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Good discussion. Yup. Me too.
I am probably on the opposite side of the coin. As I am more of a builder than a player myself. Even though I have been building for about 4 years now( you would think id be a better player). I started building out of the desire to replace a guitar collection I sold. I stumbled upon cigar box guitars when looking to possibly build my own acoustic. I said to myself Im confident enough in my own abilities to make one. So off to Home Depot I went. With some old guitar tuners, a cheap cigar box and some lumber I built myself one of the worse guitars ever........ Ugly as a toad , no frets ,mismatched tuners...etc . To late .... like a lays potato chip I couldn't make just one- I was hooked... Over 60 builds later most of them sales due to the fact if I wanted to keep building I had to sell them. If I could have kept them all I would have. Not all builds have been great but I knew I wasn't building a Fender. I loved the fact if I messed something up I could call it character. So I guess in the beginning I did worry a bit but I have gotten nothing but positive feed back. So it leads me to believe that I build a pretty decent guitar. Mistakes were made but that's how one learns. Don't let me forget to thank Cigar box nation for all their help... When ever I had a question or needed advice all I had to do was ask. I often wonder what another builders guitar would sound and feel like. So again I put it out there I will entertain swapping Cbg's with other builders because I often wonder what another builders guitar would feel and sound like... Simple fretted builds. However I do get a bit nervous with my six string builds that I know are going to the serious guitar player. Then I do tend to question is it up to par, Intonation , and all that jazz. Criticism makes you a better builder in the end. I do find that most if not all welcome these guitars with open arms as did I ( really I mean how fucking cool is it that the average builder can build a playable guitar that has more soul and personality of any mass produced guitar,) The thing I look forward to most is stringing it up and hearing it make music ..... In closing play loud and build with no worries.....
I'm working on build #13. Let me get a few more under my belt, and we'll talk swap!
listen....whatever worries me...I think about the pattern of reinforcement to all builds..but not compromising strength is a good habit to get into....you will be fine:)
Selling one can be a little worrying since there's a bit of an obligation once somebody hands you cash for something. But it's not something you should dwell on. I run my own (non-CBG) business. Here's my tuppence on customer satisfaction and my business reputation: Do your best, tell the truth about your product or service, and deal with problems when - and if - they come along. And always make good if there ever is a problem.
Because that's all you can do.
On a good note, 99.9% of the time there won't be any problems and you'll only worrying yourself for nothing if you constantly agonize over everything that could go wrong.
Give this great article by Julien Smith a read. Here's an excerpt:
Ok, I have a confession to make.
I have spent almost my whole life– 31 years– caring far too much about offending people, worrying if I’m cool enough for them, or asking myself if they are judging me.
I can’t take it anymore. It’s stupid, and it’s not good for my well being. It has made me a punching bag– a flighty, nervous wuss. But worse than that, it has made me someone who doesn’t take a stand for anything. It has made me someone who stood in the middle, far too often, and not where I cared to stand, for fear of alienating others. No more. Not today.
Today, ladies and gentlemen, is different.
We’re going to talk about the cure. We’re going to talk about what’s necessary. We’re going to talk about the truth.
Do you wonder if someone is talking shit about you? Whether your friends will approve? Have you become conflict-avoidant? Spineless?
Well, it’s time you started not giving a fuck...<more>
happens all the time, he hee..! (-;
never had any complaints, never had any builds returned so far (-:
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