• crossover guitar.

    I will try to keep this short if i can.many years ago when i was about 10 my step father was a telephone installer for the PMG. T his is an Australian thing but it stands for Post Master General. it was the government bodu for postal services and telephone/telegraph services. not rlelevant on a…

    By Timothy Hunter

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  • Posting problems

    Had to post in "Visual mode" instead of the normal workaround HTML as a reply  to a picture post. The site is acting wonky here at 6 PM

    By Southern Ray

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  • VIDEO: Building a CBG with limited resources.

    Hi, I made this video five years ago and agonized about posting it for public viewing. The reason is that I made the video and guitar kit for my son, to encourage him into building guitars, so some comments are directed at him only. He lives 2500km away.Anyway, he said it was a good instructional…

    By Taffy Evans

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  • Free PDF Download: Vintage Guitar Effects Plans - 1967 Fuzzbox and 1969 Treble Boost

    These vintage plans from Popular Electronics Magazine have launched thousands of garage bands over the years.  In 1967, they first published the classic "Fuzzbox for Under…

    By Cigar Box Nation

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  • Tune up songs

    So I just finished a new project, and as I did I started to play around with it. And I started to think, I have the same songs I try every time I bring an instrument in tune. I finger-pick the Star Wars main theme and “London bridge is falling down” and try the chords to the Eagles “Peaceful Easy…

    By Ghostbuttons

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  • Duel output jacks

    Hi all!I'm in the planning stages of a baritone build, probably a fretless around 28", and I will probably use a PAF for the main pup, but might put a piezo in, too. So, my question is, has anyone used a separate output jack for each pup rather than volume or blender pots? I remember back in the…

    By Justin Stanchfield

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  • No Harmonics

    I have a CBG I built using a neck I purchased. It sounds good but I can't get any harmonic notes. Any suggestions? I don't know if it's my technique, placement of the piezo or something else.  The technique looks simple enough so I'm assuming it's something else.

    By Ken I

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  • Camera suggestions?

      Hey guys and gals, hope all are well.  I was wondering of anyone has a good suggestion for a camera that can take video with decent sound and pics with good clarity. My Nikon L610 gave up. Something with decent battery life and is less than $500. Any and all thoughts are welcome and…

    By Southern Ray

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  • CBG site issues, continued.

    Hi, I thought I would bring this discussion from the Guitar For My Grandson thread.Hi again, I did not want to risk hijacking the original poster post thread.I just found the back information section, at least I think that’s what you are talking about, took me a while, I had not seen it before, it…

    By Taffy Evans

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  • Busking Songs...

    Does anyone have experience busking with cigar box guitars? What are your favourite songs to play? Not been playing CBG long but got the bug and started working out which songs I'd like to learn and go out to play. So far started with ....Roadhouse bluesThe boys are back in townWalk of lifeDon't…

    By Nomad Jack

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