beStillroy

Yep, the "Time Bomb" is my main axe. That thing can scream and growl

thanks fer putting the nobody resonator build video in the 3 string group bestillroy i appreciate that it was good timing and good measure on your part. thanks again sir.

well if ya need a suggestion you have ta send the pup to me to investigate the possibilities haaaaaaaaaa,just kidding. for a wound pickup i like them closer to the bridge than the neck but you get lots of warmth closer to the neck,its just that to me you can get more growl and sustain closer to the bridge. so if i,m putting one in a cigar box guitar that i would play, i think i would have it just a little bit off center with it closer to the bridge than the neck. just remember---neck warmer---bridge growl sustainer---middle=somewhere in-between.

Thank-you for your kind words , I'm sorry To be slow in responding sometimes, Ill have to make it to one of those fesivals for sure..

If you get the chance to check out my video your feedback would be appreciated -
http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/new-tune-on-banjo-ant

anytime man, keep it up!

hi thanks for your interest.I had not thought about selling the banjo but let me think on.It does play it is quiet qnd surprisingly soft toned.It also has a very cheap piezo pup glued under the soundtin when that is plugged in it changes to a metallic banshee - all good fun.Hoping to record a sound bite soon and will post.
best marshall

hi tried to upload a couple of tunes to no avail you can find them at www.myspace.com/marshallstapleton let me know what you think best m

simpson sears 6 watts old boy 6 killer watts hahaha .

Hey beStillroy, a while back you were tryin' to get me to put a vid together. Well I think I found the song to cover, just gotta work on some composition for it. Check it, I think you'll like it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhtJZE1pvLo

I got some from him too, I looked at 'em for a while, my kid picked one and that's where i'm at right now. Should have the lacquering done tonight. Makin' noise tomorrow.

Mama oh mama, don't let me stigmata.

Please Mr. Al, we'd like somo...

hi r2 the pickups are made by my friend dave leddin in british columbia can 5.75 k alnico formavar 57 strat spec wound or any kind i want

LOVE your stuff Man!
But, is it "Be still, Roy"? (as in a command to a noisy "Roy")
-or-
is it "Best Illroy"? (to distinguish from some lesser "illroys")

Hey man, sorry it took so long ta get back. I bet that LOwebow fest is gonna be a blast! when is it?

ha yeah, our Fest got us all fired up!!!...nice vid : -)

howdy bro you like the zodiac banjo yes? it did come out kinda cool looking,,,i still have to make a back for it,might be hard to part with but only cause a friend sent the banjo hoop and neck to me,used the neck a long time ago but tried to use the hoop several times before and it just didnt work out till now,3rd time is a charm they say.any how maybe i can hunt up another hoop and build one for ya in the future,i still havent finished the cigar box guitar 4 stringer yet for ya but its close to being finished now. take care man i will holler at ya when the 4 stringer is finished---i think the only thing left to do is put frets in the fingerboard.

Thank you beStillroy for the kind words. Enjoy.

cheer's ,,

Awesome, bloody awesome! Thanks man, tasted...umm I mean , sounded great!

I love your peg hole reamer!! I'll be making one of those.

thanks to responding to my blogs ,im new to all this ,thanks for the biscuit/cooky tin info i will try it soon . ps have you seen ben over the big pond on his home turf ?

Hi beStillroy,thanks for taking the time to watch and comment on tou-can joe.Cheers

thanks for the comments on the banjanator bestillroy.still need to add fingerboard and do a little tweaking so i can pick it. great fun to build.

kingdom of survival loved it caught the link in the chat how you do bro

the two you tube vids are pure class man. you can never go wrong with mr prestage !thanks for your feed back.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGe19nbMhaY

"Anyone Seen the Bridge?"

WOW...now my turn to blush---!! --dashing out the door to band practice!
not finished viewing all the great pics!

I musta heard the player version--it is a lil slower than the vid? ..both nice, sir!

hay man thanks for the tin advice ,first tin 3 string now well on its way

Thanks! It was a fun gig.
I sent Gary Martin one of your soup can clips which inspired his Tabacco tin Harp mic.
He has sent me samples of his Mango Can Mic. His first one.
Sounded sweet!

love the new pics......after eating too much all day, I may have to write a song about the slice that put me over the edge, is it candy or is it pie? ........cinderella will be sweeping chores aside, ..not a blessed thing will get accomplished, but a fine lifestyle;-),,,LOL

before the beard, lol///////

that's smart (keep the beard!)....!!!I'm not sure where you are in the world, but cold country? ....many young men are sporting beards, but the price of razor blades might have something to do with that.....YIKES! .. the idea captures perfectly the tone and the metal to metal transfer of resonance, achieved,,,!! any part of a vintage trailer suits me very well....one day I'll have another.... an early childhood imprint, my grandfolks, were trailerites,,,my folks had afew, my first trailer excursion taken at the age of 1...me, I love em as well, they are like dollhouses on wheels..........

Hey! I'm impressed you know what a UPer is! Yeah, I've lived here most of my life.

One more thing.... have you seen this build? The piezo is isolated at the back and insulated with a foam insert. Would that have an effect on feedback?

Holy Cowzers Milk Man!...that is the coolest pickup ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi - Thanks for your comment on my latest vid. You asked how I did the recording >> I am putting my cbg through a Line6 Pod XT pro and then into a Yamaha 4416 mixer / hdd recorder along with the microphone and drum track sequenced in Ableton live. But I don't record to the 4416. I take an output from the mixer back into Ableton on my laptop and record the mixdown their. This allows me to easily make multiple recordings and pick the one I like best. Thanks for asking...

Hey thanks for the add buddy, im new to the cbg playing, learnin some blues scale hope to rocka few tunes out soon!

just sat and listened to your music tracks Roy not bad man your one of the people that play from the heart and soul brother keep it going B25 is a great tune Jesus gonna be here is fantastic cover keep posting music to i like to listen when im browsing the home page opp i listened to it 2x

No problem, man! I hope you enjoy them!

hey hey! :)

Hey bestillroy!!     Thanks for joining our group here...still learning my way around things...but besides building CBG's my wife and I take songwriting very seriously...hope you checked out   http://www.songwriternation.com/  and the killer free info and insight one could get by clicking on "How to write a song"...tell me what your hoping to get from this group?

Thanks for the compliments and the friend. The red whit and blue was fun its my learn to play cbg....Dave

met mr roy in person...i'm still shakin in fear...nice meetin ya in orlando...

oh hell I thought we were already friends ha ha, so thanks for the add. gladly accepted

R2D2 very popular in ukraine...many man try to marry robot here, ...too many women hairy.

Hi there. Thanks for the friend request and for putting up the great videos. Looking forward to the next one.

All the best.

John