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Truss Rods. Needed?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Ducati Scotty Feb 25, 2022. 15 Replies

Hello and good morning nation!I have been building solid CBG style guitars for the last 3 to 4 years now and in all my builds, I always install a non-adjustable truss rod into the neck. Usually 1/4…Continue

 

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Give me all your Loving A .D. Eker 2022

"I dig your sound and playing. Rough tough sound!"
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Got My Mind Set on You (cover on acoustic guitar)

"That song was the soundtrack of my youth. You got the chords good."
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ILL GREEN replied to Paul Craig's discussion What's on your workbench?
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ILL GREEN replied to Paul Craig's discussion What's on your workbench?
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ILL GREEN replied to Paul Craig's discussion What's on your workbench?
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David Bowes replied to ILL GREEN's discussion Swamp Lion Circuit- 3 P90s! in the group CBG wiring & electronics.
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Tim Pannabecker replied to ILL GREEN's discussion Swamp Lion Circuit- 3 P90s! in the group CBG wiring & electronics.
"love P90s.  Thank you for your complete outline on this"
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ILL GREEN added a discussion to the group CBG wiring & electronics.
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Swamp Lion Circuit- 3 P90s!

Hello everybody!Thought I'd drop these nuggets for anyone looking to wire (3) P90s into their guitars.First, the middle pickup must be reverse-wound, meaning you would wind the pickup clockwise.  The neck and bridge pickup are winded in counterclockwise.Polarities of the magnets for the neck and bridge can either be North or south, but they must be the same polarity identical to each other.  The middle pickup will be the opposite polarity from the neck and bridge.So your pickup orientation  can…See More
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ILL GREEN replied to Taffy Evans's discussion While we are talking solid body resonator guitars.....
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Don't want to work for the Big Boss no more A. D. Eker 2022

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ILL GREEN commented on A.D.EKER's blog post in What way does your type HEADSTOCK effect stringtension, and vibration flow?
"I really dig your mandolin headstock Taff!  And the 6 string with the swirl hair do!"
Jul 3, 2022
ILL GREEN commented on A.D.EKER's blog post in What way does your type HEADSTOCK effect stringtension, and vibration flow?
"I don't discriminate the Fender type headstock, it's just I'm still a budding builder and haven't wrapped my head around the geometries yet.  I will soon enough try it. I do like to build from 24 inch to 24.5 inch scales,…"
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ILL GREEN replied to Paul Craig's discussion What's on your workbench?
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ILL GREEN commented on A.D.EKER's blog post in What way does your type HEADSTOCK effect stringtension, and vibration flow?
"I never done a Leo Fender type headstock, mostly Gibson angled headstock. For me, it does matter.  A good angled headstock can give good string tension and adds more precision to the action of the strings.   For instance, when using…"
Jun 22, 2022
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ILL GREEN replied to Robbie's discussion Neck on 3 string is a little tilted to the side in relation to the box.
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What do you find most interesting about cigar box guitars? (If you do not enter something meaningful here, your membership may be rejected).
I love guitars of all kinds. Its the sound and tone of them that attracts me. The thing I love more about CBGs, is the nature of building something out of nothing. Taking average, everyday material and creating an instrument that will fly you to the moon and forget about the world. I don't know if the word exists to describe the world of ingenuity CBGs are, but its dank, dirty, garage, gully and best of all, funky.

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At 6:36am on January 27, 2021, BrianQ. said…

noticed you haven’t picked up on the Reply/Comments glitch?

At 4:50am on March 7, 2019, A.D.EKER said…

Thanks ILL ! Glad you liked it, Appriciate your like !

At 8:09pm on November 22, 2018, BrianQ. said…

Welcome to the nation, glad you made it :)

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