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We wanna know who you are! Where ya from? What'cha buildin'? This is a place for new members to introduce themselves and old 'uns to show 'em around. I'm Shane & I run the Nation. I'm glad you're here. Come on in and tune up!

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Howdy from Sunny So. Cal, First Build!!!

Started by Troy Hall. Last reply by Troy Hall Aug 6. 6 Replies 0 Likes

Howdy everyone,Yep, new here, and thanx for having me. After a few years of collecting parts, I finally took the plunge and did my first build. The fun part is the main components came from dear…Continue

Hello from central Arkansas

Started by Bob. Last reply by Doug "Nomad" Farish Jul 4. 4 Replies 1 Like

this is my…Continue

Newbie from Colorado Springs

Started by Ian Schroth. Last reply by Spencer Lockhart Jul 3. 23 Replies 0 Likes

Hello all! Longtime lurker, first time poster here. I don't know why it took me so long to join, but better late than never, right? So, a little about me. I was stumbling around YouTube a few…Continue

Uhhhh... Hi?

Started by Phillip Seibel. Last reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry May 26. 4 Replies 1 Like

Hey there everyone, I'm a 36-year-old libra who enjoys long walks on the beach, candlelit dinners, and listening to music played on homemade instruments...Wait a minute, wrong forum. :sAll joking…Continue

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Comment by the anonymous pick on July 3, 2018 at 10:39pm: welcome to the addiction Spence.

Comment by Spencer Lockhart on July 3, 2018 at 10:28pm: Hey everybody! Thanks for letting me in! There's some really cool stuff on this site! My 3-String builds are slow goin'. But they are coming along nicely. I,ll post some pic's soon

Comment by Doug "Nomad" Farish on May 18, 2018 at 9:42am: I do not know if this is the place to ask this. I can not upload photos. I have tried every way bet to no avail. The page tells me that I have 10 downloads left and I try to upload and it shows the files being uploaded but they are not there.

Thanks

Comment by Paul Craig on May 13, 2018 at 11:42pm: Welcome Edgel/Maximo.

Comment by Edgel R Gillespie II on May 13, 2018 at 2:06pm: Hello and Good Day, to Dennis and the gang, Welcome to the set and I'm rather slow at getting things done. Too many projects, and not enough time. We live in the high plains desert of Utah, USA, just N.E. of the Great Salt Lake. I repair amps and help fix guitars for my friends. Still have not started my own CBG yet, I have plans to make my own box, since I can't find anything I like.

So welcome again. Maximo

Comment by Paul Craig on April 18, 2018 at 3:36am: Thanks

Comment by Rowdy Berry on April 17, 2018 at 9:02pm: Paul Craig, this one is a Roswell brand neck position pickup,

I threw a neck position burstbucker pro (Gibson) in a lap-slide, but flipped it and installed in in bridge position. that tone rocked as well, so I may try that on the next CBG.

Comment by Paul Craig on April 17, 2018 at 3:33pm: Welcome guys, building your own can be addictive. May you never recover. Haha

Love the sound of Filtertrons Rowdy. What brand are they?

Comment by FoldedSoup on April 17, 2018 at 1:34pm: Hello! Quick intro note, 'cause it's the same, familiar story ...

I'm a decades-long guitarist who got sucked into this crazy DIY musicianship. I've been lurking the site for years grabbing build tidbits. I'm amazed at how much knowledge I've gained... then after I actually started one, amazed again as to how much I didn't know.

I've only built 2 completely so far.. but, I'm currently in the middle of a 10-CBG crazy experiment where each is deliberately built differently.

I'm going to make MY instrument.

Cheers!

Comment by Rowdy Berry on April 16, 2018 at 10:50pm: Hello, Rowdy here from the NW (USA).

Been a blues player for years.. Got into lapsteels some 2 years ago, and now CBGs. I'm hooked! I have build #1 down and playable now.

Here is a clip of the first build's tone... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq8YU5Mx7Rg

I now know why the vol and tone knobs should always be at the bottom... LOL.. keep hitting it and turning it down, so for now, I took the knobs off the post. Looked at every video Shane has posted. Scored my #2 box today.. We'll get started.. Honored to be here...