"2 - 4 string pickups wired in series and staggered to place the pole pieces under the strings will get'er done...
Hell, any 2 normal 6 string pickups wired the same way will work as well and be a lot cheaper"
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Well. Now I'm commited
Started this discussion. Last reply by Reverend Bow May 18, 2017. 6 Replies 0 Likes
I decided pretty quit the the BBG thing I bought... Sucks....That being said, today I ordered everything I need to build a CBG from CB Gitty...I realize that the idea is to run what you bring, so to…Continue
Well... I may have commited a sin...
Started this discussion. Last reply by Blues Frog Jun 5, 2017. 11 Replies 0 Likes
I have been collecting stuff to build my first Cigar Box 3 string... however...I was in "the big city" yesterday and on the way home, I was going to pop into Guitar Center and pick up some strings…Continue
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Reverend Bow replied to Paul W. McGuire's discussion It’s Done"Nice!
I am getting restarted on my first build, life got in the way... I have to figure out the notch in the neck to installed the pickup"
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- Cigar Box guitars interest me because I have been a blues music fan for a long time, I play slide on my Olympia Resonator, but I am interested in trying something with a different tone, and maybe fewer moving parts.
Besides, it just looks like a lot of fun, but I don't want to start cutting strings off my other guitars...
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Fretless cbg strings
Started by Tom in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts. Last reply by Erasmo Coco 9 hours ago. 2 Replies 0 Likes
It’s A Gas Gas Gas Can!
Started by Ron "Oily" Sprague in Other stuff - off topic, fun stuff, whatever 22 hours ago. 0 Replies 0 Likes
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Started by Keith Seddon in Other stuff - off topic, fun stuff, whatever yesterday. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Installing a snake oil mini humbucker which inludes the tone and volume harness already attached.
Started by Robbie in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Robbie yesterday. 6 Replies 0 Likes
My new recycled Resenator build
Started by Taffy Evans in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Taffy Evans yesterday. 18 Replies 1 Like
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Amplifier for live gigs
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Fret dot stickers
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Little armadillo guitar
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Installing tele adjustable bridge (string through bottom)
Started by Robbie in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts. Last reply by ChickenboneJohn on Saturday. 14 Replies 0 Likes
Found on YouTube - Can you play Metal on a Cigar Box Guitar
Started by Br Harold F Stubbs III in Other stuff - off topic, fun stuff, whatever. Last reply by Cause the Blue rat on Saturday. 3 Replies 1 Like
Gibson Guitar may be facing bankruptcy..
Started by Jim_in_Tucson in Other stuff - off topic, fun stuff, whatever. Last reply by Cause the Blue rat on Saturday. 18 Replies 0 Likes
Settings Overdrive
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Viol Build Pics
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alternatives to machine heads?
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