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Truss rod length I am going to order a truss rod for my guitar project. If you have used a truss rod, what length did you use? Started by Engblom	8	Jan 7, 2023 Reply by Engblom
How can this CBG be so loud While waiting for my CBG parts I was browsing CBG videos and I saw this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gWign-qR-o How can it be so l… Started by Engblom	2	Jan 6, 2023 Reply by Timothy Hunter
Restoration of a Regal 1930s Domino guitar. with video Hi, this guitar was also left with me as it was too expensive for the customer to have the considerable amount of work done that was needed… Started by Taffy Evans	8	Dec 25, 2022 Reply by Tom T
Canjo pickups Made my first ever 1-string canjo from an old 1 qt oil can. I'm having lots of fun with it but would like to add a pickup. Problem is I'm n… Started by David Blackburn	5	Dec 22, 2022 Reply by Byrd Franklin
Getting intonation right If you build a CBG without a tailpiece and with the strings attached to the saddle, how do you get the intonation right? I mean, without a… Started by Engblom	7	Dec 14, 2022 Reply by Taffy Evans
Anyone with experience in 1-3-1 tuning? Most seem to tune their CBG to 1-5-1 (for example GDG, EBE, DAD). As I have understood this tuning fits well for blues and slide. I am not… Started by Engblom	10	Dec 14, 2022 Reply by BrianQ.
Pickup type and placement The CBG I am going to build will mainly be played acoustically without any amp. It might even be that I will never ever use any amp at all.… Started by Engblom	5	Dec 8, 2022 Reply by Timothy Hunter
String attachment place All "normal" guitars have the strings attached at the saddle, right behind the bridge while most CBG seems to have a similar attachment as… Started by Engblom	6	Dec 4, 2022 Reply by Taffy Evans
Truss rod? If you have ever added a truss rod to your CBG, what were the circumstances and why did you add it? Does some strings require a truss rod? Started by Engblom	7	Nov 30, 2022 Reply by Taffy Evans
Building a 3-pole single coil pickup Hi All. I'm busy trying my hand out at building a 3-pole single coil pickup for my next CBG (probably a Steampunk). I have started the cons… Started by Ian	12	Nov 30, 2022 Reply by Ian

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