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Jason Hitesman commented on Shane's group How to Play a Cigar Box Guitar"I've been meaning to make it out to Tucson for about 10 years :D I spent a good bit of time over there in the mid 90's but haven't had a chance to get back since. One of these days we'll make it though, and I'll…"
Jason Hitesman replied to Sarah Warren's discussion Soldering? in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101"Soldering is pretty easy and you should be able to find a cheap iron. Harbor Freight has one for $3. If Tucson is anything like Yuma you've probably got a few swap meets that are getting ready for snowbird season and can find…"
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Jason Hitesman commented on Shane's group How to Play a Cigar Box Guitar"I'm 37 and have tried to learn guitar several times in my life but never had any luck until I built a CBG about 5 years ago - and even then it wasn't until I built my second about 3 years ago that I finally started to figure out enough…"
Jason Hitesman commented on BeetleJuice!'s group Three string guitars"Spotted a 3 string at our favorite local Mexican Restaurant (Mi Rancho in Yuma AZ for those who are curious) today:
Wonder what they've got it tuned to :)"
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"Lia who did the paint does amazing work! It was a blast getting to work with her. The other one I built in parallel with this one has really killer paint too - but it's not quite ready for unveiling yet ;)"
Jason Hitesman commented on BeetleJuice!'s group Three string guitars"I tried the cutting board material on one of last years Christmas CBG's and so far it's held up ok. But these are for young kids (<5) and don't get played as actual instruments very much - more air guitar or just strumming…"
Jason Hitesman commented on BeetleJuice!'s group Three string guitars"Finally finished the 1st of the two "Christmas" guitars (which are now "Birthday" guitars.)
This is the UK guitar for my nephew who's entire family are huge Kentucky fans:
Had a bit of an oops when I realized the carving…"
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Posted on January 31, 2010 at 12:58pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Knowing now that I was just never putting enough tension on the strings I pulled out CBG #1 and just kept cranking until it was tuned. Wow, sounds a LOT better, imagine that!
Of course that also put enough bend in the neck that it looks more like a bow than a guitar. Fretting is all but impossible, but with a slide it seems to really sing now. I may have to go get some low tension strings to try it :D Neck bending on #1 was why I decided to use Oak instead of Poplar on #2, oak being… Continue
Of course that also put enough bend in the neck that it looks more like a bow than a guitar. Fretting is all but impossible, but with a slide it seems to really sing now. I may have to go get some low tension strings to try it :D Neck bending on #1 was why I decided to use Oak instead of Poplar on #2, oak being… Continue
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- At 4:52pm on December 8, 2011,
darren brown said… thanks man .
- At 2:51pm on May 5, 2011,
Keni Lee Burgess said… - Thank you Jason for your comments and suggestion. A Super Basic series sounds like a great idea. I will certainly do it, but right now there are a few too many projects I need to finish. I am finishing up the CD6 How to play 3 string CBG Part 2: Devil Tuning / Fretless lessons. Then I am working on a series of 6 string Gospel Tunes in Open D Tuning. Additionally, I am envolved in a secret project??? that will launch in June or July. So please stayed tuned and Enjoy.
- At 2:36am on March 5, 2011,
Mark Lillo said… - Happy birthday Jason. I hope you have a great day.
- At 11:01pm on November 17, 2010, Keni Lee Burgess said…
- Thank you Jason for your comment. Yes, you are exactly on the right track in my mind. Certainly, due to the unique high open drone string found on a banjo, the picking patterns are different than on a guitar that has bass strings, but the chords are definitely the same. I play banjo too, but certainly not like a Bluegrass player.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRmhVsd2404
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsWcvh10w1Y
The point is like I stated, there are direct simularities between tunings. If you can see them, you can take advantage of your already exsisting knowledge. You don't need, like you clearly understand, a whole new set of fingerings and chords.
Did you see my blog?
http://www.cigarboxnation.com/profiles/blogs/triads-exploring-the-basic
Enjoy your practice and thanks again for your interest.
- At 1:40pm on March 1, 2010, Keni Lee Burgess said…
- Thank you Jason for your response and sharing personally. CBG is great for playing wonderful arrangements of simple folk tunes and lullabys. Definitely video taping yourself is a great training tool. You get to see yourself and look at it more objectively. Our weaknesses are easier to see and the necessary corrections made become rewarding. Perfect feedback. Practicing, then producing the best performance of playing and singing to your child will provide her and her grandparents the perfect family heirloom. Especially if you squirril the CBG away to give to her at a later date or maybe to use to sing to your Grandchildren! Yikes. Priceless stuff. What living is really all about. Enjoy.
- At 8:20pm on January 27, 2010, Jason Hitesman said…
- My ears? Those liars? There's a reason I used to play Trumpet and not Trombone ;)
- At 8:03pm on January 27, 2010,
Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars) said… - Just toss out the tuner, bro. All you need is your ear.
- At 10:50pm on January 18, 2010, Jason Hitesman said…
- Thanks for the comments. I can't play worth anything, and the only times I've talked people into playing it I haven't even managed to get cell phone video of them. I'm trying to learn to play a bit myself and trying to get them over to a friend who does play and has a studio.
I'm not a fan of the over the box neck, it just feels very awkward to me, but then again most guitar playing feels that way to me :D It's just a piezeo mounted directly to the back of the box, and it tends to get a LOT of feedback.
I've been saving up a lot of ideas for my next build. Just can't get my hands on any boxes cheap enough to inspire me ;)
- At 10:36pm on January 18, 2010,
Brandon M. Luebke said… - Killer first build! How did the neck over box work?? I'm use to seeing them through the box. How's the sound? Electric, I see. How's she sound!? Can't wait to hear!!!
- At 11:29am on January 7, 2010,
Tres Seaver said… - Welcome aboard, Jason! You will find lots of helpful folks and information here on all things CBG (CBB, CBU, etc.) Feel free to poke around, ask questions, and post your stuff (photos, recordings, videos, etc.).
Most of all, have fun!
Tres.
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