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My first Build

Posted by Teddy B. on February 22, 2010 at 8:24pm in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion

I went to a cigar store and bought a box, took it home, and built me an instrument

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIFw39EWxtM 

I don't have any pictures of the build on this computer, maybe I'll put them up later.

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  • Teddy B. February 23, 2010 at 5:57pm
    Thanks! The same with my guitar.

    Rick Martin said:
    Same here on the sticky tape method. I bought one of those Ted Crocker piezos, moved it around on the inside of the box while playing the guitar until it sounded right, and taped it in. It works great, picks up every little sound. You can literally talk into my guitar and it hear it on the amp, and even the tap the box itself as a sort of drum.

    Nice raw Delta Blues build, Teddy, built in the spirit of the music, fretless and all. Sounds great, dude.


    Teddy B. said:
    I just sticky taped the pizo in. I know the guides on the internet says to use one without electronics but I couldn't tell whether there were any in it anyway. So this is a pizo with a circuit board. I don't know if that affects anything as I don't know what it's for. I did take the element out though. (out of the casing that is)

    Jon Pruett said:
    My first build used this same box, but I'm getting a lot more neck and body noise with my piezo. I used a little pool of hot glue to mount it, and covered the back in hot glue as well. What mounting method did you use? Thanks,
  • Teddy B. February 23, 2010 at 5:38pm
    Here's some Pictures! Enjoy.

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  • Rick Martin February 23, 2010 at 4:42pm
    Same here on the sticky tape method. I bought one of those Ted Crocker piezos, moved it around on the inside of the box while playing the guitar until it sounded right, and taped it in. It works great, picks up every little sound. You can literally talk into my guitar and it hear it on the amp, and even the tap the box itself as a sort of drum.

    Nice raw Delta Blues build, Teddy, built in the spirit of the music, fretless and all. Sounds great, dude.


    Teddy B. said:
    I just sticky taped the pizo in. I know the guides on the internet says to use one without electronics but I couldn't tell whether there were any in it anyway. So this is a pizo with a circuit board. I don't know if that affects anything as I don't know what it's for. I did take the element out though. (out of the casing that is)

    Jon Pruett said:
    My first build used this same box, but I'm getting a lot more neck and body noise with my piezo. I used a little pool of hot glue to mount it, and covered the back in hot glue as well. What mounting method did you use? Thanks,
  • Jon Pruett February 23, 2010 at 3:56pm
    Sticky tape! I love it! So much for my over-engineering with researched glueing techniques. I have to keep remembering that CBG's are all about just winging it and letting the good things happen. :)

    Thanks!

    Teddy B. said:
    I just sticky taped the pizo in. I know the guides on the internet says to use one without electronics but I couldn't tell whether there were any in it anyway. So this is a pizo with a circuit board. I don't know if that affects anything as I don't know what it's for. I did take the element out though. (out of the casing that is)

    Jon Pruett said:
    My first build used this same box, but I'm getting a lot more neck and body noise with my piezo. I used a little pool of hot glue to mount it, and covered the back in hot glue as well. What mounting method did you use? Thanks,
  • Teddy B. February 23, 2010 at 3:34pm
    I've actually built a second one! It isn't on the internet because it was for my brother and he's fussy about "his" things

    Randy S. Bretz said:
    Conqrats on your first build. Sounded good, now on to #2 and etc. and etc. and etc.
  • Teddy B. February 23, 2010 at 3:32pm
    I just sticky taped the pizo in. I know the guides on the internet says to use one without electronics but I couldn't tell whether there were any in it anyway. So this is a pizo with a circuit board. I don't know if that affects anything as I don't know what it's for. I did take the element out though. (out of the casing that is)

    Jon Pruett said:
    My first build used this same box, but I'm getting a lot more neck and body noise with my piezo. I used a little pool of hot glue to mount it, and covered the back in hot glue as well. What mounting method did you use? Thanks,
  • Tommy February 23, 2010 at 3:09pm
    Congrats on the build. Nice playing xD
  • HENRY LOWMAN February 23, 2010 at 11:28am
    Coooool build there...lean, MEAN sound when amped up! Post some more tunage for us! :-)
  • Jon Pruett February 23, 2010 at 11:03am
    My first build used this same box, but I'm getting a lot more neck and body noise with my piezo. I used a little pool of hot glue to mount it, and covered the back in hot glue as well. What mounting method did you use? Thanks,
  • MichaelS Country Boy Guitars February 23, 2010 at 9:00am
    Teddy, nice job! Like the look and the sound. I have the same box for my next build and you have helped me decide to put in the piezo, thanks dude.
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