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Head thickness and nut height

Ok, I've been lurking around here for a while and have read A LOT of good build advice and have started my first build and although it's go…

Started by Bruce

 38 Jun 12, 2010
Reply by Bruce

how to wire up a piezo?

i got a piezo from an old smoke alarm and i was where do attach the wires to turn it into to a pickup.I've attached a pic of the  piezo  T…

Started by Lainey

 0 Jun 11, 2010

First CBG just about done - Looks good, but won't stay tuned...

I just finished with building my first CBG (pictures below) - I'm thrilled with how it looks, but it's not letting me tune it up proper and…

Started by kenrg

 21 Jun 10, 2010
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What part is this?

Hey guys, Ive built a couple cbg's, and I want to start getting more creative. I see in pictures these silver rings that people put on thie…

Started by Alex

 7 Jun 9, 2010

cutting the cigar box

hey guys, Ive built a couple of guitars so far, and Im looking to improve the way that I make them. I have a question about cutting the nec…

Started by Alex

 10 Jun 9, 2010
Reply by Michael Gajeski

Do electric guitars really need a volume control for a guitar with (1) single coil pickup?

Do electric guitars really ned a volume control pot for a guitar with (1) siungle coil pickup... won't the preamp volume control do the job…

Started by Sundt Productions

 29 Jun 8, 2010
Reply by Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars)

Building my first with lots of questions.

Howdy all. new to cigar box but not to guitars. Got a few questions. And when these are answered I'll have a few more...kinda how it goes..…

Started by Paul Stephen Eklund

 16 Jun 7, 2010
Reply by Paul Stephen Eklund

How to remove humming from my Piezo pickup

Can anyone help me?  I installed a radio shack piezo transducer (273-0073) and it is humming...how to remove it?  Any tips?  Thanks!

Started by Stuart Fuchs aka STUkulele

 2 Jun 7, 2010
Reply by Stuart Fuchs aka STUkulele

Ever do this?

No matter what, I just didn't like it!It looked good, I had the set-up pretty close so it was very playable.BUT, I JUST DIDN'T LIKE IT!All…

Started by Outhouse Instruments

 10 Jun 5, 2010
Reply by Outhouse Instruments

Bigger, smaller, top or bottom, back or forwards

OK, this may sound like a silly post, but I keep getting confused by the terminology used during discussions here on the forums.For example…

Started by Dan Sleep

 2 Jun 5, 2010
Reply by Hey, TURN IT DOWN!

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