Tres Seaver's CBG Page

I have a nascent blues song in my notebook with lyrics that start:

   I've got an ocean of gin to the right of me,

   I've got a river of whiskey to my left,


   And just like a donkey, for the life of me,


   I can't figure which one is best.





   I feel just like a stubborn donkey,


   Stuck between two bales of hay,


   No matter which way I turn my head,


   I have to let something sweet slip away.

and go on from there.



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I'm thinking about my next build: I have a reasonably nice white Macanudo box (maybe these are Shane Speals' favorites?) which I would like to make into a "nicer" box for a friend's birthday.





I scrounged a bunch of old oak screen panels, one of which had a cool oak "pull" on it, which I am thinking of using as the bridge. The piece is about 3/4" high, which seems a bit high for the standard "flush neck" design, so I'm thinking to drop the neck down below the top and… Continue

I spent most of the day yesterday in the shop, working on two projects: my first "real" CBG (more on that later), plus updating the "Doodle Bass" CBB my son and I built while on vacation a couple of weeks back. We made

the following tweaks to his bass:

• Replaced the "E" string (old one doubled the "A" at .090") with .105" weed whacker line.

  

• Added a piezo pickup inside the box under the bridge sandwiched between two…

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