"I embedded a 20mm in the bridge on one I built. it had a very warm, full sound. The next one I made I used a rod piezo with a bone saddle and it went to a preamp- also sounds good. Both were wired straight to the jack. "
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What to make with small boxes?
Started this discussion. Last reply by SlowHound Sep 18, 2012. 6 Replies 0 Likes
I was given a large selection of cigar boxes- 40 or so... some will be great for guitars or amps, but i have a few that are smaller 5x5x2 and a couple smaller than that. Any ideas?Continue
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glass box
"I have some thin plexiglass I've been thinking of using as a top on a wooden box. Have no idea how plexiglass would sound but it would be cool to see all the electronics inside I think. "
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terminals
"interesting idea... have you built others this way? Interested to hear how it has developed, etc..."
jamie bark posted a status"withdrawals!!! haven't been able to build for a month now. Life has been sucking big time. Stressed but getting closer to being "back.""
jamie bark commented on Rusty Shackleford ( Mike )'s group The Beginners Club"Don- they all seem very good to me. Check out the "How to Play" tab, and see if one of them makes more sense to you. Kenny Lee goes over my head at times, but is excellent! I find I just gotta slow down..."
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bass2 3
"playing around with the pickup that doesn't work right and I found if the strings make direct contact to the low spots on the rod it works every once and a while. Weird."
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- At 3:43pm on December 5, 2012,
ron carlson said… No I wasn't but will have to check it out some time. Maybe we need to team up for one of those open mics and terrorize his caffeine addled patrons with some boot stompin twang ;)
- At 5:36pm on July 10, 2012, ron carlson said…
Hey Jamie! Not WI but just east of St. Paul (Maplewood) for me. Close enough for a handshake I would imagine ;) We pass through your home town from time to time on our way up to Turtle Lake WI where our family has a lake place.
I look forward to seeing your build(s) and nice to know there are friends close to bounce ideas off of. Not much of a player myself yet but I'm have a lot of fun learning, building and and meeting like minded individuals like yourself.
Ron
- At 7:40am on March 31, 2012,
Keni Lee Burgess said… Thank you Jamie for joining my group. Feel free to add to the discussions or ask questions. Please check out my instructional video CDs. Enjoy your practice, Keni Lee
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