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Permalink Reply by Wichita Sam on July 31, 2009 at 1:03pm

Josh,

thanks, as another "vet" with about the same amount of time in, I agree that new builders should just trust that they can build a good CBG and that each one after that will be better... great photos...

the best,

Wichita Sam

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Permalink Reply by Dave Alexander on August 1, 2009 at 8:58am

Hey, just shot in the dark here....but I think you're gettin' better!

Good work.
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Permalink Reply by Tom Lanford on August 1, 2009 at 4:29pm

Great photos Josh. I've only built 4 CBG's so far and a couple of amps but I'm learning (and hopefully improving) each time. Most of the learning is what NOT to do, but it's all good, as they say.

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Permalink Reply by Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars) on August 1, 2009 at 5:54pm

As far as learning goes, your screw ups are always ten times more valuable than your successes.

Tom Lanford said:

Great photos Josh. I've only built 4 CBG's so far and a couple of amps but I'm learning (and hopefully improving) each time. Most of the learning is what NOT to do, but it's all good, as they say.

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Permalink Reply by JUJU on August 1, 2009 at 10:41pm

as i always say never say never ! if you doubt your able to build somthing you Probly wont , what you should say is yes i'm gonna build it ! it's better to have tried and failed than never to have tried at all ! just go for it what have you to loose ? anyway good post Josh and nice build i've been building about 18 months now , never had anything to do with making instruments before that , but have been a joiner for about 12 years which helps me out loads . Build #1

this is build #6

have faith in yourself it will help you regards all juju.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Doug on August 2, 2009 at 4:12am

This is a hilarious! I have had no problem with elongated pictures until I look at juju post in this thread. AND his is the only ones elongated!
soundssogood said:

as i always say never say never ! if you doubt your able to build somthing you Probly wont , what you should say is yes i'm gonna build it ! it's better to have tried and failed than never to have tried at all ! just go for it what have you to loose ?

anyway good post Josh and nice build

i've been building about 18 months now , never had anything to do with making instruments before that , but have been a joiner for about 12 years which helps me out loads .

Build #1

this is build #6

have faith in yourself it will help you

regards all
juju.

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Permalink Reply by Tom Lanford on August 2, 2009 at 11:14am

Ted - love the "wings" on the El Producto. Pretty inventive for a 1st build I must say!

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Permalink Reply by Jataomm on August 2, 2009 at 1:34pm

Well here's my first build. I count it as a sort of experiment ;-) I made the box, out of imaptience, and as mentioned elsewhere, just grabbed the dimensions out of thin air. It's big, and it's loud! It plays pretty well, slide I need to cut down the nail I used for a nut and also file a decent bit of wood for the bridge: it's just an offcut under that nail at present. Still, I had fun building it and learned a lot about what to do. I bought a cigar box on e-bay so next build won't be far behind :-)

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Permalink Reply by Wichita Sam on August 2, 2009 at 1:44pm

I love slotted headstocks... A really logical solution for string break over the nut and looks good too... nice build.... the best, Wichita Sam
Jataomm said:

Well here's my first build. I count it as a sort of experiment ;-)

I made the box, out of imaptience, and as mentioned elsewhere, just grabbed the dimensions out of thin air.
It's big, and it's loud!
It plays pretty well, slide
I need to cut down the nail I used for a nut and also file a decent bit of wood for the bridge: it's just an offcut under that nail at present.

Still, I had fun building it and learned a lot about what to do. I bought a cigar box on e-bay so next build won't be far behind :-)

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Permalink Reply by Diydc on August 3, 2009 at 5:38am

Some excellent stuff done there. Unfortunately I do not own a camera, but will get some shots done of a few of mine, although I would not rate mine as being anywhere near as good looking as some of these here, but then again, I am more interested in the sound generated than the looks...

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Permalink Reply by BT Cohosh on August 3, 2009 at 12:33pm

Josh--

It's funny, but I think we made identical first guitars.... Did you get your box at craft store from the "build a purse" aisle? I still play my first build. I screwed up all kinds of stuff (didn't really know how to *use* the box), but it still played and made me smile every time I picked it up. Still does.

Thanks for the walk down memory lane....

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Permalink Reply by Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars) on August 3, 2009 at 3:01pm

Probably the same damned box. I got mine from Amazon. You know how it was in the beginning: "Where will I ever get a used cigar box?"

Little did we know.

BT Cohosh said:

Josh--

It's funny, but I think we made identical first guitars.... Did you get your box at craft store from the "build a purse" aisle? I still play my first build. I screwed up all kinds of stuff (didn't really know how to *use* the box), but it still played and made me smile every time I picked it up. Still does.

Thanks for the walk down memory lane....

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