I'm still pretty new to the CBG's and I've built myself a 3 string which is alot of fun, fretted version. I made the neck and fretboard from scratch and fretted it myself too. Overall it sounds and plays great but now I'm wondering about building a 4 or 6 string. Like I said, I'm really new to the CBG's and don't know of the advantages of 4 string over the 3 string. The 6 string simply speaks for itself as a full guitar. I need to be educated about these so please be easy of my ignorance on the subject. Why would one choose a 4 over a 3 or vice versa?
Seriously, any help or advice would really be appreciated. I'm still amazed at some of the talent on this forum in the playing and builds I've seen. Thanks in advance for your assistance.
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For me, the choice is based mainly on the tuning.
3 string works really nice with a 151 tuning. I use GDg (Open G no 3rd) tuning that is easily retuned to ADf# (Open D tuning) and ADf (Open D minor). On my fretless, I like EBe.
4 string offers a mini 6 string tuning (Open G tuning DGDgbd) reduced down to Dgbd.
Actually these two CBGs compliment each other. The 3 string is the bottom (GDg) and the 4 string is the top (Dgbd) of a full 6 string tuning DGDgbd.
It all comes down to how you want your CBG to Function. Then you build the Form.
If you like to play in standard tuning, reducing down to Dgbe might be applicable.
I hope this helps. Enjoy.
I just use Capitol letters for the thicker wound bass strings, and lower case letters for the plain steel strings.
Here is a video you might find informative in regards to string gauge and tuning:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLGnnF-TIbY&feature=channel_vide...
Please feel free to write if you have any further questions.
Enjoy.
I just use Capitol letters for the thicker wound bass strings, and lower case letters for the plain steel strings.
Here is a video you might find informative in regards to string gauge and tuning:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLGnnF-TIbY&feature=channel_vide...
Please feel free to write if you have any further questions.
Enjoy.
I make 3, 4 and 6 strings, and keep coming back to the 3 string as my favorite, you can use G -D -G tuning, or tune it lower with the same internals and go fretless, or use G - B -D (top 3 of open G slide tuning). As Kenny says, 4 string works well as a cut-down open G tuning (cool for Keef Richards stuff) , and you can also put it in tenor banjo tuning (or the equivalent, using 5ths rather than the 4ths between strings of a regular guitar tuning).
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