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Tone switch

Hey this may be a dumb question, but is there a way you can wire a switch to make a guitar brighter?  I built my backup with a humbucker, a…

Started by Wolfeather

16 Aug 11, 2023
Reply by Carl Floyd

VOLUME POTS

I HAVE BEEN BUILDING AND SELLING FOR SEVEN YEARS AND BUYING THE SAME 4 POLE PICKUPS FOR SEVEN YEARS. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VOLUME CONTROLS ON…

Started by Allen

2 Jul 29, 2023
Reply by BrianQ.

Does anyone use GBE tuning?

Hello everyone. Just finished my second build and made it a GBE fretted three string. While I found the chord charts for this tuning, most…

Started by rodger moore

23 Jul 28, 2023
Reply by Oscar Stern

Converting 3 string to 4 string

So other than just not using the ...3rd? String on a 4 string guitar when playing a song or riff made for a 3 string how do you take say a…

Started by Robert Bryan

18 Jul 27, 2023
Reply by Oscar Stern

Look what I picked up

I picked this up at a yard sale on my way to do yard work at my daughters,she saw it and said ,”you know,I’d been wanting to learn how to…

Started by John B Treutlein

12 Jul 2, 2023
Reply by John B Treutlein

Guitar and amp settings

Is there any relationship between the volume/tone levels on a CBG guitar and the gain, tone and volume settings on the amplifier connected.

Started by Michael Myers

6 Jun 25, 2023
Reply by Paul Craig

acoustic or electric, also some new music

wondering about peoples thoughts on acoustic versus electric? I play old traditional songs mostly now so I play acoustic unless I am playin…

Started by Matthew Borczon

2 Jun 17, 2023
Reply by Matthew Borczon

How to do a 513 chord on a gdg cbg?

Trying to figure out how to play Jack Elliotts version of cocaine blues. Totally different song than the Johnny Cash one. Anyway. C/G is th…

Started by Mardi Macfly

2 Jun 16, 2023
Reply by BrianQ.

best structured lessons yet (and who the heck is fred?)!

  i'm as guilty as anyone of being distracted by everything that this site and youtube offers to beginning players, me flitting from one sh…

Started by erik

5 May 18, 2023
Reply by Loren Gibel

Vote for the Delta Blues Outlaws in the Blues Blast Music Awards ~

Vote for the Delta Blues Outlaws in the Blues Blast Music Awards ~ Live Blues Recording our album '..welcome to the blues highway!' is e…

Started by billy jones bluez

0 May 16, 2023

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