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1st Build!! Please tell me what you think.

I just finished the CBG I have been working on over the last few weeks. This was a lot of fun to build and I am already starting on the next one. Please let me know what you think. I tried to use as many hand tools as possible when shaping the neck and headstock. It has a standard Radio Shack piezo, tung oiled poplar neck, red oak fretboard with burned frets and cut down .357 Mag bullet casings for markers. It plays great with a slide. It is loud when played unplugged very nice sound in my opinion, although I have not heard any others in person to compare it to. After I adjusted my amp it sound great plugged in too.

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Permalink Reply by Buffalo John on October 14, 2009 at 2:04pm

Super nice !! great detail !!!

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Permalink Reply by Mark Tomlinson on October 14, 2009 at 4:07pm

WOW- I'm not worthy

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Permalink Reply by Bluesheart on October 14, 2009 at 6:25pm

Very nice build, especially for your first. I admire your patience. It really paid off, as you've got some really nice details on here. I like the recessed jack mount too. Youv'e set a high standard for yourself with this one.

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Permalink Reply by Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars) on October 14, 2009 at 7:24pm

I'll tell you what I think: Holy shit.

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Permalink Reply by bairfoot cajun on October 14, 2009 at 7:59pm

i believe it is one of the cleanest builds i have seen.very good quality to the time consuming work involved in the details. the proportions in the design make it very distinguished. if i had to sum it up in 2 words they would be-----ten stars----- keep in mind that is on a 5 star ranking system. great work,looks like you have built many,even though its yer first.

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Permalink Reply by Jim138 on October 15, 2009 at 4:06am

Thank you very much for all of your words of encouragement. It felt good to build something with my own hands again. High School shop class seems so long ago haha

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Permalink Reply by One String Willie on October 15, 2009 at 4:16am

Very nice-

It looks WAY better than ANY of my builds! Beautiful job!

Best regards, Willie

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Permalink Reply by Jim138 on October 17, 2009 at 9:04am

I know I was thinking about this. The bar will be set pretty high for myself I guess. Im starting a new one now and I want to make a more basic CBG because I love that look also. Those were my thoughts going into my first build as well and it kind of turned into something else all together with all the ideas I had. Although I am happy with it, I guess Ill just wait and see how #2 turns out.

Ottie Noble said:

good looking build you out did yourself for the first one now the bar is set high

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Permalink Reply by Ponkster on October 17, 2009 at 9:12am

love it - fantasic look and I love the use of spent brass - I nick that idea if you don't mind.

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Permalink Reply by paul @ huckleberry guitar on October 17, 2009 at 10:59am

yep, she's a beaut!

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Permalink Reply by Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars) on October 17, 2009 at 5:44pm

Just don't use brass too often. What with all the bullshit going on right now, brass is stupid expensive right now. You guys don't even want to know what I spend on a box of .454 brass. Miserable effing government.

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