Just showing off: My new CBG

Hi there, just wanted to celebrate the completion of my first CBG build by posting a few photos here!

This fine instrument features a no-name P90 pickup, and was built entirely with stuff I had lying around the house - except for the neck, which I got from C.B. Gitty. It was designed to be amplified, and sounds pretty gnarly and raucous when plugged into one of my CB amps. And it doesn't sound terrible unplugged, surprisingly.

So here she is - what do you think?

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Permalink Reply by wormil on May 24, 2013 at 7:37am

Looks pretty good. The through neck is beefy.

Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on May 24, 2013 at 10:25am

looks   dam  nice  .  ;-)

Permalink Reply by jawbone on May 24, 2013 at 11:12am

Nice!!!!

Permalink Reply by 3 Fingered Ape on May 24, 2013 at 12:39pm

Look awesome! have you got plans for # 2?

Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on May 24, 2013 at 4:11pm
Those Padron boxes always seem to sound good acoustically. Nice build! I like the headstock, and the double hinge tailpiece. How many people have a footed bridge lying around the house?
Permalink Reply by Dave on May 24, 2013 at 4:20pm

I actually have a few footed bridges! I used to have a six-string banjo, and I was trying everything to make it sound decent. I failed.

Permalink Reply by Gary Merrithew on May 25, 2013 at 5:06am

Looks cool, nice build.

Permalink Reply by jeff burgoyne on May 26, 2013 at 9:09am

WOW!!!!! that is awesome looks real nice indeed

Permalink Reply by Reeds Taylor on May 26, 2013 at 9:31am

I bet that thing Screams both acoustically and plugged in. I'm a huge fan of cedar pardon boxes. very nice build!

Permalink Reply by Tim Arnsmeyer on May 26, 2013 at 9:42am

I like the look of the neck. My, l steal that design?

Permalink Reply by Dave on May 26, 2013 at 12:01pm

Thanks everyone for your comments! And Tim, steal all you want - I was just making it up as I went along :-)

Permalink Reply by jeff burgoyne on May 26, 2013 at 12:07pm

are these easy to make ?

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