"Hi, William,
When building a CBG with a magnetic pickup (pup), there is usually an immediate conflict between where the mag pup should ideally go and where the neck needs to fasten to the sound box. With acoustic CBGs, and stringed instruments…"
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amp questions
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tracy Kennedy Jul 28, 2010. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Hello CBamp folks;I have a question: I found a little 10 watt stereo amp I want to build into a cigar box. It runs off a 12volt wall wart transformer. I want to convert it to battery power. How do I…Continue
I got dem steep learnin' curve blues
Started this discussion. Last reply by Rand Moore Nov 9, 2012. 15 Replies 0 Likes
Ok, so I just finished my 2nd guitar and the 1st one that's electric. This whole build was a good news/bad news endevour. The good stuf first: I learned a lot; I made a bone nut out of a beef…Continue
newbie questions
Started this discussion. Last reply by William Powell Jul 12, 2010. 11 Replies 0 Likes
OK, so, having built my first CBG, I got a lot of questions for the Universe of builders out there:1. What are the pros/cons of using the same gauge string, say .036 electric 'A', for all of the…Continue
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William Powell commented on William Powell's photo
vegetable steampunk small2
"The sound well on which the cone is sitting is a maple tambourine ring with the skin and cymbols removed, $6 from Musician's Friend, and the hand rest is a cabinet handle from Lowe's ($2)"
William Powell commented on William Powell's photovegetable steampunk small2
"It's a vegetable steamer, with two of the little fan things from the steamer as sound hole covers. Thanks!"
dogfinger steve commented on William Powell's photovegetable steampunk small2
"i like it! very industrial, i keep looking for bits like this but fail to find any :0( nice work..."
William Powell commented on William Powell's photo
FOUR STRING FRETLESS FANHEAD - BODY
"Hi Dustin;
This is a piece of siver plated brass. It was intended to be a connector for making necklaces, as are the sound hole covers. If you go on Ebay and search for "brass findings" you will see hundreds of cool looking pieces like…"
Dustin Smith commented on William Powell's photoFOUR STRING FRETLESS FANHEAD - BODY
"wait a sec--that tailpiece is insane man. what is it originally, a tailpiece?"
Tracy Kennedy replied to William Powell's discussion amp questions"Could consider using the rechargable cube batteries from Emergency Exit signs. You can get them in 4, 6 & 12 volts anywhere from 2.5 amp to 8 amp capacity. Just use the wall wart to recharge it."
Dan Sleep replied to William Powell's discussion amp questions"If they weren't so heavy, you could consider a motorcycle or atv battery."
Jkevn replied to William Powell's discussion amp questions"10 watts at 12v is about .83 amps. An AA battery pack is only gonna give ya about an hour of playing time, if that. I believe I would make a really cool CB amp and run it on the wall wart.....then branch out a little and build a 1 watt amp like a…"
uncle Lou replied to William Powell's discussion amp questions"I like this ,but you could also run it off of 2 of the big 6v batteries.
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Dan Sleep replied to William Powell's discussion amp questions"Like Chester says, but make sure you use an alkaline battery so you get the best amperage otherwise you will constantly be changing the batteries."
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