Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-28T18:17:46Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/categories/performances-how-to-play/listForCategory?categoryId=2592684%3ACategory%3A146449&feed=yes&xn_auth=noBusking Songs...tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2024-02-28:2592684:Topic:38158822024-02-28T17:10:16.084ZNomad Jackhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/NomadJack
<p>Does anyone have experience busking with cigar box guitars? What are your favourite songs to play? Not been playing CBG long but got the bug and started working out which songs I'd like to learn and go out to play. So far started with ....</p>
<p>Roadhouse blues</p>
<p>The boys are back in town</p>
<p>Walk of life</p>
<p>Don't look back into the sun.</p>
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<p>What are your recommendations?</p>
<p>NJx</p>
<p>Does anyone have experience busking with cigar box guitars? What are your favourite songs to play? Not been playing CBG long but got the bug and started working out which songs I'd like to learn and go out to play. So far started with ....</p>
<p>Roadhouse blues</p>
<p>The boys are back in town</p>
<p>Walk of life</p>
<p>Don't look back into the sun.</p>
<p></p>
<p>What are your recommendations?</p>
<p>NJx</p> Guitar for the grandsontag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2024-02-26:2592684:Topic:38158202024-02-26T16:56:33.964ZJoehttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Joe50
<p>Hi all. Looking for information on how to scale down fret spacing to make a small guitar for my young grandson. I have built many with 25.5” scale but want to make the neck smaller and maintain the right sound. Would a ukulele scale work or would it work to shrink the template on a scanner?…<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12389783099?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12389783099?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a></p>
<p>Hi all. Looking for information on how to scale down fret spacing to make a small guitar for my young grandson. I have built many with 25.5” scale but want to make the neck smaller and maintain the right sound. Would a ukulele scale work or would it work to shrink the template on a scanner?<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12389783099?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12389783099?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p> There goes the property values...tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2024-02-16:2592684:Topic:38147542024-02-16T21:13:37.209ZSouthern Rayhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/SouthernRay286
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<p> Hello everyone,</p>
<p><br></br> I finally was able to get a working ISP here and I'm finally back. Sure have missed you guys and gals. I have a lot to catch up on here.</p>
<p> I had problems with ISP reliability and lost internet access just after we lost our wonderful friend, Dave Lynas. He is surely missed by all here. I read last night before they approved my new email here at CBN, about Clock The Wolf. My condolences to all. <br></br> Well, didn't mean for my return to be a…</p>
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<p> Hello everyone,</p>
<p><br/> I finally was able to get a working ISP here and I'm finally back. Sure have missed you guys and gals. I have a lot to catch up on here.</p>
<p> I had problems with ISP reliability and lost internet access just after we lost our wonderful friend, Dave Lynas. He is surely missed by all here. I read last night before they approved my new email here at CBN, about Clock The Wolf. My condolences to all. <br/> Well, didn't mean for my return to be a downer...</p>
<p>Looking forward to catching up with all of you.</p>
<p> Southern Ray</p> Help With Tuningtag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2024-01-14:2592684:Topic:38109352024-01-14T23:56:10.076ZMi Rankinhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MiRankin
<p>hi - My 3 string CBG has strings of 24 + 32 + 42 gauge. Trying to tune them into GDG and since I'm tone deaf I need to use an aid. Tried gStrings but no idea if it worked.</p>
<p>Is there a better way to tune the guitar and is GDG possible with the gauge of strings I have? If not what would be a better scale?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>hi - My 3 string CBG has strings of 24 + 32 + 42 gauge. Trying to tune them into GDG and since I'm tone deaf I need to use an aid. Tried gStrings but no idea if it worked.</p>
<p>Is there a better way to tune the guitar and is GDG possible with the gauge of strings I have? If not what would be a better scale?</p>
<p>Thanks</p> Cigar Box Nation Christmas Album 2023???tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-12-07:2592684:Topic:38065722023-12-07T21:26:32.065ZSkeesixhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Skeesix
<p>Just wondering if there was going to a Cigar Box Nation Christmas album this year?</p>
<p>It seems that SlowPaw Steve has retired from organizing it. </p>
<p>Just wondering if there was going to a Cigar Box Nation Christmas album this year?</p>
<p>It seems that SlowPaw Steve has retired from organizing it. </p> Sound holes, do we need them?tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-11-23:2592684:Topic:38049742023-11-23T06:26:43.523ZRON NORTHCUTThttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/RONNORTHCUTT
<p>I know that generally speaking all acoustic guitars need sound holes and solid body guitars don't. But I am starting to question how bad CBG's need them. I think they look better without them and if the guitar has an electronic pick up then that is the way the guitar is intended to be played and the sound hole is unnecessary. I recently built a 3 string fretless with a piezo pick up and because the box was on the small side, I opted for no sound hole. What I found out was this guitar will…</p>
<p>I know that generally speaking all acoustic guitars need sound holes and solid body guitars don't. But I am starting to question how bad CBG's need them. I think they look better without them and if the guitar has an electronic pick up then that is the way the guitar is intended to be played and the sound hole is unnecessary. I recently built a 3 string fretless with a piezo pick up and because the box was on the small side, I opted for no sound hole. What I found out was this guitar will handle loud volume with a lot of gain without a lot of feedback issues. When I play this unplugged while it isn't loud it plays about the same as my builds with sound holes. If I wanted to build an acoustic only then I would opt for a bigger box and a non through neck design, BUT I would put the sound hole in the back, My reasoning is this. It is my understanding that the sound hole only functions to allow for air flow. This air flow allows the top to vibrate more freely, thus producing more sound. If that is the sound holes only function, then it doesn't matter where the hole is. I think by leaving the top with no holes would allow more material to vibrate and create more volume. This also makes me wonder if acoustic guitars would benefit from a "sound peg" like a violin has. A peg that is wedged from under the bridge to the back to allow additional vibration from the back. Let me know what you think.</p>
<p></p> EBE tuningtag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-10-29:2592684:Topic:38018312023-10-29T14:16:53.420ZThomas A Morphewhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/ThomasAMorphew
<p>Can someone suggest what guage strings to use for EBE tuning?</p>
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<p>Can someone suggest what guage strings to use for EBE tuning?</p>
<p></p> Tone switchtag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-08-08:2592684:Topic:37917622023-08-08T12:12:39.521ZWolfeatherhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Wolfeather
<p>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, and it sounds a bit dark, also doesn't react with pedals as much as my other guitar that has a single coil. I don't have room for a pot, that is why I was thinking switch. Thanks for the help.</p>
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<p>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, and it sounds a bit dark, also doesn't react with pedals as much as my other guitar that has a single coil. I don't have room for a pot, that is why I was thinking switch. Thanks for the help.</p>
<p></p> VOLUME POTStag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-07-29:2592684:Topic:37905852023-07-29T17:31:54.805ZAllenhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/aLLEN845
<p>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 THE PICKUPS DO NOT WANT TO RAISE OR LOWER THE VOLUME, IT TURNS ON AT MAX VOLUME AND DOES NOT TURN DOWN. JUST OFF. </p>
<p>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 THE PICKUPS DO NOT WANT TO RAISE OR LOWER THE VOLUME, IT TURNS ON AT MAX VOLUME AND DOES NOT TURN DOWN. JUST OFF. </p> acoustic or electric, also some new musictag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-06-17:2592684:Topic:37843212023-06-17T15:25:19.996ZMatthew Borczonhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MatthewBorczon
<p>wondering about peoples thoughts on acoustic versus electric? I play old traditional songs mostly now so I play acoustic unless I am playing in front of people then will mic it up to reach people. Still for me it is the old old sound of just a box and strings. It is as primitive as a wolf's howl to me. So what do you like best and why?? also here is a link to some of my music, I recently bought a new mic and am getting a better sound from my recording. Enjoy is you like!!!…</p>
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<p>wondering about peoples thoughts on acoustic versus electric? I play old traditional songs mostly now so I play acoustic unless I am playing in front of people then will mic it up to reach people. Still for me it is the old old sound of just a box and strings. It is as primitive as a wolf's howl to me. So what do you like best and why?? also here is a link to some of my music, I recently bought a new mic and am getting a better sound from my recording. Enjoy is you like!!!</p>
<p><a href="https://jerusalemmules.bandcamp.com/album/simple-as-this?fbclid=IwAR3PE_zK_kN7pNAuSkqhBksigjr5EPhKIblvRRr0YhmoNtE4ML3VeK6evqo">Simple as this | jerusalem mules (bandcamp.com)</a></p>