darren brown

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  • Justice Crafted

    Sweet Leslies! I actually had a chance to take a free Leslie speaker complete with a tube amp from a local church but I turned it down because they needed money so I suggested that they ebay it.

    Feb 22, 2011

  • dogfinger steve

    cheers darren, are the hills callin ye home?:0)

    Feb 24, 2011

  • Mark

    Glad to have you as a friend. You make some great looking guitars.

    Mar 3, 2011

  • dogfinger steve

    yeh, they probably snorted one at some point.... *jimmy, have you seen the cbg?" "no rob....snifff, honest"

    Mar 18, 2011

  • jeff maurer

    thanx for the comment. you got some really good sounding and looking cbgs!

    Mar 19, 2011

  • ANDOMANDO,,also known as ANDY

    Guess we are both Scots then...

    Mar 21, 2011

  • ANDOMANDO,,also known as ANDY

    Thanks Darren,ill give it a try..

    Mar 22, 2011

  • George Yeager

    Thanks Darren. This one is just strung up with a GFS "Wild Dog" pickup straight to the jack. no pots, capacitors, nothing. I thought it sounded good too. thanks again.

    Mar 29, 2011

  • Laurie Lee Campbell

    Thanks  Darren! ...will have to try that someday, just for fun..:-) I once marbled a 50s shelving unit with a 60s antiquing kit...a base cream colored enam paint allowed to dry, then the top coat was a tinted opaque clear enamel with a deep rose tint...used saran wrap crunched up and laid down on the wet top coat, when pulled off it made for a pretty cool marble effect....

    Mar 30, 2011

  • Laurie Lee Campbell

    like those as well as the old fashioned Zolotone (?) style paints, I've used those alot, spray can form/homedepot...they make an exterior use now too, pretty tuff stuff...

    Mar 30, 2011

  • Laurie Lee Campbell

    Thankyou kindly, Darren! appreciate the F'vite:-)

    Apr 9, 2011

  • Mark Ayers

    You are welcome. Can't wait to see what you come up with next. 

    Apr 19, 2011

  • Pinkie Stanley

    Thank you for the link to your cigar box reso video. I absolutely love that tone! I've never encountered a three-stringer with four strings before, but I think I'm hooked. Looking forward to building my first reso pretty soon too. Thank you for the great inspiration! :)

    ~Pinkie

    Apr 19, 2011

  • Pinkie Stanley

    Hi Darren, thank you for the info on the strings. Thank you for pointing me in the direction of your YT channel too, you have some great videos there! Thanks again... :)

    ~Pinkie

    Apr 19, 2011

  • Uncle John

    You are welcome, Darren. I love to look at your builds and hear your fine playing. 

     

    And thanks for the compliment on my Jack Daniels tin build.  It's pretty, but not me.  What suits me is my homely relic looking 3 strings - ( the ones that play and sound good).

    May 14, 2011

  • ANDOMANDO,,also known as ANDY

    Thanks for the info Darren,it is most helpful..

    May 31, 2011

  • smokin' axe

    Thanks Darren!

    Jun 15, 2011

  • Barry "Backwater Jack" Nova

    no problem : D

    Jun 15, 2011

  • Barry "Backwater Jack" Nova

    happy b day man

    Jun 19, 2011

  • Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw

    Hi Darren.

    Thanks for the friend request. I look forward to seeing 119 and future instruments when you have the photos.

    All the best.

    John

    Jul 3, 2011

  • Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw

    Wow. 119 is a beauty. Lovely clean lines and wonderful colour scheme. Thanks for passing it on.

    Jul 9, 2011

  • Bama Jelley

    cool. I found a good closeup pic of a similar one on the net. I will try to make a cardboard stencil from that. I will let you know how it goes. If you notice me copying little pieces of your designs, I hope you are flattered and not offended. I don't sell CBGs so I am no competition to you. Just love your stuff man.

    Jul 24, 2011

  • Penny Nelson

    ooops - so sorry about that... please forgive. So tell me about your pick-ups n where do you sell them through and how much....and where can I see them online.

    Jul 28, 2011

  • Penny Nelson

    Thanks for the link. Yeah I have been looking at making pick ups and its doing my head in a bit. How any windes do you do? Do you make humbuckers as well as single coils?

    Jul 29, 2011

  • Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw

    Thanks Darren. A double neck is better than a double chin any time.

    Sep 7, 2011

  • Craig bluesbox williams

    Cool. it looks great. i may dabble in that techinque in the future.

    Sep 8, 2011

  • Gadsden Guitars

    Hey man, BeStillroy thought you might know what I've got here. Check it out and see if you can help me out.


    Oct 1, 2011

  • Gadsden Guitars

    Also, it has a stamp under the f-hole "Apr 1939". Any ideas?

    Oct 1, 2011

  • Gadsden Guitars

    Sheeesh Darren, that link you provided me is immense. I've looked at almost half the guitars listed and still can't pinpoint what I've got. mine had been set up with a top and bottom pickgaurd, whatever. I'm putting a flat Braz Rosewood fretboard on it with bullet shell casing fretmarkers and a humbucker off the neck, I also order a turtloid pickgaurd and probably will be finishing it in sunburst and a new trapese tailpiece. It's gonna be kickass. Thanks for your help dude.

    Oct 2, 2011

  • Uncle John

    Well Darren, it makes me feel better that you, certainly among the top very few builders has to do redos.   I have a bunch of 'improvements' to make on several gits before I really jump into the next new one.

    Oct 15, 2011

  • Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw

    Another question if I may. On the five stringer, did you do anything to strengthen the neck? It doesn't look laminated. If not, what wood did you use?

    All the best.

    John

    Oct 31, 2011

  • Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw

    Hi Darren.

    I'm not surprised to hear that. He is really a wonderful player.

    Nov 30, 2011

  • bemuzic

    ah thanks, thought it might be. Your CBG with Bob's Pick up and Randy's slide, can't go wrong!!!

    Dec 4, 2011

  • bemuzic

    : -)

    Dec 4, 2011

  • Richard G Caudill

     Yes  I want one ,,,  need it for a 4 stringer ,,,   pls advise me how we go about doing this and how much money u need ,,,YYYEEEEHHHAAAWWW    there IS a Santa Clous ,,, didn t kow u did those Darren

    Dec 6, 2011

  • South Paw,Davey

    Hi thanks for the welcome and the heads up on pickups. I am using piazo,s at the moment. But real pickups or a combi will be the next step I guess as I am sure I will be making one or two more ;)

    Dave

    Dec 26, 2011

  • South Paw,Davey

    I have you down on friends. Are the vids with your pickups? Stupid Q sorry.

    Been working in the garage most or the day on bits -5 or so.

    I have 3 weeks holliday and six weeks work to do here and not the fun stuff.

    Dec 27, 2011

  • South Paw,Davey

    Nice sound. so what is the post cost to Switzerland?

    Dec 27, 2011

  • Gadsden Guitars

    I was gonna make a cigar box out of it but it was so nice i decided to make a guitar out of it. Oh well, it   was fun to build. :>)

    Jan 1, 2012

  • James

    hey Darren thanks for your comment, those guitars have no pick up, warren Shirley made those and he put no pick up in them, he has plenty he has built that do have pick ups just not those

    Jan 7, 2012

  • Clock The Wolf

    Hey, friend!

    Jan 18, 2012

  • Richard G Caudill

    Yes I have  !   Looking good ,, but would u believe I ran outa tuners !!!

    I am a big dummy !!     got em acoming ,, soons i get em I gonna lace the strings up and whoop a vid together  ,,  really excited about this ,, it gonna b looking ghood ,, and hope i hadn t screwed nuthin up and it b sounding good 

    Jan 27, 2012

  • Habanera Hal

    Darren, they are beautiful.  I'd love to have one.  How much are you asking?

    Jan 29, 2012

  • Habanera Hal

    Thanks Darren.  A bit much for me right now, but if my craft fair showing is successful, I will definitely want one!

    Jan 29, 2012

  • JUJU

    no worries mate it's a sweet looking build :)

    Feb 6, 2012

  • Phill Hill Charlie

    Hi Darren,

    your pickups are nice like all your buildings... for the moment have not time enough to build my guitars and try out my own pickups... but your work is very interesting... I ve some rail humbucker projects too... 

    Feb 7, 2012

  • bemuzic

    ah right...seems to work ok though. 

    Feb 7, 2012

  • Penny Nelson

    Thanks DB - cant believe we werent friends on here...

    Feb 8, 2012

  • the anonymous pick

    i'm a couple hrs from toronto.

    Feb 9, 2012

  • Leadfoot T

    Hi Darren, nice to hook up mate. Cheers for the comments buddy.

    Feb 23, 2012