I put strings on it yesterday.
It's not as refined as it could be, but i'm happy with it's rough look. I didn't use any finish on it, because i liked the feel of the wood so much as as was working on it, that i wouldn't want to change it with something to glossy.
The box is rather small for it's scale (65cm), but it's all i had...
The box is mahogany, and i was lucky enough that my girlfriend's dad had a piece of mahogany among other pieces of wood, so i was able to use that to make the neck.
I added a simple set of piezos, but they have a nice metal cover, so i cut some slots in the top to resemble an electric guitar with two pickups.
One thing I learned from building it, is to NEVER be in a hurry to go on with the work. Twice i was hoping to get it done by night, and both times i ended up being overly nervous and messing things up.
Both times, when i went back to work on the guitar the day after, i got everything fixed and done, easy as pie...
I still might work on the action a bit, as it's a little to high for fingering, but it's ok for sliding (and i can't play slide, hahahahaha....).
Anyway, any advice, comments or criticism will be appreciated.
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sounds not too bad .. you may want to give nylon strings a try .
that will reduce some string grind for ya . unless of course that is the recording "accenting" the grind rattles . . then again .. some people like that . ;-)
a tapered wine bottle slide may help you with that too .. as will just getting used to playing slide .
you got some cool design elements in there . good stuff man
Your CBG looks great and sounds excellent!
Good work!
It's been a few weeks now, since your post... gonna post a new mpeg file soon? :-)
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rc
Thanks!
I have been really busy, so there was no time for my cbg.
Oh Gosh!
as I get closer to the river styx I can appreciate better how fortunate it is to have work, and help people with their needs.
Perhaps that's why I have taken such a fancy to the CBGs... homebuilt, and utilitarian, perhaps coarse, and not delicate or perhaps expensive, like many guitars...
A CBG can be built with our own hands, does not demand special care and can always be handy, to pluck a few strings spontaneously for a few moments of diversion, (or the working man blues).
IMO you should keep it handy and play with it for at least a few moments each day.
It will brighten your day, and you'll do better, for others! :-)
Best
rc
Thanks, that's good avice for sure. It's true, a CBG is an instrument that doesn't really ask much of you if not to be played when there is a free moment to relax.
I really dig the washer soundhole trim. very cool bridge/tailpiece too.
Thanks, that's something to think about for the next one. As a matter of fact, you are right about the vibrations travelling along the neck a lot, they feel rather strong. But i'm guessing that might not be too bad, as the piezos are resting on the neck... Or is there something i am missing?
The unplugged sound isn't that faint, so i think you might be right about the main reason for the faint amped sound being the lack of a preamp. Or maybe i simply shouldn't use the built in mic on my computer...
Oh Gosh!
:-)
I hope to learn how to make a recording of my CBG's... so I been reading a whole lot about audio and recording live bands and acoustic and mixing and DAWs and .... golly, it goes on forever!
One thing I've learned is that the mic input on a computer is possibly the worst way to go!
I've seen little here on CBN about home recording, so I might put up a post with a bunch of the resource material I've found, if anyone is interested in that sort of thing.
Best
rc
That would be great! I have no experience whatsoever with recording, so it would be useful to hear from anyone who does
post it up!
I recorded what should be my version of number of the beast (Zwan version)...
As it turn out, the main problem is the computer mic. It sucks. I used an Olympus digital voice recorder i had, placed it next to the box, and it sounds much better, though it is still far from being a proper microphone. the CBG was unplugged, so this is the actual sound it has.
You can find the file on my profile, in the My music box.
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