tru-Oil is the greatest, for maple necks and other woods that need a hard, glossy surface. And it is cheap and easy to use. It's technically a varnish, I believe.
For rosewood and ebony fingerboards, plain old mineral oil (what mom gave you to…"
Dave replied to Dave's discussion Cigar Box Amplifier grounding and power options"Right on; I have actually already decided to use three batteries in parallel."
wes carl replied to Dave's discussion Cigar Box Amplifier grounding and power options"that last diagram will work fine but you will get way longer life if you use 3 batteries "
Dave replied to Dave's discussion Cigar Box Amplifier grounding and power options"In case anyone is wondering, I received some fairly complete responses on another forum (TDPRI), and eventually wound up with this diagram. The only addition to this schematic would be an on/off switch for the delay unit.
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