"Looks great...better than a regular cigar box for a bass. Piezo?"
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James Bennett commented on Will Carter's group Cigar Box Basses"Nice bass! What kind of box is that?"
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Want to plug that thing in? Here's a place to share ideas about pickups (Both magnetic and piezo) and wiring in volume and tone control, the best options in output jacks, and more!Remember that C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply is the one-stop shop for all of your CBG Electronics needs!See More
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James Bennett commented on Will Carter's group Cigar Box Basses"It's a piezo...don't have any audio. I'll have to work on that.
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James Bennett commented on Will Carter's group Cigar Box Basses"I built this 2 string with an axe handle neck, no truss rod. The strings are flatwounds, the E and A tuned to B and E. Sounds like an upright...plenty of growl!"
James Bennett replied to Jason Nelms's discussion Nashville Area in the group Tennessee CBGers"I am in Ashland City"
James Bennett replied to Monte's discussion Humboldt CBGer in the group Tennessee CBGers"Yeah, i stumbled upon this site while researching to build a solid body bass. Done built a one string bass, a two string bass, and a uke. Great fun, great instruments!"
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CIGAR BOX OO4
"Thanks, I've had a bunch of that stuff in a box thinking that someday I could use it for something. Had to think on it a while, then modify it slightly. Works good, but it is limited in the fact that you only have so far that it will travel.…"
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- At 10:06am on June 14, 2010,
NoxTerran said… - dude if you're gonna build a bass then start simple. i play bass and i do it on a 1 string. though i have built other string arrangements too lol
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